Senior Managerm, Center for Clinical Research Advancement

Position Title:

Senior Manager, Special Projects, Center for

Clinical Research Advancement Work Location:

Boston, MA, USA Assignment Duration:

3 months

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Senior Director, Center for Clinical Research Advancement (CCRA), the Senior Manager, Special Projects, combines generalist and specialist perspectives with dedication to servant-leadership and scientific innovation. Equipped with extensive experience in program and system design and implementation; integration of research compliance requirements into operational workflows; formation and leadership of institutional committees and workplan initiatives; and career and cultural development, the Senior Manager, Special Projects, is adept in shifting priorities as needed, ready to take on a wide variety of institutional interests. The position has two primary responsibilities: 1. collaborates with the CCRA on the development of the CCRA's inclusive science initiatives and operational efficiencies, and 2. supports all Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) with compliance-assurance processes and implementation practices.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical research billing and finance (CRBF) process improvement and compliance assurance for all clinical research Continually assess processes and systems for improvement Analyze present state against statutory, regulatory, and coverage determinations Recommend process and systems enhancement to Clinical Trial Office Director and collaborate with The Organization research and non-research departments to implement changes within The Organization and The Organization wide systems, including but not limited to, Epic enhancements and other affiliated system integrations Support design of research billing workflow integration at sister hospitals and clinics Develop and support research fee schedule updates Oversee implementation of transparent audit trails into existing workflows Develop workflows to confirm all sponsor types and forms for PI engagement are integrated into the CRBF workflow that need to be Collaborate with Research Compliance to develop a routine research billing audit plan Apply advanced expertise in high-risk clinical research billing compliance and related financial risks Identify clinical research and finance policy and education needs Design, implement, and expand educational offerings toward risk-reduction Mentor and guide staff toward independent expertise Support Clinical Trial Office Director and research billing specialists to identify new research billing goals and initiatives Provide internal training, programming assistance, evaluation Meet regularly to review and improve workflow and current research billing compliance concerns Design, launch, and present educational programming Create and perform education for research community when necessary Mentor staff in training materials production, scheduling, and delivery Stay abreast of regulatory changes and newly identified challenges Share policy and process innovations and supporting compliance assurance measures Translate national findings into institutional practices Support the development and implementation of projects prioritized by Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) RSP special projects development Support ongoing analysis of clinical research pipeline and develop plan to address portfolio gaps based on The Organization patient population and market growth areas Design outreach and provide ongoing support as the RSP Navigator for The Organization research community to direct them to the right resource or team to address operational research questions Design a Principal Investigator (PIs) Initiated strategic plan with implementation stages which includes Pilot program or select PIs to navigate support services to design and implement PI initiated studies at The Organization, including but not limited to clinical trials Identify available resources, including needed mentoring, partnerships, for example, SRG, scientific writing core, CCRO, biostats core, IRB, budget development Develop path from pilot to full programming Oversee PI-Trialist Training Program Gather PI-trialist mentors Support PI-Trialist training curriculum Match mentors and PI-Trialists Support post-training follow-up working groups Provide on-going program support Additional projects identified as priorities by VP/CSO and/or Senior Director, CCRA Design and lead implementation of pilot career development programming within the CRCE, with potential extension across RSP Mentor staff, providing guidance on professional growth and career progression Advise and support growth of inclusive science workforce Analyze feasibility of expanding programming across the research community Recommend research community-wide career and culture initiatives Policy and educational programming Collaborate with RSP directors on educational priorities, appointment of subject matter experts/committee members, integration of policy and education programming Create, ov