• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit: n/a
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary: n/a
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: Commensurate with experience

Position Summary

Working with the Clinical Research Directors, Principal Investigators, and Clinical Research Coordinators, the Clinical Research Manager (CRM) will oversee the day-to-day activities of the complex clinical research operations of the Division of Nephrology. The CRM is responsible for the general oversight of all projects within the division.

Responsibilities

• Develop divisional Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the conduct of clinical research.
• Coordinate data collection, quality assurance, and analysis.
• Write proposals, plan prospective studies, and design protocols and sampling tools.
• Recruit, train and mentor new research hires in the Division.
• Responsible for on-boarding and training of newly hired clinical research coordinators.
• Take an active role in the teaching of rules, policies, procedures and systems to the new hires in order to ensure successful navigation of their own research projects.
• Assist and supervise clinical research coordinators ensuring appropriate coverage for research study visits as well as safety of all study participants.
• Oversee identification, screening and assessment of study participants.
• Ensure compliance with study requirements/procedures of the research projects and with university policies.
• Help establish a cohesive research team through monthly meetings and ongoing collaboration/communication for the entire division where all coordinators can come together to share best practices, standard operating procedures and knowledge.
• Write reports and assists in drafting manuscripts and papers.
• Assist in developing and monitoring project budgets ensuring efficient and cost-effective administration and financial management of research projects in compliance with internal and external policies and procedures.
• Reconcile expenditures on a monthly basis, and develop and maintain internal financial control system to monitor non-salary expenditures of all clinical trials.
• Assist the Division Administrator with monitoring compliance including JCAHO, CUMC/NYP, and Environmental Health and Safety requirements.
• Performs additional related duties as needed or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in training, education and/or experience, plus four years of related experience
• Clinical research and/or nursing experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Health or related field preferred and may substitute in part for experience
• At least two years of experience in database administration

Other Requirements

• Participation in the medical surveillance program
• Contact with patients and/or human research subjects
• Potential bloodborne pathogen exposure
• Successful completion of applicable compliance and systems training requirements

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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