University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department of Pediatrics | Section of Neonatology

Job Title: Research Services Principal Professional

Position #: 00829160 – Requisition #:37657

Job Summary:

The Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology, has an opening for a full-time Research Services Principal Professional for the Neonatal Outcomes Research Alliance (NORA) on the Anschutz Medical Campus.  NORA is a collaborative of providers and clinical researchers in perinatal medicine within the Section of Neonatology.  The successful candidate will actively participate in facilitating research and quality improvement projects conducted by NORA investigators.  Research responsibilities will include enrolling study participants, administering study surveys, conducting interviews with study participants, and managing IRB applications and submissions. Project management responsibilities will include supporting the progress of Colorado hospitals' participation in various statewide quality improvement collaboratives led by the Section of Neonatology.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Management (75%):

• Manage statewide/regionwide multisite quality improvement collaboratives that include other hospital systems and non-profits.

• Coordinate various sub-projects that are taking place within the broader collaborative efforts.

• Conduct rigorous stakeholder and communication management tasks to recruit and maintain engagement of numerous project partners at various sites.

• Coordinate submission process for Date Use Agreements (DUA) and Business Associate Agreements (BAA) to ensure regulatory compliance among all sites.

• Plan, facilitate, and document steering and advisory committee meetings for the quality improvement collaboratives.

• Identify, track, mitigate, and resolve all project-related issues.

• Develop program/project goals and communicate goals and outcomes with a variety of stakeholders.

• Participate in tactical and strategic program/project development and planning.

• Assist with developing or developing protocol-specific systems and documents, including process flows, training manuals, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Case Report Forms (CRFs). Maintains subject-level documentation and prepares documents, equipment, and/or supplies.

• Assist with identifying issues related to operational efficiency and sharing results with leadership.

• Collect information to determine feasibility, recruitment, and retention strategies. Employ, evaluate, and assist with the implementation of innovative solutions to maximize recruitment and retention.

• Serve as a resource and participate in study initiation and close-out duties.

• Oversee and provide informal leadership to the team members, including managing day-to-day priorities, evaluating and redistributing workloads on a temporary basis, and mentoring staff.

• Provide input and feedback to leadership on team members