Assistant Director – Pre-Award Clinical Trials (Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center)

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Organization:

VICC - Clinical Trials 40

Job Summary:

The Assistant Director supervises a team of pre-award financial analysts; analyzes and Evaluates departmental policies and procedures; develops and supervises maintenance of general accounting and statistical record systems; recommends personnel actions, e.g., hiring, promotion and termination.

Required Qualifications:

• Direct Clinical trial budgeting experience
• Oncology experience
• Understanding of Medicare coverage analysis


Department Summary:

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) is a leader in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. The centers world-renowned team of experts provides a integrated, personalized and patient-centered approach to cancer care, including treatment, research, support, education and outreach. From a wide variety of wellness programs to a leading REACH for Survivorship Clinic, patients find support from diagnosis through survivorship. VICC is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of just two centers in Tennessee and 51 in the country to earn this highest distinction, and ranks in the top 10 nationwide for cancer research grant support.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Develop goals and objectives for the section based on interpretation of institutional policy and goals.
• Plan to achieve goals or establish priorities.
• Help section understand, share and support the vision .
• Initiate changes in or develop new policies, procedures and/or methods.
• Analyze long-range impact of decisions and plans.
• Ensure the most effective operations of the section through program development, process improvement and coordination/integration of processes with other sections.
• Supervision to include responsibility for planning, coordinating, and controlling the work and procedures; provide advice/consultation to staff regarding problems
• Adjust work schedules or project priorities to meet emergencies or changing conditions
• Participate on departmental and/or interdepartmental committees to address problems and facilitate information exchange about programs, problems, etc. Provide information to others (oral or written) to explain/clarify problems, issues or requests
• Participate in periodic management meetings to keep top management informed of section problems and concerns
• Analyze and evaluate ongoing section programs to identify areas where adjustments/improvements are needed
• Develop staffing plans to ensure developmental objectives are being met.
• Define and achieve financial targets in support of business goals of the institution.
• Project future budget based upon analysis of current operations.
• Develop cost reduction projects and targets in collaboration with subordinate managers and operating section managers. Prepare justification or develop alternatives for cost containment/reduction.
• Prepare an annual operating budget for a unit or section, including direct labor, material and supplies, services, equipment maintenance and replacement.
• Analyze and evaluate budget variance to determine cause.
• Create and exceed service standards utilizing key service dimension and from knowledge of patient/customer expectations and best practice.
• Participate in establishing service standards for the section and determine if service standards are compatible with financial targets.
• Ensure that the service standards are met or exceeded by utilizing customer satisfaction, best practices and market information to improve customer service and satisfaction.
• Create an organizational culture (both within and across departments) that provides a safe, satisfying and enriching environment for employees and provides a qualified, competent staff to meet patient needs.<