Senior Administrative Director, Clinical Research Services

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SCCC Administrator

The University of Miami/UHealth Department of SCCC has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Senior Administrative Director, Clinical Research Services to work at the UHealth campus in Miami, Fl.

CORE JOB SUMMARY                                                                                                                                    

The SCCC Administrator serves as an advisor and consultant to senior leadership, develops strategic plans, and monitors the status of all current administrative and operational issues of a specific area of SCCC Research (for example, Shared Resources, Clinical Research Programs, Programmatic, Sponsored Programs, and/or specific high-level area). This position ensures compliance with all applicable external laws and regulations, and University policies and procedures. This position reports to the SCCC AVP Research Administration.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS                                                                                                          

• Confers with SCCC clinical research, shared resources, or appropriate leaders and staff in solving administrative/operational and sometimes personnel problems to ensure that resources are properly staffed.

• Oversees and develops the management of SS technologies, products, and services to facilitate interaction between researchers and SCCC members. 

• Selects and uses appropriate software applications necessary to enhance scientific productivity.

• Proposes budgets for approval, including those for funding or implementation of new services and/or programs.

• Promotes multidisciplinary interactions and collaborations among all Sylvester’s research programs.

• Handles human resource related issues, and is accountable for the hiring, disciplinary, termination and salary decisions.

• Develops plans to ensure that SCCC shared resources, clinical research services and/or assigned area provide economies of scale to generate revenues increase each year while limiting expenses.

• Acts as liaison between SCCC and other University departments.

• Develops and implements formal training and development programs for leaders, staff, and users.

• Ensures internal control oversight and compliance with laws and regulations, safeguarding of assets, compliance with University policies and procedures, reliability of internal and external reporting, and efficiency and effectiveness of operations. Creates an effective control environment, conducts risk assessment, implements and monitors controls.

Department Specific Functions

Senior Administrative Director, Clinical Research Services serves as the administrative leader for the entire Sylvester Clinical Trials Office. They serve as an advisor and consultant to senior leadership, develops strategic plans, and monitors the status of all current administrative and operational aspects of SCCC Clinical Trials Office. This position ensures compliance with all applicable external laws and regulations, and University policies and procedures. This position reports to the SCCC AVP Research Administration, with a dotted line reporting to AD, Clinical Research. A dotted line to the AD of Population Sciences supports the Director’s oversight and integration of the Population Sciences operational leadership to facilitate synergies and economies of scale across CRS and Population Sciences operations. This position will oversee all SCCC Clinical Research Services Administrative, Clinical Trials units and staff reporting to them at main campus and satellites. This includes three (3 Executive Directors for CTCU, Operations and Satellites). This position will also oversee the staff leader for the population sciences studies in the Office of Population Sciences and be integral in the growth of investigator-initiated studies. The administrator will play a critical role in the administration of the CPDM and PRMS sections of the Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG).

• Provides operational and administrative oversight of all SCCC Clinical Research Services in alignment with Cancer Center leade