Dir, Clinical Research Support Cores

Direct, manage and evaluate all services of the Clinical Research Support Cores: Behavioral Development Lab, Investigational Drug Services, Pediatric Clinical Research Center, Research Lab Services, Research Coordinator Core, and Radiology Clinical Research Imaging Core on a 24/7 basis in a manner that meets continuous quality improvement, customer service, programmatic growth and financial requirements supporting the mission of Seattle Children's. Provide mentorship and coaching to develop staff. Provide leadership to develop and implement strategic initiatives for the services including programmatic components of operations, facilities, capital and operating budgets and staffing. Collaborate and integrate clinical research support core services between the hospital, Research Institute, ITHS, and other external entities to meet patient and organization needs. Collaborate with leaders from other departments to ensure standard work where appropriate and engage in effective partnering with value stream leaders to assure integration of services across sites for research patient populations. Direct and manage contracted services to meet patient and researcher needs. Develop, implement, and manage strategic plans to respond to anticipated trends, and changes in treatment, economics, or patient needs. Develop and sustain interdisciplinary relationships, and committees and manage special projects that contribute to program development.

  

Required Education and Experience
Advanced degree in health science or clinical discipline (MSN, PharmD, PhD) with minimum of five (5) years of clinical research experience. Minimum of five (5) years of leadership experience in a health care setting. Thorough knowledge of research regulatory requirements and understanding of finance and operational aspects of clinical research. Experience in scientific research and/or clinical practice (as evidenced by appropriate qualifications, publications, and/or relevant accreditation).

Required Credentials
N/A.

Preferred
Proficient organizational, oral and written communication skills. Experience managing clinical research core services, , clinical trial management, and clinical research coordinators.

Compensation Range

$180,884.00 - $271,326.00 per year

Salary Information

This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants

This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors.

Benefits Information

Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.  Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits.

About Us

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible.  Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

As one of the nation's top five pediatric research centers, Seattle Children's Research Institute is dedicated to providing hope, care, and cures to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible.

Our investigators are involved in hundreds of projects that cover every phase of research, from studying how diseases work to improving investigational therapies. They have pioneered groundbreaking cystic fibrosis treatments and cutting-edge cancer therapies that help a child's immune system defeat cancer, and made other major contributions to pediatric medicine. 

Researchers work in close collaboration with one another, their colleagues at partner institutions including the University of Washington and Fred Hutch and our healthcare providers at Seattle Children's Hospital, one of U.S. News & World Report’s top children's hospitals. This collaboration is one of our key strengths, allowing our faculty to draw on a variety of disciplines and techniques as they pursue solutions to some of medicine's most complex problems.

We are committed to not only treating disease but to eliminating it. Help us achieve our vision of being a worldwide leader in pediatric research aimed to improve t