Director of Clinical Research

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Job Title: Director of Clinical Research

Department: Research & Clinical Trials

This position is exempt from Career Service under the CCH Personnel Rules.

JOB SUMMARY

The Director of Clinical Research (Director) is responsible for providing strategic direction for all activities associated with clinical research programs and services, aligning clinical research operations, and maintaining the clinical research strategy for Cook County Health (CCH), The Director will maintain open communication, prioritize clinical research strategies, and create financial sustainability to attract sponsors and external collaborators. The Director is responsible for ensuring that the clinical research infrastructure provides efficient and compliant support to meet the needs of the research community. The Director is responsible for setting the direction over developing and implementing unified policies, procedures and education and training for investigators and staff conducting clinical research.

General Administrative Responsibilities

Collective Bargaining

• Review applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements and consult with Labor Relations to generate management proposals
• Participate in collective bargaining negotiations, caucus discussions and working meetings

Discipline

• Document, recommend and effectuate discipline at all levels
• Work closely with labor relations and/or labor counsel to effectuate and enforce applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Initiate, authorize, and complete disciplinary action pursuant to CCH system rules, policies, procedures, and provision of applicable collective bargaining agreements

Supervision

• Direct and effectuate CCH management policies and practices
• Access and proficiently navigate CCH records system to obtain and review information necessary to execute provisions of applicable collective bargaining agreements

Management

• Contribute to the management of CCH staff and CCH' systemic development and success
• Discuss and develop CCH system policy and procedure
• Consistently use independent judgment to identify operational staffing issues and needs and perform the following functions as necessary; hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, recall, promote, discharge, assign, direct or discipline employees pursuant to applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Work with Labor Relations to discern past practice when necessary

Typical Duties

• Directs strategies of mission, vision, and values for these throughout CCH that increase the sustainability of a safe, compliant research-patient care experience
• Plans, directs, and implements efficient processes in support of the conduct of clinical research and extramurally across CCH
• Collaborates with departmental leadership as it relates to clinical research to plan, direct, and evaluate the operations of the clinical research department
• Ensures that clinical research is conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and institutional policies
• Enhances clinical research framework and patient enrollments
• Identifies opportunities for CCH to expand the clinical research portfolio. Collaborates with CCH leadership, as needed to facilitate end results
• Works with management and to develop budgets and services for grant applications in accordance with funding agency guidelines and regulations
• Creates a reporting dashboard of clinical research key performance indicators
• Reviews and negotiates Clinical Trial Agreements (contracts) with external commercial sponsors
• Designs and implements training of staff to ensure all grants and contracts are administered to the highest professional standards
• Establishes and maintains good communications with research staff and program administrators at external clinical research establishments local and nationally
• Serves as a liaison and collaborates with clinical research organizations such as Clinical Trial Scientific Award Institute of Translational Medicine (CTSA ITM), Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), Chicago Chapter of Association of Clinical Research Professional