Clinical Research Manager / Clinical Research Director, Department of Psychiatry

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Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to more than 50,000 students, 11,000 faculty and staff and 340,000 alumni, UC combines a Top 35 public research university with a physical setting The New York Times calls “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.”

 

With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, nine straight years of record enrollment, worldwide leadership in cooperative education, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 Conference, UC’s momentum has never been stronger. UC’s annual budget tops $1.65 billion and its endowment totals $1.8 billion. The University’s overall regional economic impact exceeds $10.6 billion, paving the way for the future of Cincinnati.

Job Overview

As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the UC College of Medicine has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients.

 

The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience is hiring a full time Clinical Research Manager or Clinical Research Director to participate, plan, and evaluate multiple, complex and/or multi-faceted research programs for one or more designated departments, programs, or central units. Duties can span a broad range of activities or be primarily focused within one or more areas of the clinical research spectrum.

Essential Functions

• Oversee the implementation of clinical research studies, including adherence to SOPs, Good Clinical Practice, and FDA regulations as applicable.  Work on contracts. Assist leadership in developing strategic planning goals and initiatives for clinical research. Contribute to protocol design and logistics. Work with study sponsors, IRB, and other regulatory offices as needed.
• Interact on a daily basis with the director, research staff, and principal investigator to ensure all protocol requirements are met.
• Liaise and work efficiently in collaboration with the director and with other departments at the university to ensure adequate financial accounting regarding clinical research projects, including budget development and reconciliation.
• Provide daily management/supervision to the clinical research staff to promote maximum enrollment, safe participation and exemplary conduct, and generation of accurate and complete data of the clinical research activities.
• Serve as an informational and referral resource for the research community. 
• Continually evaluate research processes for compliance and efficiency within the department and the university and contribute ideas for improvement.
• Mitigate risk through working with physicians/faculty, divisions, legal and/or other departments. Work with necessary parties to identify compliance, legal, IP and business/financial risk.
• May serve as Principal Investigator on select research projects. 
• May provide direct and/or indirect supervision to exempt and non-exempt staff (i.e., hiring/firing, performance evaluations, disciplinary action, approve time off, etc.). 
• Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.

Minimum Requirements

Clinical Research Manager:

Required Education

• Bachelor’s Degree must be in a related field.
• Nine (9) years of relevant work experience and/or other specialized training can be used in lieu of education requirement.

 

Required Experience

Five (5) years of related experience.

 

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Clinical Research Director:

Required Education

Bachelor’s Degree

 

Required