Clinical Research Operations Manager, Abramson Cancer Center Clinical Research Unit

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Posted Job Title

Clinical Research Operations Manager, Abramson Cancer Center Clinical Research Unit

Job Profile Title

Clinical Research Program Manager C

Job Description Summary

The Abramson Cancer Center (ACC) of the University of Pennsylvania is a world leader in developing and conducting innovative clinical trials for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. The mission of the ACC Clinical Research Unit (CRU) is to advance the science of cancer care, serve our patients by improving clinical outcomes, and offer the best available innovative care to trial participants. The ACC CRU is instrumental in the development and implementation of cancer clinical trials that offer cutting-edge oncology treatments. The ACC CRU is currently comprised of 12 Research Teams that support disease/discipline specific medical oncology cancer programs within the ACC. The central Clinical Research Operations Program Manager(s) have direct oversight of the ACC CRU Research Teams.
This Clinical Research Operations Manager position will directly report to the ACC CRU Central - Associate Director of Clinical Research Operations and indirectly to the Physician Leaders of the ACC CRU Research Teams. The successful candidate will work closely with the ACC CRU Research Teams’ Program Manager (PM), Lead Clinical Research Nurse (CRN), and Physician Leadership to oversee all aspects of the clinical research portfolio being performed for their Research Team(s).

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

The Clinical Research Operations Manager is responsible for:

• In conjunction with the ACC CRU Research Teams’ Physician Leadership, provide supervision and performance management for each ACC CRU Research Teams’ PMs and Lead CRNs
  • Recruit, hire, and mentor PMs/Lead CRNs
  • Providing frontline day to day clinical research operations leadership
  • Providing functional coverage support for PMs/Lead CRNs
• Guide each ACC CRU Research Team PMs/Lead CRNs and Physici