Manager Clinical Research

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Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.

Here, the nation's brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist's outlook, a trailblazing spirit, and a celebrated history, we're making new strides every day.

We've been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the nation's top 10 pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.

As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 11 specialty care centers, 1,300+ outreach clinics and more than 10,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties.

Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat.

That's why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access, advancement, and opportunity. We know teams of individuals with different identities and backgrounds can nurture creativity and innovation. We know we can see, treat, and heal children better when our team reflects the diversity of our patient population. We strive to attract and retain diverse talent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help us one day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comes through our doors.

A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it's different.

The Manager Clinical Research is responsible for managing day-to-day operations of a functional team accountable for supporting clinical research programs and/or studies conducted by Principal Investigators (PIs) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Achieves functional objectives while developing individuals and teams and ensuring team effectiveness, including but not limited to, with process maintenance and definition of team norms. This position will have at least two (2) direct reports and 15-20 indirect reports.

We are looking for a dynamic individual to join the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD) Clinical Research team at Children's Hospital Colorado. At the CCBDB, discoveries from our laboratories are changing the way care is delivered in the fields of pediatric hematology, oncology and bone marrow transplantation. Our researchers are at the forefront of both basic and clinical science, driving innovations that directly impact patient treatments.

As the Manager for this esteemed program, you will lead our Children's Oncology Group (COG), Neuro-Oncology and Regulatory teams.

The COG is a research program within the CCBD (Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders). The COG is a cooperative group made up of more than 220 institutions, specializing in pediatric clinical research inclusive of children, adolescents and young adults with cancer. COG trials include front-line treatment for many types of childhood cancers, studies aimed at determining the underlying biology of these diseases, and trials involving new and emerging treatments, supportive care, and survivorship.

Our Neuro-Oncology program is one of the largest programs in the nation. We treat patients from birth into young adulthood. In addition to caring for children who have tumors with proven treatment protocols, our pediatric neuro-oncologists are leaders in using research to help identify potential new neuro-oncology therapies

This position plays a crucial role in overseeing the operational and administrative facets of these trials. Your leadership will be instrumental in advancing research and improving outcomes for our young patients. Let's make a difference together!

Department Name: CCHRI-CCBD Clinical
Hours per week: 40, eligible for benefits
Shift: Monday - Friday, 8am to 4:30pm. Work hours may vary due to department needs, this may also include the occasional weekend and/or working outside of standard business hours. This position will have the possibility of being hybrid upon successful completion of department on-boarding/training.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• Experience: Minimum of six (6) years of clinical research related experience is required.
• Equivalency: Minimum of nine (9) years of clinical research related experience may be considered in lieu of minimum education and experience requirements.
• Certification(s): Certifications in Basic Life Support (BLS) for the Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association is required at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least two years of direct people leadership in a formal capacity.
• Previous experience in COG, pediatrics, and clinical trials
• Direct regulatory experience and oversight

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE

• Neonate - <30 days
• Infancy - >30 days to 1yr
• Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs
• Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs
• School age - >5yrs to 13yrs
• Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs
• Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

• Develops annual work plans used to achieve goals and performance metrics.
• Participates in leadership activities for the division, contributing to the achievement of goals and objectives. Evaluates team performance and defines and maintains internal processes. Establishes customer service standards and addresses operational and customer service escalations. Serves as a champion of enterprise-Works on highly complex projects and enterprise-wide research initiatives. Serves as a subject matter expert to internal and external stakeholders regarding protocol requirements and problem-solving related to clinical, logistical, financial and/or regulatory issues, as well as with programs, processes and best practices.
• wide culture, influencing culture change to support divisional objectives.
• Manages communications to the organization on research related projects and topics. Maintains effective working relationships with peers, stakeholders and leadership across the organization.
• Assigns and reviews work, provides work instruction to on-the-job or formal training, and develops team members. Evaluates performance of team members, providing continuous feedback. Accountable for managing entire employee lifecycle of team, including hiring, development, performance management, discipline and termination.
• Manages resource allocation, budgets and financial performance of assigned team. Builds and maintains strong understanding of department and organizational financials, leads efforts to maximize return on budgets per work performed and collaborates across leadership team to improve future financial and operational projections and structures to maximize return and achieve sustainability.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulation, as well as with contract, sponsor, organizational standards and/or Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocol.
• Accountable for the development, implementation, maintenance and adherence of departmental strategies, policies, procedures and best practices. Monitors overall compliance with all applicable regulatory bodies.
• Develops, coordinates, and/or delivers technical orientation and ongoing training, in addition to managing the credentialing of all team members.
• Collaborates with stakeholders and decision makers to foster collaboration in research operations, planning, budgeting, strategy, and communications across the enterprise. Conceptualizes, articulates, and gains support for a variety of initiatives and programs.
• Accountable for business development and growth involving research at both a local and national level.

SCOPE & LEVEL

Guidelines: Guidelines are in the form of stated goals and objectives in functional area.

Complexity: Work assignment is unstructured and leader is responsible for implementing and managing a variety of objectives, resources and initiatives to achieve the goals of the function. Duties performed include operational planning; develops standards, priorities, guidelines, processes, measurement (evaluation) systems; implementation of production and performance management standards; and allocating resources. Work is tactical and operational in nature.

Decision Making: Team member is responsible for planning, organizing, allocated resources, ensuring compliance with procedures, and achieving the objectives of the function.

Communication: Communication at this level is primarily internally focused and involves establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with team members, peers, directors, and executives. Provides guidance and interpretation of the enterprise's policies, procedures, and standards. Provides information to higher-level directors and executives.

Supervision Received: Responsible for achieving the objectives of function within the scope of established guidelines. Team member is expected to resolve problems that arise in the normal course of the work. Work is reviewed for soundness of judgement and feasibility of decisions.

Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job

• Audio-Visual: Color Discrimination: Good
• Audio-Visual: Depth Perception: Good
• Audio-Visual: Far Vision: Good
• Audio-Visual: Hearing: Good
• Audio-Visual: Near Vision: Good
• General Activity: Sit: 4-6 hours per day
• General Activity: Stand/Walk: 2-4 hours per day
• Motion: Bend: Up to 1/3 of time
• Motion: Carry: Up to 1/3/ of time
• Use of Hands/Feet: Both Hands - Gross Motor Function
• Use of Hands/Feed: Both Hands - Precise Motor Function (or fine manipulation)
• Weight Lifted/Force Exerted: Up to 25 pounds: 1/3 or more of time

Work Environment

• Equipment: Telephone, computers, reading reports/graphs
• Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Regular/Frequent
• Exposure: Exposure to infectious diseases: Occasional
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Handles multiple priorities effectively
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Independent discretion/decision making
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Makes decisions under pressure
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works alone effectively
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works in close proximity to others and/or in a distracting environment
• Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with others effectively
• Mental and Emotional Stress: Managing workload and system issues
• Mental Stress: Multi-tasking, meeting deadlines, prioritizing
• Mental Stress: Occasional off-hours required

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.

The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.