MD Anderson Cancer Center Jobs

The mission of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

1. Administration and Management 50%

· Provides administrative management of the Regional Clinical Research programmatic activities, as assigned, such as ongoing activities related to progress evaluations and project renewals, sponsored agreements, protocols, material transfer agreements, and any other documentation related to research efforts.

· Provides comprehensive administrative planning for the research conducted at the Houston Area Locations.

· Liaises with MD Anderson faculty across all locations to promote One MD Anderson and facilitate clinical trials and enrollments at the HALs.

· Develops and manages the implementation of policies and procedures, as well as regular reporting.

· Provides oversight of pilots and operations growth projects in the HAL

· Liaises with other research groups to provide comprehensive management and planning for all aspects of the Regional Clinical Research Program.

· Designs the administrative infrastructure and manages administrative support for the Regional Clinical Research Program.

· Provide overall management and facilitation of clinical research activities for HALs.

2. Research Operations Management 25%

• Manages the research activity of to ensure compliance to all standards, policies, and quality measures.

• Monitor accuracy compliance of the Regional Clinical Research Program.

· Maintain open communication with physicians, TMC research team, and TMC regulatory area to be aware of upcoming protocols.

· Participate in protocol-specific clinical tasks as needed.

· Oversee activities of HAL clinical trials personnel to provide recruitment, training, guidance, correction when needed, and coverage when short-staffed.

• Responsible for workload assignments (staffing model).

1. Education/Training, Development & Mentoring 25%

• Identify needs and provide training and guidance about the policies and procedures that are related to management and monitoring of patients on clinical trials, as delineated in the team training meetings.

• Participate in the training and development of personnel in the clinical research area, with emphasis on effective orientation and continuing education.

• Plan, design, and conduct complex staff education and disseminate information by means of the training sessions/presentations and/or written communications. Participate in conducting department training sessions to ensure protocol compliance and dissemination of new information and policies.

• Complete performance evaluations of personnel directly supervised.

• Mentor and encourage clinical research staff to develop through participation in professional organizations, serving on committees, attending journal presentations, seminars, or conferences.

• Communicate and administer departmental and institutional policy and procedures for personnel in the clinical research area.

Other duties as assigned

Education

Required: Bachelor's degree in Science, Healthcare, Nursing or related field.

Experience

Required: Six years of extensive research administrative experience in a biotechnology or academic setting to include two years experience with research protocols, grants and contracts and two years supervisory/management experience. May substitute additional experience for required education (or vice versa) on a one to one year basis. Successful completion of the LEADing Self Accelerate program may substitute for one year of required supervisory or management experience.

Must pass pre-employment skills test as required and administered by Human Resources.

Preferred Certification: Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC), Certified Clinical Research Associate (CCRA) or Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP).

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html

Additional Information

• Requisition ID: 163626

• Employment Status: Full-Time

• Employee Status: Regular

• Work Week: Days

• Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 80,000

• Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 100,000

• Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 120,000

• FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay

• Fund Type: Hard

• Work Location: Onsite

• Pivotal Position: No

• Referral Bonus Available?: No

• Relocation Assistance Available?: No

• Science Jobs: No

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