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Job Summary
The Associate Manager works under direct supervision of a more experienced manager. The Associate Manager provides first-line supervision to research staff members and oversees the day-to-day operations of the staff while maintaining some data management responsibilities and a working knowledge of all aspects of clinical research data management.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide first-line supervision to a minimum of 4-6 FTEs and/or assist with specialized management projects of equivalent responsibility.
- Facilitate new hire, corrective action, and performance evaluation processes for research staff
- Train new staff and assess continuing education needs
- Assist staff with task prioritization for project assignments by meeting regularly and maintaining meeting documentation
- Manage staff productivity and quality of work produced by assessing work effort on individual studies
- Work with sponsors to resolve monitoring issues
Management responsibilities may include the following:
- Work with the Clinical Research Manager or Director to identify changes associated with Standard Operating Procedures and develop processes to ensure compliance
- Assist with pre-activation activities including pre-site qualification visits, SIVs, and facility tours
- Assist investigators with the completion of the New Protocol Intake Sheet for regulatory routing
- Proctor meetings, supply meeting materials and develop group-specific tools
Data management responsibilities may consist of the following:
- Verify patient eligibility via chart abstraction and analysis of case data
- Collect and interpret data necessary for enrollment; register patients
- Implement and monitor procedures to ensure protocol compliance
- Manage data collection via chart abstraction and submit data in timely fashion
- Monitor and report adverse events as required by institutional/federal regulations
- Resolve data discrepancies
- Prepare IRB submission of protocol revisions, safety reports, annual progress reports
- Assess impact of new risk information on consent documents and revise appropriately
- Organize and attend on- and off-site Investigator meetings to establish procedures
- Organize and prepare for monitoring visits and both internal/external audits
Education
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Master's Degree preferred
Experience
- Research Related Experience 3-5 years required
- Supervisory Experience 1-2 years preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Trains, manages and mentors subordinate staff.
- Assigns responsibility to subordinates.
- Ability to design, prepare, deliver and evaluate clinical research programs.
- Exceptional project management skills.
- Effectively arranging resources and managing multiple small to large projects in a cross-functional environment.
- Effective multitasking and time management skills.
- Strong analytical, quantitative and communication skills.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Hybrid
55 Fruit Street
40
Regular
Day (United States of America)
Pay Range
$63,252.80 - $102,596.00/Annual
Grade
7
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