at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 53852
Department: MED-Cancer Center
Salary/Grade: EXS/11
Target hiring range for this position will be between $135,000-$160,000. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Job Summary:
This position provides clinical operational oversight of the Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office (CTO), including direct responsibility for all clinical trials operations within the current Central Region of Northwestern Medicine. Central Region currently consists of the following locations: Galter 21, Galter 17, Galter- LC, Prentice LC, Prentice 4, Prentice 5, Prentice 14, Prentice, 15, Prentice 16, Olson 1, Arkes 12, Arkes 21, and Lavin 14. This position is responsible for administration including data analysis, problem solving, business planning and project management supporting clinical trials operations. The Clinical Ops Directors shares responsibility with the Administrative Director for planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating the operations of the central region trials clinical operations consisting of a range of patients care activities and is accountable for meeting established standards for overall quality, patient care outcomes, financial performance, research, sound management practices and regulatory compliance. This role manages the staff, policies and procedures for the daily operations of clinical trials, including 14 disease areas. Works collaboratively and serves as a CTO liaison leader with operational leaders of the CC Finance, IT and other Medical School and Hospital units and departments engaged in clinical trials operations.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Under the leadership of the Administrative Director, Accomplishes Clinical Operating goal setting, strategic planning and policy development reflecting sound clinical and business analyses including the assessment of clinical trial operational feasibility in the central region. Recommend related program and service development including structure, clinical protocols, performance standards, policies and business plans.
- Identifies and recommends CTO process improvements based on trial data and audits, with feedback from Program Directors, Senior Administration, as well as Medical School and Hospital Departments engaged in cancer clinical research involving the CTO
- Oversee central region clinical trials operations. Establish and manage progress against a set of clinical, service and financial outcomes that reflect optimal performance and are consistent with corporate standards and expectations. Practice continuous quality improvement. Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements. Ensure a functional and safe patient care trials environment.
- Ensures practices and performance management that contribute to high satisfaction among CTO faculty users and high employee engagement scores of CTO staff
- Responsible for Clinical trial feasibility review
