Supervisor, Clinical Research - The Angeles Clinic & Research Institute

Cedars-Sinai • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

The Clinical Research Supervisor provides clinical research expertise by
participating in the design and implementation of research projects and the care
of research patients. This position is responsible for organizing and
coordinating research staff in order to ensure departmental effectiveness and
efficiency in the conduct of clinical research activities and for the
development of research infrastructure, coordinating projects, and communicating
status and improvement areas to leadership; implementing and coordinating
department-wide initiatives such as research quality management or clinical
trial recruitment efforts; ensuring compliance with all federal and local
agencies including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and local
Institutional Review Board (IRB); collaborating with the Director of Research
and Principal Investigators and other managerial staff to plan and coordinate
strategies for improving efficiency, implement action plans to improve quality,
and conduct training and education of personnel.

Responsibilities

• Provides day to day oversight of staff to include clinical research coordinators, clinical research associates, research nurses, regulatory coordinators, and /or finance coordinators.
• Works with other supervisory personnel to supervise research, clinic, infusion, laboratory and imaging staff as their work relates to research.
• Monitors research projects through all phases and all departments and participates in weekly research meeting.
• Assists in the development, review, and revision of standard operating policies and procedures in collaboration with research management personnel.
• Participates in audit preparation and organizes staff to participate. Prepares for institutional, pharmaceutical and internal audits, including facilitating third party study monitoring.
• Provides clinical research expertise by participating in the design and implementation of research projects and care of research patients as needed by the department or institution.
• Implements and coordinates department-wide initiatives such as research quality management.
• Participates in biweekly research management meetings under the direction of the Director of Research Program. Meets with direct reports weekly to assure timely and accurate compliance with research study protocols
• Compiles and distributes the weekly research update to include patients in consideration and screening, and to communicate and coordinate needed biopsies with the imaging department as well as the infusions with the infusion supervisor.
• Acts as a liaison with Principal Investigators, pharmaceutical company representatives and other project funding organizations to monitor and update project progress. Serves as an internal consultant for specific departmental activities.
• Provides clinical expertise and support with quality assurance, performance improvement, and health plan compliance for clinical trial compliance.
• Responsible for insuring timely submission of complete, accurate and neat documents to research sponsors, IRB, and contract research organizations, where applicable.
• Attends site feasibility visits and site initiation visits for potential studies, and assures that new studies are implemented according to protocol.
• Assists with clinical procedures, providing related patient care when required

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed