Research Manager - Proton Center
Facility: University of Maryland Medical Center
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Baltimore, MD Shift/Schedule: DAY
Department: UMH: MD PROTON THERAPY
Posted FTE: 1
Job Posting Category: Professionals
Hours of Work: 7-7
Job ID #: 41557
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Minimum Education: BS, Master's Preferred
License/Cert Required: Not Indicated
Minimum Experience: 2 years
Specialty Type: Radiation Oncology
What You Will Do:
Under limited supervision, coordinates and leads the activities of staff engaged in research. Responsible for overseeing research projects, and ensuring that clinic personnel are aware of study protocols. Responsible for day to day operations including assisting with budgets, grant proposals, hiring and disciplinary actions. Schedules staff to maximize efficiency. Acts as a resource for the Research Coordinators and Investigators.
Principal Responsibilities and Tasks
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.
1. Supervises, trains, assigns work to and evaluates research staff.
2. Coordinates the schedule of research staff to ensure adequate staffing levels
3. Hires and trains new staff members in procedures and/or changes in study protocol.
4. Supervises, and when needed conducts, complex clinical research studies to include the following:
• Screens patients for eligibility to enter research studies. Ensures that diagnostic tests required for entry to a study are ordered and performed. Assists physicians and/or principal investigators in obtaining informed consent.
• Conducts patient/family education concerning clinical studies.
• Follows the clinical course of patients entered on clinical research studies by obtaining results of diagnostic studies, assessing patients for complications, and recording patient data onto study forms.
• Independently or in collaboration with the departmental research technician, obtains, processes, and ships clinical samples from patients in accordance to protocol guidelines
• Records pertinent patient information on flow sheets and other case report forms and delegates these tasks to data management staff when appropriate.
5. Supervises, and when needed, acts as liaison between the institution and the study sponsor by preparing study reports and communicating with clinical study monitors.
6. Supervises, and when needed, maintains clinical database(s) on patients participating in clinical studies and/or seen by a specific clinical service and oversees data entry by data management staff.
7. Working in concert with research leadership, assists clinical investigator with study initiation, conduction, and completion.
• Communicates with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and other departmental review committees.
• Acts as a consultant to members of the health care team.
• Educates faculty and hospital staff by providing written and oral presentations related to protocol treatment administration and procedures.
• Communicates treatment modifications and amendments to faculty and staff.
• Prepares study results for presentation and/or publication.
8. Prepares and responds to audits conducted by study sponsors.
9. Represents department at research and protocol initiation meetings.
What You Need to Be Successful:
1. Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) in a health related field.
2. Five years of experience in the conduction of clinical trials is required, with 3 years progressive experience in staff management experience with at least 2 in a health program/field (oncology research preferred).
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
1. Demonstrated knowledge of computer applications and databases and of personal computer systems is highly desirable.
2. Highly effective verbal and written communication skills are required.
3. Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient populations(s) served. Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and ability to assess data reflective of the patient's requirements relative to his or her population-specific and age specific needs.
4. Ability to manage research resources as diverse as budget, availability of examination rooms, and use of on-call staff.
~CB
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Facility: University of Maryland Medical Center
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Baltimore, MD Shift/Schedule: DAY
Department: UMH: MD PROTON THERAPY
Posted FTE: 1
Job Posting Category: Professionals
Hours of Work: 7-7
Job ID #: 41557
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Minimum Education: BS, Master's Preferred
License/Cert Required: Not Indicated
Minimum Experience: 2 years
Specialty Type: Radiation Oncology
What You Will Do:
Under limited supervision, coordinates and leads the activities of staff engaged in research. Responsible for overseeing research projects, and ensuring that clinic personnel are aware of study protocols. Responsible for day to day operations including assisting with budgets, grant proposals, hiring and disciplinary actions. Schedules staff to maximize efficiency. Acts as a resource for the Research Coordinators and Investigators.
Principal Responsibilities and Tasks
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.
1. Supervises, trains, assigns work to and evaluates research staff.
2. Coordinates the schedule of research staff to ensure adequate staffing levels
3. Hires and trains new staff members in procedures and/or changes in study protocol.
4. Supervises, and when needed conducts, complex clinical research studies to include the following:
• Screens patients for eligibility to enter research studies. Ensures that diagnostic tests required for entry to a study are ordered and performed. Assists physicians and/or principal investigators in obtaining informed consent.
• Conducts patient/family education concerning clinical studies.
• Follows the clinical course of patients entered on clinical research studies by obtaining results of diagnostic studies, assessing patients for complications, and recording patient data onto study forms.
• Independently or in collaboration with the departmental research technician, obtains, processes, and ships clinical samples from patients in accordance to protocol guidelines
• Records pertinent patient information on flow sheets and other case report forms and delegates these tasks to data management staff when appropriate.
5. Supervises, and when needed, acts as liaison between the institution and the study sponsor by preparing study reports and communicating with clinical study monitors.
6. Supervises, and when needed, maintains clinical database(s) on patients participating in clinical studies and/or seen by a specific clinical service and oversees data entry by data management staff.
7. Working in concert with research leadership, assists clinical investigator with study initiation, conduction, and completion.
• Communicates with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and other departmental review committees.
• Acts as a consultant to members of the health care team.
• Educates faculty and hospital staff by providing written and oral presentations related to protocol treatment administration and procedures.
• Communicates treatment modifications and amendments to faculty and staff.
• Prepares study results for presentation and/or publication.
8. Prepares and responds to audits conducted by study sponsors.
9. Represents department at research and protocol initiation meetings.
What You Need to Be Successful:
1. Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) in a health related field.
2. Five years of experience in the conduction of clinical trials is required, with 3 years progressive experience in staff management experience with at least 2 in a health program/field (oncology research preferred).
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
1. Demonstrated knowledge of computer applications and databases and of personal computer systems is highly desirable.
2. Highly effective verbal and written communication skills are required.
3. Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient populations(s) served. Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and ability to assess data reflective of the patient's requirements relative to his or her population-specific and age specific needs.
4. Ability to manage research resources as diverse as budget, availability of examination rooms, and use of on-call staff.
~CB
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.