Clinical Research Operations Manager

Highmark Health; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network seeks a capable leader to supervise daily clinical research activities, ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations. The role coordinates study progress, enrollment, and staff performance within the research department.

The position involves allocating workloads, monitoring regulatory developments, guiding staff training, and overseeing budgets with regular management reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience as determined by company.
• Minimum 5 years of clinical research experience.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Research Coordinator certification preferred.
• Experience with budgets and regulatory oversight helpful.

Responsibilities

• Promotes growth and development of research through networking with internal and external agencies. Acts as a liaison to facilitate study progress, compliance and enrollment.
• Evaluates the workload of personnel and study requirements and appropriately distributes responsibilities to staff. Manages the day to day operation of the clinical research department.
• Regularly reviews the trends and rulings of the governing authorities and monitors and ensures departmental compliance for both internal and external agencies.
• Supports and oversees the orientation, education and evaluation of all departmental research staff members by conducting performance evaluations and maintaining records of employee competencies, mandatory education and required certifications.
• Oversee the financial aspect of clinical research studies, participates and monitors clinical trials budget processes and provides reports to management.

Skills

Clinical research experience

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree or relevant experience

Master's degree

Research Coordinator certification

Tools

SPSS

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Electronic data capture (EDC)

Job description

Allegheny Health Network seeks a capable leader to supervise daily clinical research activities, ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations. The role coordinates study progress, enrollment, and staff performance within the research department.

The position involves allocating workloads, monitoring regulatory developments, guiding staff training, and overseeing budgets with regular management reporting.