Director, Clinical Research Support Cores

Seattle Children's; Washington; Hybrid; USD 181,000 - 271,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Benefits

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

403(b) Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Seattle Children's in Washington state seeks a senior leader to direct and integrate its Clinical Research Support Cores, including Behavioral Development Lab and Pediatric Clinical Research Center, ensuring quality, customer service, and strategic growth.

The role requires advanced health science degree, at least five years of clinical research and leadership, with strong knowledge of regulatory, budgeting, and cross‑sector collaboration to advance pediatric research.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in health science or clinical discipline (MSN, PharmD, PhD) with minimum of five (5) years of clinical research experience.
• Proven leadership experience in a health care setting (minimum of five (5) years).
• Thorough knowledge of research regulatory requirements and understanding of finance and operational aspects of clinical research.

Responsibilities

• Direct, manage and evaluate all services of the Clinical Research Support Cores on a 24/7 basis, ensuring quality, customer service, growth and budget alignment.
• Collaborate and integrate core services across hospital, Research Institute, ITHS and external entities to meet patient and organization needs.
• Direct and manage contracted services to meet patient and researcher needs and develop strategic plans in response to trends in treatment, economics or patient needs.
• Develop and sustain interdisciplinary relationships and committees; manage special projects contributing to program development.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Program management

Collaboration

Budgeting

Education

Advanced degree in health science or clinical discipline (MSN, PharmD, PhD)

Job description

***Please note this is a hybrid role and will require three days a week on-site***

Direct, manage and evaluate all services of the Clinical Research Support Cores: Behavioral Development Lab, Investigational Drug Services, Pediatric Clinical Research Center, Research Lab Services, Research Coordinator Core, and Radiology Clinical Research Imaging Core on a 24/7 basis in a manner that meets continuous quality improvement, customer service, programmatic growth and financial requirements supporting the mission of Seattle Children's. Provide mentorship and coaching to develop staff. Provide leadership to develop and implement strategic initiatives for the services including programmatic components of operations, facilities, capital and operating budgets and staffing.

Collaborate and integrate clinical research support core services between the hospital, Research Institute, ITHS, and other external entities to meet patient and organization needs. Collaborate with leaders from other departments to ensure standard work where appropriate and engage in effective partnering with value stream leaders to assure integration of services across sites for research patient populations. Direct and manage contracted services to meet patient and researcher needs. Develop, implement, and manage strategic plans to respond to anticipated trends, and changes in treatment, economics, or patient needs. Develop and sustain interdisciplinary relationships, and committees and manage special projects that contribute to program development.

**Required Education and Experience**

• Advanced degree in health science or clinical discipline (MSN, PharmD, PhD) with minimum of five (5) years of clinical research experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of leadership experience in a health care setting.
• Thorough knowledge of research regulatory requirements and understanding of finance and operational aspects of clinical research.
• Experience in scientific research and/or clinical practice (as evidenced by appropriate qualifications, publications, and/or relevant accreditation).

**Required Credentials**

N/A.

**Preferred**

• Proficient organizational, oral and written communication skills.
• Experience managing clinical research core services, , clinical trial management, and clinical research coordinators.

**Compensation Range**

$180,884.00 - $271,326.00 per year

**Salary Information**

This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

**Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants**

This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors **.

**Benefits Information**

Seattle Children's offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits .

**About Us**

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children's - to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families' ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho - the largest region of any children's hospital in the country.

U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children's among the nation's best children's hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children's has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation's very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it's delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.

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