Manager Clinical Research, Psychiatry

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO medical plan

Paid Time Off

Retirement Programs through TRS

Paid Parental Leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Wellness programs

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas seeks a seasoned clinical research professional to lead budget development, sponsor negotiations, and coverage analysis for complex inpatient and drug/device studies.

This role partners with Sponsored Programs Administration, mentors study teams, and helps accelerate study start-up times while ensuring regulatory compliance and accurate financial oversight across the clinical research unit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in science, social science, business, health-related field or nursing; Master’s or PhD also acceptable.
• Experience in budgeting, sponsor negotiations, and study start-up processes recommended.
• Experience with regulatory requirements and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Reviews proposed studies; negotiates budget and contract issues; initiates regulatory activities; oversees IRB materials and regulatory compliance.
• Oversees ongoing studies; negotiates favorable agreements; monitors profitability; renegotiates contracts as needed.
• Directs financial oversight of the clinical research unit; ensures accurate invoicing and sponsor payments; controls expenditures from multiple funding sources.
• Trains research, financial, laboratory, and administrative staff; evaluates performance; maintains quality and compliance.
• Identifies potential sponsors; develops and oversees marketing strategies; fosters collaborations with facilities.

Skills

Budgeting

Negotiation

Coverage analysis

Revenue recovery

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas‑Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world‑renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Dallas‑Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on‑site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY

OCR is seeking a highly motivated and experienced clinical research professional with deep experience in building clinical trial budgets, sponsor negotiations, navigating coverage analysis issues, and optimizing revenue recovery on clinical studies. Ideal candidate will have prior experience in preparing and negotiating complex inpatient and drug/device studies with major pharmaceutical companies and strong track record of mentoring and training. Deep understanding of study start‑up processes and costs in an academic medical center, preferably UTSW, is highly desirable. This individual will fill the newly created position in the OCR, aimed at strengthening budget preparation and negotiation processes, assist in achieving faster study start‑up times, train study teams in these processes and act as an institutional resource for clinical trial budgets. This individual works very closely with Sponsored Programs Administration at UTSW and study teams across the institution. Independent thinking, creative problem solving, ability to work with multiple stakeholders on tight deadlines, and strong communication skills are essential to succeed in this position.

BENEFITS

Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee‑only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare‑no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  Bachelor's Degree in science, social science, business, health‑related (including nursing) field or
  Master's Degree in science, social science, business, or health‑related (including nursing) field or
  PhD or equivalent in science, social science, business, or health‑related (including nursing) field
• Experience
  6 years of related experience to include management experience with Bachelor's Degree or
  4 years of related experience to include management experience with Master's Degree or
  3 years of related experience to include management experience with PhD.

Preferred

• Experience
  Prior experience in the UTSW clinical research mentoring program is highly desirable, and participation in the UTSW clinical research mentoring program may count as additional experience.
• Licenses and Certifications
  (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT may be required based on research study protocols or affiliate location requirements.
  (CPRAED) CPR AED may be required based on research study protocols or affiliate location requirements.

JOB DUTIES

• Reviews proposed new research studies and determines projects to implement; negotiates budget and contract issues; initiates regulatory activities; oversees preparation of necessary project summaries, consent forms, etc. for IRB; oversees compliance with all regulatory requirements.
• Oversees on‑going research studies and quality assurance measures, developing criteria where necessary; negotiates favorable agreements with laboratories and collaborators on campus; monitors profitability of research studies; renegotiates contracts, supplements, etc. as needed.
• Directs financial oversight and management of clinical research unit; ensures invoicing is accurate and sponsor payments are received; ensures appropriateness of expenditures from various funding sources available to clinical research unit.
• Participates in selection process of clinical research unit staff; provides training to research, financial, laboratory, and administrative staff; evaluates staff performance and implements measures necessary to maintain quality performance and results; participates in training, development, and/or disciplinary measures; assesses policies and procedures to ensure optimal operation of clinical research unit.
• Identifies potential sponsors for clinical research unit; develops and oversees marketing strategies.
• Initiates and maintains collaborative relationships between clinical research unit and basic science facilities.
• Designs, executes, and maintains effective system of internal controls which provides reasonable assurance that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, and financial information is reliable.
• Ensures compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; b) Directly interacting with or caring for human‑subjects research participants; c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human‑subjects research records.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Salary Information

Salary is commensurate with education, skills, and relevant experience.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security
This position is security‑sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.