Manager Research

Franciscan Alliance, Inc.; Michigan City (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Franciscan Health Michigan City Campus is seeking a Clinical Research Professional to support data management, abstraction, and coordination of trials across multiple sites. This role ensures timely regulatory submissions to FRA, IRB, and sponsor companies, and maintains adherence to GCP, CFR, HIPAA, and related standards while contributing to outreach initiatives.

A Bachelor’s degree is required, with 5 years of research experience strongly preferred; certifications (CCRA/CCRC/CCRP) are

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5 years research experience required.
• CCRA/CCRC/CCRP certification required.
• Travel up to 20%.

Responsibilities

• Data management and abstraction.
• Write and revise standards, guidance documents, and training guides.
• Coordinate orientation and staff development.
• Facilitate timely submissions to FRA, IRB, and sponsor companies.
• Oversee conduct of clinical research per GCP, CFR, Helsinki, HIPAA.
• Develop outreach clinics and oversee trials.

Skills

Data management

Clinical research

Regulatory compliance

Study coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Healthcare Administration or Nursing / Patient Care

Master’s Degree

Job description

Franciscan Health Michigan City Campus

3500 Franciscan Way Michigan City, Indiana 46360

Clinical research helps improve medical treatments and care standards. It’s not a job filled with test tubes (at least not all the time) – it’s a perfect balance of working with patients, researchers, and medical professionals. A thriving research program, like at Franciscan, needs support and coordination for everything from abstracting data to developing process improvements.

WHO WE ARE

Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• Provide an organized approach to data management; uphold commitment to principles of data management and abstraction, possibly including creating databases, charts, and/or graphs.
• Write and revise standards, guidance documents, and training guides, as needed, for Research Services.
• Coordinate service line-specific orientation and training of new members and staff development for existing members.
• Facilitate timely submissions to the FRA, IRB, and pharmaceutical companies.
• Oversee conduct of clinical research, according to Good Clinical Practice guidelines, the Code of Federal Regulations, State Regulations, Declaration of Helsinki, the Belmont report, Harmonized Tripartite Guidelines, and HIPAA.
• Participate in development of new outreach clinics, and coordinate and oversee training and conduction of clinical trials in existing and new outreach clinics.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Required Bachelor’s Degree - Required
• Bachelor’s Degree Healthcare Administration (Business) or Nursing / Patient Care - Preferred
• Master’s Degree - Preferred
• 5 years Research - Required
• Certified Clinical Research Associate (CCRA) - The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) - Required -OR-
• Certified Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC) - The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) - Required -OR-
• Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) - The Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) - Required

TRAVEL IS REQUIRED:

Up to 20%

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on thebenefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.