Oncology Nursing Director — Research & Clinic Ops

The START Center for Cancer Research; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan with employer

Annual performance bonus

Generous paid time off and holidays

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Company-paid life and disability保险

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Flexible spending accounts (FSA) and H

Job summary

The START Center for Cancer Research in Atlanta, GA seeks a Director of Nursing to oversee clinic nurses, infusion nurses, nurse navigators, and schedulers, ensuring high-quality care within oncology clinical trials.

You will lead training, ensure SOP compliance, coordinate patient care with study teams, and support coordinators. This role requires Mon-Fri 8:00 AM–5:00 PM with up to 5% travel and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing is required.
• RN license in good standing with state required.
• ONS/ONCC chemotherapy immunotherapy certificate course required.
• Knowledge of GCP, GDPR and federal clinical research regulations required in US and Europe.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and clinical documentation systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership to managers, clinic nurses, infusion nurses, nurse navigators, schedulers, and referral intake coordinators.
• Provide training and ensure competency of staff and management.
• Maintain adherence to SOPs and participate in ongoing review and updates.
• Ensure high quality, coordinated care by communicating care plans to patients and scheduling timely visits.
• Provide clinical support and guidance for study coordinators and treatment room nurses.
• Serve as nurse educator/preceptor for new clinical research staff.
• Develop and deploy training to support compliance with internal standards.
• Ensure departments use efficient processes to support patient care within research protocols.
• Use process improvement techniques to identify and address care delivery gaps.
• Review incoming protocols for feasibility with respect to nursing operations and allocate studies accordingly.
• Track metrics for referral intake, new patient visits, enrollment, and screening in research processes.
• Lead enrollment growth efforts and remove barriers to patient visits and accruals.
• Coordinate with regulatory, quality, site development, pharmacy and finance to ensure compliance with federal and GCP requirements.
• Support implementation of CTMS, EHR and other systems for accurate documentation and data capture.

Skills

Leadership and team supervision

Process improvement

Regulatory/compliance knowledge

Communication with cross-functional团队

GCP knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

RN license in good standing

ONS/ONCC chemotherapy immunotherapy certificate course

Tools

Microsoft Office

Clinical documentation systems

Job description

The START Center for Cancer Research in Atlanta, GA seeks a Director of Nursing to oversee clinic nurses, infusion nurses, nurse navigators, and schedulers, ensuring high-quality care within oncology clinical trials.

You will lead training, ensure SOP compliance, coordinate patient care with study teams, and support coordinators. This role requires Mon-Fri 8:00 AM–5:00 PM with up to 5% travel and a commitment to continuous improvement.