Senior Study Start-Up Navigator (Remote)

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist; Charlotte (NC); Remote; USD 94,702,000 - 142,124,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a Study Start-Up Navigator to drive feasibility assessments and study intake across NCCT. You will work with clinical, operational, and administrative teams to strengthen efficiency and consistency in startup processes.

The role requires a master's degree with relevant research experience and supervisory exposure, plus experience in single and multi-center trials. Remote/office-based options and full-time hours are offered to support NCCT initiatives.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Psychology, Nursing, or Basic Science with two years of relevant administrative/medical research experience.
• One year of supervisory experience.
• Experience in both single- and multi-center studies.

Responsibilities

• Leads the assessment of potential Principal Investigators and site capabilities across Advocate Health to determine alignment with study-specific requirements and therapeutic expertise.
• Leverages enterprise data, systems, and resources to evaluate patient population availability, site capabilities, and other factors relevant to clinical trial feasibility.
• Leads completion of feasibility assessments and questionnaires, synthesizing available data, established feasibility resources, and input from clinical and functional stakeholders to support informed decision-making.
• Serves as a key liaison among investigators, industry partners, NCCT leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders throughout the feasibility and study intake process.
• Coordinates the collection, assessment, and communication of study-specific information required to support an effective transition with internal stakeholders.
• Proactively identifies feasibility and study start-up risks, barriers, and dependencies and partners with appropriate stakeholders to develop solutions and elevate issues to leadership as appropriate.
• Develops and maintains collaborative relationships with investigators, clinical leaders, industry partners, and internal stakeholders to strengthen engagement and support the clinical trial portfolio.
• Partners across clinical, operational, legal, finance, compliance, and administrative functions to promote alignment, effective handoffs, and consistent execution of new clinical trial opportunities.
• Monitors, analyzes, and reports key performance indicators related to feasibility and study intake, including completion timelines, study volume, conversion rates, activation milestones, stakeholder experience, and start-up barriers and resolutions.
• Identifies trends and opportunities for process improvement and contributes to the development and implementation of standardized, scalable approaches to clinical trial feasibility and study intake.

Skills

Communication

Scientific principles

Clinical trials (single & multi-center

Education

Master's degree in Psychology, Nursing, or Basic Science

Job description

Advocate Health is seeking a Study Start-Up Navigator to drive feasibility assessments and study intake across NCCT. You will work with clinical, operational, and administrative teams to strengthen efficiency and consistency in startup processes.

The role requires a master's degree with relevant research experience and supervisory exposure, plus experience in single and multi-center trials. Remote/office-based options and full-time hours are offered to support NCCT initiatives.