Vice President, Clinical Research Office

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Atlanta (GA)

On-site

USD 190,000 - 270,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

Emory University seeks an accomplished executive to lead its centralized clinical research administration (ECRO). The role shapes and steers the strategic and operating plan for ECRO, aligning resources with sponsor expectations and regulatory requirements.

The position requires a Master’s degree and 10+ years of leadership in clinical research administration, with a track record of building high-performing teams and managing complex budgets and contracts at an academic medical center.

Qualifications

Master's degree required in a relevant field such as business administration, healthcare administration, health sciences, or clinical research administration.
10+ years of progressively responsible leadership experience in clinical research administration at an academic medical center or health system.
Strong understanding of the end-to-end clinical research lifecycle across various study types.
Demonstrated strategic acumen with ability to translate priorities into a multi-year roadmap.

Responsibilities

Provide executive leadership and strategic direction for Emory's central clinical research administration enterprise.
Set and execute a multi-year strategic and operating plan for ECRO.
Shape a high-performing culture emphasizing accountability, collaboration, and service excellence.
Represent ECRO across Emory's research enterprise and foster relationships with investigators and sponsors.
Oversee pre-award and post-award administration for grant-funded clinical research.
Partner with technology, informatics, and operations leaders to support CTMS, EHR, and related systems.
Develop and maintain ECRO's financial model, including indirect cost recovery and recharge mechanisms.
Monitor ECRO's financial performance and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Executive Communication

Team Development

Regulatory Compliance

Education

Master's degree in relevant field

Doctorate or terminal professional degree (preferred)

Tools

CTMS

EHR

Financial Systems

Job description

Responsibilities

Provide executive leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for Emory's central clinical research administration enterprise
Set and execute a multi-year strategic and operating plan for ECRO
Shape and sustain a high-performing culture emphasizing accountability, collaboration, service excellence, and employee engagement
Represent ECRO across Emory's research enterprise and build trusted relationships with investigators and stakeholders
Adapt ECRO services, processes, and capabilities to sponsor expectations, regulatory changes, and emerging trial modalities
Lead workforce planning, organizational design, talent development, and succession planning
Represent Emory externally with sponsors, Clinical Research Organizations, peer institutions, regulatory agencies, and professional organizations
Build strategic relationships with sponsors, industry partners, funding agencies, and external stakeholders
Serve as a senior member of the Chief Scientific Officer's team and represent ECRO on research governance bodies
Manage ECRO's day-to-day operations, including human resources, organizational design, space planning, budget, and technology coordination
Provide strategic oversight of clinical research infrastructure, people, processes, and policies
Oversee pre-award and post-award administration for grant-funded clinical research
Partner with technology, informatics, and operational leaders to support CTMS, EHR, financial systems, and other tools
Develop and maintain ECRO's financial model, including fee structures, indirect cost recovery, and recharge mechanisms
Monitor and report ECRO's financial performance and implement corrective actions
Maintain clinical research compliance and transparency oversight aligned with federal, state, sponsor, and institutional requirements
Oversee clinical research contracting processes in partnership with OSP, OTT, and OGC
Champion a service-oriented culture and evolve investigator-facing support services
Lead organizational change management and adoption of new processes, technologies, and ways of working
Perform related responsibilities as required

Requirements

Master's degree in a relevant field such as business administration, healthcare administration, health sciences, public health, clinical research administration, or related discipline
10 years of progressively responsible leadership experience in clinical research administration at an academic medical center, health system, or comparably complex research environment
Comprehensive understanding of the end-to-end clinical research lifecycle across industry-sponsored, federally funded, and other non-industry-sponsored studies
Direct accountability for clinical research pre-award administration, grants management, feasibility and study activation, budgeting and coverage analysis, contracting, post-award financial management, invoicing, clinical research compliance, and investigator and study team support services strongly preferred
Experience supporting and overseeing sponsored research administration and grants management, including pre-award administration, award management, compliance activities, financial stewardship, and close-out
Demonstrated strategic acumen, with the ability to translate institutional priorities into a clear multi-year roadmap and execute against it
Proven success leading large, multi-disciplinary teams at the executive level
Ability to direct and develop functional leaders and drive performance across a complex organization
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to translate complex operational and regulatory matters for executive, faculty, and lay audiences
Preferred: doctorate or terminal professional degree such as Ph.D., M.D., D.O., PharmD, J.D., or DrPH
Preferred: experience leading complex organizations and multi-disciplinary teams through strategic, operational, and organizational evolution in an academic research environment
Preferred: experience building, scaling, or overseeing centralized research administrative services in a complex academic environment
Must reside in the state of Georgia
Must be able to commute to Emory University on a flexible weekly schedule based upon business needs

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive leadership in clinical research administration, with a focus on strategic planning, operational oversight, and compliance. Proven ability to build relationships with stakeholders and adapt services to meet evolving regulatory and sponsor requirements.

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