Clinical Research Program Manager, Multi-Site Operations (Onsite)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, CA

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$45.56–$77.45 Per Hour

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Academic Research, Biomedical Research, Budget Management, Chemotherapy, Clinical Research, Clinical Trial, Clinical Trial Management, Contract Research Organization (CRO), Cross-Functional, Data Analysis, Data Quality, Database Programming, Detail Oriented, Direct Email, Disease, FDA (Food and Drug Administration), Facebook, Family Medicine, Feasibility Analysis, Federal Laws and Regulations, Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Flexible Spending Accounts, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Healthcare, Healthcare Quality, High School Diploma, Hospital, Human Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Interface Programming Languages, Internal Medicine, Leadership, LinkedIn, Logistics, Maintain Compliance, Marketing Communications, Medicine, Mentoring, Needs Assessment, Neurology, Nursing, Onboarding, Operations Management, Operations Research, Organizational Skills, People Management, Performance Analysis, Performance Management, Primary Care, Problem Solving Skills, Process Management, Program Evaluation, Project Tracking, Project/Program Management, Property Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Quality Metrics, Quality Monitoring, Regulations, Research Administration, Research Laboratory, Research Skills, Scientific Research, Short Messaging Service (SMS), Society of Clinical Research Associates (SoCRA), Staff Development, Staff Requirements, Staff Training, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Startup, State Laws and Regulations, Status Reports, Stem Cells, Strategic Planning, Systems Maintenance, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Time Management, Trend Analysis, Vaccination

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Los Angeles, CA

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30+ days ago

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Clinical Research Program Manager, Multi-Site Operations (Onsite)

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Cedars-Sinai is a hub for biomedical research and a training center for future physicians and other healthcare professionals. By joining us in an academic role, you'll be a part of formulating future ideas for discovery and then translating those discoveries into cures for the benefit and health of the Los Angeles community.

Job Type: Full-time regular
Job Shift: Day
Shift Duration: 8 hour

Clinical Research Program Manager, Multi-Site Operations (Onsite)

Job ID 15872 Location Los Angeles, California, United States Job Category Academic / Research Date posted 04/21/2026

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Job Description

If you're someone who genuinely enjoys owning clinical trials from start to finish and takes pride in keeping complex studies running smoothly, this could be a great fit. We're looking for a Clinical Research Program Manager who brings strong experience in clinical trial operations-someone who understands what it takes to move a study forward from start-up through closeout. You'll be stepping into a collaborative, supportive team environment where your expertise in multi-site trial management, protocol and database development, and overall study lifecycle execution will be valued and relied on. To set you up for success, we're looking for at least five years of clinical trial management experience, including three years leading multi-site studies.

In this role, you'll partner closely with CROs, vendors, and cross-functional teams, building strong relationships that help drive studies forward with clarity and efficiency. This is a growing department, so there's real opportunity to shape how work gets done, contribute ideas, and expand your impact over time. If you're looking for a place where your experience is respected, your voice matters, and your career can continue to grow alongside a strong team, we'd be glad to connect.

Responsible for directing and managing Cedars-Sinai's multi-site clinical coordinating center. Provides leadership, guidance and direction for the day-to-day clinical research operations and activities, including authority to make independent decisions regarding program operations, administration, and governance.

Ensures compliant, efficient, and effective conduct of the clinical trials within the portfolio. Establishes, implements, and evolves operational standards and monitors quality and progress of the clinical coordinating center.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Oversees and/or manages a multi-site clinical coordinating center with a robust portfolio of trials. Responsible for program development and expansion. Plans and implements program operations, determines and develops governance, processes and/or guidelines, coordinates program activities and timelines, and determines and organizes resources to meet program objectives.
Identifies and defines any logistics, action items, changes, or information needed to effectively manage the program. Identifies barriers to timely study activation, efficient coordination, and participate to identify/implement potential solutions. May identify program participants and lead cross-functional teams in the administration, maintenance or expansion of the program.
Interfaces with internal and external key stakeholders including other departments, leaders across the organization, representatives from external agencies/organizations in the management of the program to provide guidance, resolve issues, grow the program, and/or implement processes and/or solutions.
Identifies growth opportunities and further efficiencies that impact the program and/or departments success and aids in development of strategic plans to achieve objectives. Manages study intake process, evaluates feasibility, and providing recommendations or making decisions to support the success of the clinical research program. Interfaces with internal/external stakeholders to maintain and further develop program growth, community outreach activities, as well as relationship building and maintenance.
Researches and analyzes data for evaluating performance of program or program operations, including quality assurance and trends. Makes recommendations to leadership and/or implements program changes based on findings. Provides data and/or summary findings to program participants, stakeholders, leadership, and/or cross-functional teams. Performs quality oversight of clinical trials and external sites to include monitoring progress of screening, enrollment, and data submission. Responsible for ensuring protocol compliance and training of staff supporting the program.
Plans and supports the department/program leaders during an audit, to include direction for audit prep and any required follow up post audit.
Evaluates requests for program exceptions or changes, and determines response, escalating as necessary.
Assesses communication and training needs, develops and implements any applicable communication, education, training, on-boarding and/or mentorship pertaining to the program. Provides regular communication to departments and leaders across the organization. Notifies stakeholders of any changes to the program. May work with cross-functional teams across multiple departments to develop communication and training materials.
In conjunction with leadership, responsible for planning, monitoring, and managing program fiscal budgets and financials, and resolves or escalates issues.
Responsible for the clinical trial life-cycle of multi-site, investigator initiated trials. Including start-up, planning, and management.
Maintains data system integrity and ensures quality assurance measures are followed based on departmental standard operating procedures. May provide ad hoc reporting to support recommendations observed through trend analysis for future planning and enhancements.
Monitors program to ensure appropriate governance and program compliance with local, state and federal laws; accreditation, professional and regulatory agency standards and licensure requirements. Maintains staff and program compliance with organizational policies and procedures. Monitors compliance reporting tools and provides summary status reports to the Research Manager, and other stakeholders.
May manage staff and/or lead the work of others, including some or all of the following: recruitment, on-boarding/off-boarding, training, performance management and professional development of staff.

Qualifications

Join our team in a fully onsite role where your expertise in clinical research operations will have a direct impact. We are seeking a candidate with at least five years of experience in management, program, or project management, ideally within a clinical research setting. In this role, you will lead and support multi-site clinical trial start-up and management, working closely with cross-functional stakeholders to drive studies forward efficiently and compliantly. Experience with both industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated trials is highly valued, as you will contribute across a diverse portfolio of studies. This is an opportunity for a detail-oriented, proactive professional who thrives in a collaborative, hands-on environment and is ready to take ownership of complex clinical trial operations.

Minimum:

High School Diploma or GED
5 years of experience in Management, Program Management, Project Management, or a related field
3 years of related experience in a clinical research or industry setting

Preferred:

Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare, Management, or a related field
1 year of experience managing clinical trial operations
SOCRA or ACRP certification is preferred; candidates who do not currently hold certification are expected to obtain it within a designated timeframe following hire.

Req ID 15872 Working Title Clinical Research Program Manager, Multi-Site Operations (Onsite) Department Enterprise Research Admin Business Entity Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Job Category Academic / Research Job Specialty Research Studies/ Clin Trial Overtime Status EXEMPT Primary Shift Day Shift Duration 8 hour Base Pay $45.56 - $77.45

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We are caretakers and innovators committed to the pursuit of equitable healthcare. But health equity is not possible without representation. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond demographics or checking boxes. Our people must reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and patients we serve - because that's what our patients, colleagues and communities deserve Quality Care and Research-For All, By All.

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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Cedars Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the United States, and it is the largest private academic medical center in the Western United States. The Cedars Sinai main campus, which encompasses nearly 24 acres, is located at the point where the cities of Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood meet. Cedars Sinai has been recognized annually by U.S. News & World Report’s top 10 best hospitals in the U.S. The institution most recently placed No. 7 among a select group of 20 Honor Roll hospitals and ranked nationally in a dozen specialties. In addition, Cedars Sinai ranked No. 3 in California and No. 2 in the Los Angeles metro area.

Within Cedars Sinai, the Institute for Research on Health Aging conducts multi-disciplinary research that prioritizes the prevention of cardiovascular disease, neurocognitive disease, and cancer. Our focus is on translating new research discoveries into pragmatic interventions aimed at promoting healthy aging across diverse populations. Our approach involves human physiology, cohort, and clinical trial studies and our team includes established experts in population, clinical, translational, basic, and data science.

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Clinical Research Program Manager, Multi-Site Operations (Onsite)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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