Senior Director of Research Operations

Job Description:

This role leads enterprise clinical research groups and sets the overall direction for research initiatives within assigned areas. The position oversees day-to-day research operations, including supervision of research operational leaders across the enterprise, financial performance of each research group, and support for grant-funded projects, investigator-initiated studies, and clinical trials. The role also ensures appropriate staffing, alignment of skills to the research portfolio, and regular review of goals and KPIs with supervisors. In addition, this position serves as a member of the Executive Committee for Research, assists the Research Leadership Team in developing robust research programs, and provides strategic, expert-level leadership across major research operations groups, including Acute Care (Pulmonary/Critical Care, ID, Transplant, etc.), Cardiovascular, Neurosciences, Women and Newborns, Pediatrics, and Independent Research teams.

Essential Functions

• Manage large research operations teams who are responsible for the compliant execution of research study protocols.
• Develop and oversee the departmental annual budget, capital expenditures, and resource allocation.
• Develop annual goals and actively participate in strategic planning as a member of the Executive Committee for Research.
• Build, develop, and sustain high-performing teams and a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation and operational excellence in support of the Office of Research mission.
• Ensure timely deployment of applications for new studies and required lifecycle reporting to sponsors and the IRB.
• Coordinate and allocate resources needed for multicenter clinical studies, including receipt and review of clinical protocols, budget initiation, evaluation and approval, regulatory requirements and submissions (IRB/Privacy), and study coordinator assignments, training, education, auditing, and monitoring
• Oversee monthly financial reporting and study financial management.
• Collaborate with colleagues in writing and maintaining standard operating procedures and policies for the enterprise, identify and implement best practices across research programs, and develop procedures and policies to ensure program success.
• Act as a liaison between sponsors/collaborators, Principal Investigators, the IRB, and other departments involved in clinical studies.
• Work closely with regulatory teams and the IRB, to incorporate guidelines to ensure research programs are fully compliant.
• Ensure research employees are adequately supported through training, performance management, coaching and career development. Oversee appropriate employee training and education for all assigned duties.
• Participate in supporting internal and collaborative research initiatives for pragmatic clinical trials.
• In conjunction with the AVP, represents the Office of Research in collaborative committee work with internal and external agencies, such as other healthcare systems and academic or government agencies. Represents the organization at local and national committees and conferences related to clinical studies and research operations.

Skills

• Clinical trial operations
• Leadership
• Employee engagement, mentoring and performance management
• Cross-functional collaborative leadership in a matrixed environment
• Research Projects/programs
• Change management
• Financial analysis
• Strategy Planning, Development and Implementation
• Regulatory Requirements
• Budgeting
• Grant Management
• Project Management
• Writing Standard Operating Procedures
• Process Improvement
• Policy Development
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Change Management
• Business Operations
• Human Resources
• External Relationship Development

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a clinical or life science field, business, or healthcare operations. Degree must be obtained through an accredited institution. Education is verified.
• Demonstrated experience leading clinical research teams in a healthcare/academic/industry research setting.
• Research and collaboration experience to interact effectively in academic, corporate, and clinical cultures on a national/international basis.
• Experience leading complex projects in research or healthcare operations, including planning, implementation, stakeholder engagement, resource coordination, and successful delivery of operational outcomes.
• Ability to communicate effectively with executive leaders, physicians, investigators, sponsors, regulatory bodies, and cross-functional teams, including conveying complex operational, regulatory, and strategic information to diverse audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Twelve years (six years if the candidate has a master's degree) of clinical research experience
• Experience in managing grant-funded research projects.
• Experience in a role requiring proficiency with Microsoft 365, clinical trial management systems, and REDCap.
• Experience with AI-enabled tools, to enhance, workflow efficiency, and operational decision-making.
• Experience in regulatory affairs
• Experience working within a hospital clinical area or an understanding of workflows and hospital processes.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.
• May have the same physical requirements as those of clinical or patient care jobs, when the leader takes clinical shifts.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

With this position, you are eligible to participate in the Annual Pay for Performance (AP4P) Plan. This plan enables Intermountain Health to provide leaders with an additional performance compensation opportunity. The AP4P award opportunities are calculated as a percentage of your base salary. Awards are paid out based on attainment of selected Board-approved goals.

Location:

Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center

Work City:

Murray

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$67.41 - $104.06

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