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. 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.