CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
The CommonSpirit Health Research Institute, a beacon of medical advancement, offers comprehensive clinical research services and support for various research activities. Their primary focus includes multi-site clinical trials, local and large-scale data research, partnerships with industry and academia for technology and innovation research, physician-initiated research, resident-initiated research in teaching facilities, nurse-initiated research, and health sciences student-initiated research. By providing start-to-finish research services, they play a pivotal role in advancing medical knowledge and ultimately, patient care.
While you're busy impacting the healthcare industry, we'll take care of you with benefits that include:
Medical/Dental/Vision, FSA, Dependent Care Spending Account, Life Insurance, Short and Long-term Disability, 401k match, Paid Time Off, Wellness Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Accidental Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Employee Assistance Program, and more!
Responsibilities
This position is based in San Luis Obispo, CA. with frequent on site presence required including travel between sites in Central Coast of California, Ventura and Southern CA sites as needed. We will consider candidates who would need to relocate with relocation assistance offered and a sign on bonus of up to 10% of annual salary.
This position will provide local leadership as well as day to day supervision for all clinical trials, research activities and site based clinical research staff within their assigned regional research sites. This position works closely with essential research constituencies (e.g. Investigators, research staff, and other internal and external research-related parties as needed to ensure the efficient and compliant initiation, ongoing administrative management,
and support of research. Facilitates the general pre-award and post award clinical trial and research management workflow. Develops and establishes recommendations for changes in work operations.
The MRM's key responsibilities include:
Liaison and Guidance: Serve as a central point of contact for the research community and guide research initiation and conduct
Local Support: Generating local support for research activities, including maintaining visibility with local leaders, physicians, and patients
Site Operations Management: Ensuring adherence to GCP guidelines, site timelines, quality control, data collection, drug/device management, and staff training
Resource Management: Monitoring staff productivity, clinical trial enrollment, and resource allocation within budget targets
Data Management: Ensuring timely data entry and tracking via CTMS and other research tracking technology
Quality Assurance: Promoting a culture of accountability for quality assurance and improvement within the research function
Training and Development: Developing and implementing training materials for site teams.
Standardization and Centralization: Supporting standardization of regional research operations and centralizing core research support services
Strategic Planning: Participating in CSHRI research operations oversight and strategic planning activities
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Qualifications
Required Education and Experience
Education: Bachelor's degree required
Licenses & Certifications: SOCRA or ACRP certification required, or eligibility to become certified within one year of hire
Experience & Knowledge:
Bachelor's degree in life sciences or a related field required. Master's degree preferred.Minimum five (5) years of full-time experience in clinical trial management in a hospital, clinic or physician office setting required. Experience managing clinical trials within an integrated health system preferred.Minimum three (3) years’ experience managing and supervising research staff (e.g., clinical coordinators and regulatory staff) or 5 years leadership experience in the discipline or Master’s Degree.