Clinical Research Program Manager

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

All employees are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a full-time or part-time status (40 hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans. Additional benefits available to full-time and part-time employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.

We are a premier pediatric specialty, research, and academic teaching hospital with a medical and research partnership with Massachusetts General Brigham. It is the world’s leading center for pediatric burn care and is the only American Burn Association (ABA) exclusively pediatric verified burn center in New England and New York.

Job Overview

The Clinical Research Program Manager (CRPM) is a specialized, independent research professional who is responsible for operational management, overseeing all local SHC clinical research activities. 

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Hospital Administrator and Research Programs Office at SHC International Headquarters, the CRPM provides support and leadership in accordance with SHC's policies and procedures, SHC's hospital regulations, the Code of Federal Regulation, and Good Clinical Practice guidelines, when applicable. 
• The CRPM works closely with the Chief of Staff, SHC scientific and medical staff and other research personnel to ethically recruit and consent SHC's vulnerable pediatric subjects and to appropriately collect and safeguard data. 
• Overall, the CRPM is the site's primary liaison among research participants, local study staff, the local investigator(s) and study sponsor(s).
• This position's main responsibilities are to help ensure proper study conduct, subject safety, and the quality of data and data safeguards. 
• This position will provide management for the day-to-day operations of the clinical research program, ensure competent and standardized staff practices, and coordinate strategies to enhance interdisciplinary communication and collaboration.

Qualifications

Education

Bachelors or Master's in Clinical Research, science or other healthcare related field preferred.  Without a degree, 5 or more years of specific job-related experience in the administration of clinical research is required.

Certification/Licensure

Certified Clinical Research Coordinator preferred

Experience

Three years’ Clinical research experience, e.g. experience with site management, study management, IRB's and federal regulations regarding clinical research compliance required

Experience in the coordination of intergroup or multi-site clinical studies preferred.

Shriners Children’s is an EOE/Drug-Free, Smoke-Free Workplace. 

Shriners Children’s values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.