Director of Clinical Trials Research (Multiple Therapeutic Areas)

This position is based in Park Ridge, IL, but the director may work remotely. Some travel (2-5X/yr) is required to meet with leadership and teams. Occasional work at night and weekends may be needed for special projects/events.

Major Responsibilities:

• Oversees, develops, monitors, directs and advances clinical trial initiatives and operations necessary to achieve AAH and Advocate Aurora Research Institute (AARI) goals and priorities.
• Works closely with the Medical Research Director(s) to cultivate, support, and enhance collaborative relationships with clinician investigators and industry and government sponsors, and to oversee individual protocol review, selection and performance.
• Has direct authority for clinical trials operations teams consisting of manager(s), and individual contributors responsible for the conduct of clinical trials research, and for areas that support research excellence and compliance, such as quality, regulatory and education.
• Establishes effective, efficient, high quality and valued research activities through quantifiable and standard metrics and develops mechanisms to drive measurable performance improvement. Directs, promotes and supports high integrity, safe, compliant and cost-effective clinical trials operations.
• Develops and enhances capabilities, reputation, visibility, awareness and competitive edge of research at AAH.
• Leads by example in creating a culture of teamwork, engagement, diversity, equity and inclusion. Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which include interviewing and selection of new team members, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of team member concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall morale.
• Works with senior leadership to develop and recommend operating and capital budgets. Provides financial management and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.
• Supports investigator development by guiding new and established investigators through the clinical trials process.
• Accountable for developing strategy for and managing or leading appropriate committees and councils within his/her area(s) of research responsibility.
• Accountable for adherence to quality standards, applicable laws and regulations, protocol requirements and federal guidelines pertaining to clinical trial research. Oversees the quality monitoring program for all clinical trial research.
• Performs human resources responsibilities for staff which include interviewing and selection of new employees, promotions, staff development, performance evaluations, compensation changes, resolution of employee concerns, corrective actions, terminations, and overall employee morale.
• Develops and recommends operating and capital budgets and controls expenditures within approved budget objectives.
• Responsible for understanding and adhering to the organization's Code of Ethical Conduct and for ensuring that personal actions, and the actions of employees supervised, comply with the policies, regulations and laws applicable to the organization's business.

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Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.