MultiCare Health System’s Institute for Research & Innovation is seeking to a Director, Office of Sponsored Programs to lead the Institute’s research administration team and investigator support services. MultiCare conducts research across multiple hospitals and outpatient clinics in Washington State. The incumbent will work in Tacoma, WA at the Institute’s main office.  Come join and lead a highly engaged team committed to healthcare research! 

 

Job Posting:  https://jobs.multicare.org/job/director-office-of-sponsored-programs-research-68356/

Position Summary:
The Director, Office of Sponsored Programs is responsible the development, implementation, administration and continual improvement of the operations and strategic growth of a large, multidisciplinary research organization which includes clinical research administration (regulatory, contracting, study start-up, invoicing, research related billing, award management, and close-out), Federal award management (pre- and post-award programmatic and financial management) and investigator support services (proposal  development & submission, grant writing, statistics, & manuscript preparation). The Director builds a sponsored program office infrastructure, provides leadership, builds and models a high-performance culture with strong engagement with investigators, program administrators, and staff.

Minimum Requirements:
Ten (10) years of experience in medical research at academic institution, clinical research site, or pharmaceutical/biotech organization
Five (5) years of experience in Federal research award management (preferably research awards with NIH, AHRQ, HRSA, etc)
Three (3) years of experience with clinical research administration and accounting (i.e. IND and IDE trial award management, regulatory, etc)
Five (5) years’ experience in managerial or supervisory capacity
Proven track record of success in grant development
Experience with OMB A133 audits and Federally negotiated indirect cost rate proposals strongly preferred

Education/Licenses/Certifications:
Bachelor’s degree required, graduate degree preferred

 

 

Anne Reedy, MBA, CRA | Executive Director 
MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation
Phone:  253-403-5272 | Cell:  253-548-4819   | Website:  multicare.org/research
Address:  314 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Suite 402, Tacoma, WA 98405