Hello Everyone,

Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, currently has an open position for an Assistant Director, Clinical Trials.  Below I have pasted in the job description.

If you are interested, please send a resume and cover letter via email to the attention of:

Harmony Maple, MPA
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs

xxxxxx@childrensmemorial.org

Questions can be addressed to Harmony via email or by calling 773-755-6334.

Thank you,
Harmony Maple

Position Title:

Assistant Director, Grants & Contracts

FLSA Status:

Exempt

 (Exempt)

Department:

Office of Sponsored Programs

Date Created:

April 25, 2006

Reports To:

Director, Office of Sponsored Programs

Date Revised:

April 25, 2006

General Summary of Position Responsibility:

Reports to the Director, Office of Sponsored Programs, Children's Memorial Hospital, and is responsible for negotiating industry sponsored clinical trials and other contracts/subcontracts; provides administrative oversight to one or more compliance areas (IRB, IACUC, IBC)

Essential Job Functions:

1.       Develops budgets for clinical trials and provides pre-award support for researchers and scientists.

2.       Negotiates clinical trial agreements, other research agreements/subcontracts funded by external sponsors.

3.       Interprets Federal, State and Institutional policies, procedures, guidelines and provides this information to Principal Investigators (PIs) on a daily basis.

4.       Provides guidance to the various regulatory committees as assigned (i.e., IRB, IACUC, IBC) and interprets regulations, guidelines.

5.       Assigned to one or more regulatory Committees as assigned with oversight by the Director, Office of Sponsored Programs.

6.       Coordinate routing administrative aspects of all research programs with principal investigators.

7.       Carries out administrative policies, procedures and direction of, Director, OSP, Chief Administrative Director, the President and Scientific Director, Children's Memorial Research Center (CMRC) and the CMRC Board of Directors regarding allocation and utilization of CMRC resources.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

1.      A level of knowledge normally acquired through the completion of a Bachelor's Degree. CRA Certification preferred.

2.      Minimum of one to three years of research administration including regulatory review experience in a hospital, university or other research setting' clinical trial/contract experience required.

3.      Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office required.

4.      Strong interpersonal skills necessary to interact and communicate effectively with physicians, Principal Investigators, and medical center personnel, and external funding agencies, and to maintain a variety of internal and external contacts.

5.      Possess and excellent command of the English language including excellent reading comprehension and the ability to craft appropriate language for contracts is require' medical terminology is required.

6.      Organizational Skills: Ability to establish priorities and react promptly to a large variety of requests and needs sometimes in stressful situations

Working Conditions:

Normal office environment. Minimal likelihood of occupational exposure to pathogens during the performance of assigned duties

General Understanding and Nature of the Position Description

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job classification.  These statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills of personnel so classified.

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