Research Nurse Manager - Thoracic Head & Neck Medical Oncology
- Requisition #: 173394
- Department: Thoracic-Head & Neck Med Onc
- Location: Houston, TX
- Posted Date: 3/4/2025
The mission of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.
KEY FUNCTIONS
Clinical Protocol Operation Management:
Collaborate with physicians, research personnel, and protocol sponsors regarding protocol design, budgeting, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Provide clinical and patient care expertise and input to Administrative Director of Protocol Administration on contracts during the clinical trial negotiation process.
Oversee ancillary department utilization requests: CTRC, IR, Image transfer.
Provide leadership and training as needed for pre site meetings, SIVs, order set preparation, CTRC in-services and disbursement of laboratory kits as well as sponsor equipment ensuring comprehensive onboarding of trials.
Oversee the protocol-related research activity of research personnel to ensure knowledge of the research process, ensure resources are available, and compliance with all standards, policies, and quality measures.
Manage and evaluate the clinical services delivered by research personnel for multiple research protocols.
Serve as liaison between clinical data management team and regulatory unit team.
Develop and maintain departmental Standard Operating Procedures for Clinical Research.
Develop strategies to promote enrollment of patient populations, consistently employing study recruitment efforts that reflect creativity in the selection and utilization of a variety of methods available.
Oversee the department audit process to ensure the integrity of protocol management and data.
Lead quality improvement efforts.
Administrative/Supervisory:
Oversee the Gemini team and Moonshot projects within the department, facilitate collaboration with other departments with Moonshot efforts, and participate in interdepartmental immunotherapy platform projects.
Direct oversight of the clinical data management team providing input and coaching to data management supervisory staff on workflow issues, unit productivity and human relations issues.
Participate in the interview and selection process for research data personnel.
Complete performance evaluations and handle all human relation issues of direct report personnel.
Provide back-up coverage to the Staffing Nurse Manager for the administration of research nurse activities as needed during peak volume times.
Develop strategies, plans, and processes for integrating all aspects of the clinical research process and ensure implementation of these processes.
Participate in fiscal planning and budgetary management of clinical research activities with emphasis on effective utilization of resources and train nursing staff on these issues.
Communicate and administer departmental and institutional policy and procedures in the clinical research area.
Ensure appropriate workload assignments to research data personnel. Liaise with Research Nurses to improve the flow of work to the data team.
Provide clinical expertise to Chairman, Associate Chair (Clinical Research Operations Program Director, CROPs) Faculty and Administrative Director, Protocol Administration for Dept Protocol approval meetings ("Capsule") presentations.
Assist with staffing allocations for Research Nurses and data managers and provide leadership for JDUF processing related to their effort.
Provide input on budgets/contracts for nursing/data effort and keep pace with current budget/contract institutional guidelines to assist with contract development and serve as cross trained coverage for the Admin Director, Protocol Administration during peak volume activity.
Review and approve all trial coverage analyses (CAs), effort reporting, and research charge tickets provided by the CRF team. Ensure accuracy and make necessary corrections.
Professional Development:
Coordinate the training and development of personnel in the research nursing area, with emphasis on effective orientation and continuing/ongoing education.
Identify needs and provide training related to administration, management, and monitoring of patients on clinical trials.
Mentor and encourage clinical research staff to develop through participation in professional organizations, serving on committees, attending journal presentations, seminars or conferences.
Ensure that research nurses and supervisors collect CEUs to meet Board of Nursing requirements.
Communicate and network with colleagues in other departments to establish improvements and ways to maintain quality improvement initiatives.
Encourage research personnel to keep curriculum vitae up-to-date to reflect participation in professional growth activities.
EDUCATION
Required:
Bachelor's of Science in Nursing.
EXPERIENCE
Required:
Five years of registered nursing experience to included two years of research nursing experience and two years of supervisory experience.
Successful completion of the LEADing Self Accelerate and/or LEADing Self Discover programs may substitute for one year of required supervisory or management experience.
Completion of both programs can be substituted for a maximum of two years of supervisory or management experience.
LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION
Required:
Current State of Texas Professional Nursing License (RN).
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.
OTHER
Required:
Must pass pre-employment skills test as required and administered by Human Resources.
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html
Additional Information
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KEY FUNCTIONS
Clinical Protocol Operation Management:
Collaborate with physicians, research personnel, and protocol sponsors regarding protocol design, budgeting, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Provide clinical and patient care expertise and input to Administrative Director of Protocol Administration on contracts during the clinical trial negotiation process.
Oversee ancillary department utilization requests: CTRC, IR, Image transfer.
Provide leadership and training as needed for pre site meetings, SIVs, order set preparation, CTRC in-services and disbursement of laboratory kits as well as sponsor equipment ensuring comprehensive onboarding of trials.
Oversee the protocol-related research activity of research personnel to ensure knowledge of the research process, ensure resources are available, and compliance with all standards, policies, and quality measures.
Manage and evaluate the clinical services delivered by research personnel for multiple research protocols.
Serve as liaison between clinical data management team and regulatory unit team.
Develop and maintain departmental Standard Operating Procedures for Clinical Research.
Develop strategies to promote enrollment of patient populations, consistently employing study recruitment efforts that reflect creativity in the selection and utilization of a variety of methods available.
Oversee the department audit process to ensure the integrity of protocol management and data.
Lead quality improvement efforts.
Administrative/Supervisory:
Oversee the Gemini team and Moonshot projects within the department, facilitate collaboration with other departments with Moonshot efforts, and participate in interdepartmental immunotherapy platform projects.
Direct oversight of the clinical data management team providing input and coaching to data management supervisory staff on workflow issues, unit productivity and human relations issues.
Participate in the interview and selection process for research data personnel.
Complete performance evaluations and handle all human relation issues of direct report personnel.
Provide back-up coverage to the Staffing Nurse Manager for the administration of research nurse activities as needed during peak volume times.
Develop strategies, plans, and processes for integrating all aspects of the clinical research process and ensure implementation of these processes.
Participate in fiscal planning and budgetary management of clinical research activities with emphasis on effective utilization of resources and train nursing staff on these issues.
Communicate and administer departmental and institutional policy and procedures in the clinical research area.
Ensure appropriate workload assignments to research data personnel. Liaise with Research Nurses to improve the flow of work to the data team.
Provide clinical expertise to Chairman, Associate Chair (Clinical Research Operations Program Director, CROPs) Faculty and Administrative Director, Protocol Administration for Dept Protocol approval meetings ("Capsule") presentations.
Assist with staffing allocations for Research Nurses and data managers and provide leadership for JDUF processing related to their effort.
Provide input on budgets/contracts for nursing/data effort and keep pace with current budget/contract institutional guidelines to assist with contract development and serve as cross trained coverage for the Admin Director, Protocol Administration during peak volume activity.
Review and approve all trial coverage analyses (CAs), effort reporting, and research charge tickets provided by the CRF team. Ensure accuracy and make necessary corrections.
Professional Development:
Coordinate the training and development of personnel in the research nursing area, with emphasis on effective orientation and continuing/ongoing education.
Identify needs and provide training related to administration, management, and monitoring of patients on clinical trials.
Mentor and encourage clinical research staff to develop through participation in professional organizations, serving on committees, attending journal presentations, seminars or conferences.
Ensure that research nurses and supervisors collect CEUs to meet Board of Nursing requirements.
Communicate and network with colleagues in other departments to establish improvements and ways to maintain quality improvement initiatives.
Encourage research personnel to keep curriculum vitae up-to-date to reflect participation in professional growth activities.
EDUCATION
Required:
Bachelor's of Science in Nursing.
EXPERIENCE
Required:
Five years of registered nursing experience to included two years of research nursing experience and two years of supervisory experience.
Successful completion of the LEADing Self Accelerate and/or LEADing Self Discover programs may substitute for one year of required supervisory or management experience.
Completion of both programs can be substituted for a maximum of two years of supervisory or management experience.
LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION
Required:
Current State of Texas Professional Nursing License (RN).
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.
OTHER
Required:
Must pass pre-employment skills test as required and administered by Human Resources.
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html
Additional Information
- Requisition ID: 173394
- Employment Status: Full-Time
- Employee Status: Regular
- Work Week: Days
- Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 108,500
- Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 137,750
- Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 167,000
- FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay
- Fund Type: Soft
- Work Location: Hybrid Onsite/Remote
- Pivotal Position: Yes
- Referral Bonus Available?: Yes
- Relocation Assistance Available?: Yes
- Science Jobs: No
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