Clinical Research Manager – (Finance)

Purpose:

ST Health Hillman Cancer Center is internationally recognized for its leadership in the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer and is the region’s only comprehensive cancer center designated by the National Cancer Institute.  As the preeminent institution in western Pennsylvania for the delivery of cancer care, the performance of basic, translational, and clinical research, and the education of the next generation of cancer researchers and physicians, ST Health Hillman Cancer Center is exceptionally well-positioned to contribute to the global effort to reduce the burden of cancer.

ST Health Hillman Cancer Center—one of the nation’s leading cancer care and research institutions—is seeking a dynamic Clinical Research Manager to lead the Finance teams within our Clinical Research Services (CRS) program. This is an extraordinary opportunity for an experienced research finance or clinical trials operations professional to have a direct impact on the financial strategy and oversight that powers hundreds of oncology clinical trials.

As a key leader within CRS, you will guide the teams responsible for research coverage analysis, clinical trial budgeting, and research billing review, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and fiscal stewardship across a rapidly growing research portfolio.

CRS is a robust and mission-driven team of nearly 200 professionals dedicated to advancing innovative cancer therapies through clinical research. CRS supports the development and execution of a diverse array of oncology trials, including:

• Investigator-initiated trials
• Industry-sponsored studies
• NCI/NCTN cooperative group trials
• Consortium and multi-center trials

Using a disease-specific centers model, CRS provides comprehensive operational support—from protocol development and FDA submissions to patient recruitment, data collection, and specimen processing. Our financial team plays a pivotal role in ensuring each study is built on a foundation of clear, accurate, and sustainable research financial planning.

Responsibilities:

• Manages grant administration duties, including preparation, review, and submission processes for grant proposals, applications, reports, and presentations; supports all related operations and ensures resources are properly allocated to support research needs.

• Responsible for day-to-day operations of a complex disease center, including staff oversight, conducts recruitment and evaluation, work assignment, mentor’s professional development of staff, responsible for timely activation and execution of all studies in the disease center, provides managerial oversight of smaller disease centers.
• Lead and develop the Finance team responsible for coverage analysis, budgeting, and research billing review.
• Oversee financial processes that support compliance, operational efficiency, and sound fiscal management of clinical research activities.

• Partner with leadership, investigators, coordinators, and sponsors to ensure financial accuracy throughout the lifecycle of oncology clinical trials.

   

• Effectively manage staff performing various financial reporting and analysis functions
• Serves as resource for study teams and PIs; serving as the key financial coordinator for multi-center trials involving subject enrollment.
• Demonstrates the ability to create a shared vision applies critical thinking skills and utilizes financial and quality data and conceptual knowledge in the development of the department vision and operational plan.
• Develops and improves processes related to clinical trial financial review administrative functions; maintains current knowledge of financial policies and changes.
• Demonstrates a passion for developing others, enthusiastically and expertly precepts new hires during the orientation process and serves continuously as a mentor.
• Orchestrates complex change and acknowledges the psychological transition on self and others.
• Takes responsibility for identifying his or her ongoing professional development needs and independently seeks resources and opportunities to meet those needs, such as through membership in nursing, oncology, or research organizations.
• Develops strategies to maximize timely completion of disease center specific CRFs and data collection forms within standard of practice guidelines.
• Involves stakeholders and experts in planning, designing, and redesigning change.
• Disseminates new knowledge and innovations through presentations, posters, and publications.
• Develops strategies to ensure protocol compliance and patient safety.
• Applies critical thinking skills and utilizes quality data and conceptual knowledge in the development of the department vision and operational plan.
• Creates developmental paths to increase the expertise of staff. Initiates innovation in staff development, clinical orientation, continuing education, and supports specialty certification.
• Assists in institutional review board (IRB) document preparation and submission.
• Monitors and facilitates completion of all protocol required data elements within CTMA and ensure all electronic data capture is complete and accurate
• Supports and assist in research coordination for high profile/high risk clinical trials.
• Accountable for the recruiting, retaining, and developing of clinical research staff.