Assistant Vice President, Research Administration

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Position Highlights:

• Position: Assistant Vice President, Research Administration
• Location: Evanston, IL
• Full Time
• Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
• Onsite Position

Job Summary:

The Assistant Vice President (AVP) for the Research Institute is responsible for providing direction and day-to-day management and oversight of all research administration activities occurring at Endeavor Health.

Working under the direction of the System Vice President, Innovation and Research, the AVP will play a visible role in development and maintenance of the necessary governance, leadership and reporting structures to facilitate best-in-class, community-connected, translational research.The AVP will also oversee process implementation and redesign necessary to achieve research operational efficiencies, financial sustainability and ongoing regulatory compliance obligations.

The AVP will focus on growing the clinical and translational trial portfolio in areas of strategic importance to Endeavor Health in partnership with the System Vice President, Innovation and Research with a key focus on improving patient access to clinical trials through improved study start up initiatives and identification of additional research funding opportunities.

The AVP will promote a management environment guided by exceptional customer service and continuous process improvement standards. The AVP must also work to preserve institutional protections, engage in proactive cost recovery strategies and harmonization of existing and new technology assets. In these ways, the AVP will work to create a culture of collaboration and research business acumen to attract sponsors and external collaborators and empower investigators and clinician-scientists.

What you will do:

• Works collaboratively with the Chief Scientific Officer, Clinical Chairs/Vice Chairs and Administration. Serve as an Investigator resource for issue escalation/resolution, identification of customer service issues and service recoveries as well as collecting feedback in support of continuous process and service improvement.
• The AVP is accountable for building and preserving continuity of research unit services in the areas of: Pre-Award/Post Award, Regulatory, Clinical Operations and Financial Management, Information Technology, and Compliance/Safety/Quality Assurance.
• The AVP will have overall responsibility for providing leadership for business unit Director/Managers, and will be accountable for delivering adequate business controls, risk management, staffing, technology deployment and service recovery mechanisms
• Develop and execute regular and transparent communications for the benefit of the research community.
• Develop Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure both financial and research Return On Investment (ROI).
• Develop and operationalize goals to increased research collaboration and patient access to clinical trials.
• Develop and recommend annual operating and capital budgets.
• Serve as a leading change agent for improving the culture and operations of the Research enterprise.

What you will need:

• Education: Advanced degree required (PhD, MBA, JD, MPH, MPP, MPA, MS, etc.)
• Certification: SOCRA preferred
• Experience: Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience leading to an executive management role in: clinical research operations, clinical research finance, human subject research administration, and/or federal award research management.
• Candidate must be capable of working independently with excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Candidate must also demonstrate strong organizational, interpersonal and change management skills, and supervisory skills.
• Unique or Preferred Skills:
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate and maintain long-term, collaborative relationships with research community stakeholders in a complex healthcare environment, with record of results to achieve mutual goals.
• With a focus on continuous process improvement, proactively seeks out opportunities to improve customer service, inter-institutional collaboration, operational efficiency, revenue generation and strategic partnerships (internal and external).
• Senior-level experience related to the management of clinical trials operations and finance. The candidate must also possess a strong foundation in research regulations and compliance risk management controls.

Benefits (For full time or part time positions):

• Eligibility for our Annual Incentive Plan, which offers the potential to earn a certain percentage amount of your base salary based on organizational performance.
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
• Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Free Parking
• Wellness Program Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account Options
• Retirement Options with Company Match
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Community Involvement Opportunities

Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals - Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) - all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit www.endeavorhealth.org.

When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.

Please explore our website (www.endeavorhealth.org) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to "help everyone in our communities be their best".

Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.

Diversity, equity and inclusion is at the core of who we are; being there for our patients and each other with compassion, respect and empathy. We believe that our strength resides in our differences and in connecting our best to provide community-connected healthcare for all.

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