Project Manager, Clinical Research, Digestive and Liver

Clinical Research Project Manager, Department of Internal Medicine – Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases

Job Summary

The Department of Internal Medicine is seeking an experienced Clinical Research Project Manager with exceptional communication, critical thinking, and organizational skills to be used for the dynamic growing Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases. This important role will lend a high level of expertise to Dr. Lisa B. VanWagner. Dr. VanWagner is an Associate Professor and a member of the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases. She serves as the Division’s Director of Clinical Research and focuses her clinical practice on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a condition associated with high cardiovascular risk, and patients with liver disease due to congenital heart disease, heart failure and those undergoing heart-liver transplantation. Dr. Van Wagner’s clinical research laboratory utilizes human population-based approaches, large electronic health record data analysis, and health services research methods to define and characterize cardiometabolic disease risk prediction, prevention, and treatment approaches in patients with chronic liver disease.

Experience and Education

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in science, social science, business, or health-related (including nursing) field and six (6) years related experience to include management experience, or
• Master’s degree in science, social science, business, or health-related (including nursing) field and four (4) years related experience to include management experience, or
• PhD or equivalent in science, social science, business, or health-related (including nursing) field and three (3) years related experience to include management experience.
• A Heart Saver for non-licensure or BLS for Licensure may be required based on research study protocols or affiliate location requirements.

Job Duties

• Reviews proposed new research studies and determines projects to implement; negotiates budget and contract issues; initiates regulatory activities; oversees preparation of necessary project summaries, consent forms, etc. for IRB; oversees compliance with all regulatory requirements.
• Oversees on-going research studies and quality assurance measures, developing criteria where necessary; negotiates favorable agreements with laboratories and collaborators on campus; monitors profitability of research studies; renegotiates contracts, supplements, etc. as needed.
• Directs financial oversight and management of clinical research unit; ensures invoicing is accurate and sponsor payments are received; ensures appropriateness of expenditures from various funding sources available to clinical research unit.
• Participates in selection process of clinical research unit staff; provides training to research, financial, laboratory, and administrative staff; evaluates staff performance and implements measures necessary to maintain quality performance and results; participates in training, development, and/or disciplinary measures; assesses policies and procedures to ensure optimal operation of clinical research unit.
• Identifies potential sponsors for clinical research unit; develops and oversees marketing strategies. Initiates and maintains collaborative relationships between clinical research unit and basic science facilities.
• Designs, executes, and maintains effective system of internal controls which provides reasonable assurance that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, and financial information is reliable.
• Ensures compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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Compliance with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate enforced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is a requirement for this position. Federal law requires individuals holding this position to be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption for certain medical, disability, or religious reasons. Individuals who do not meet CMS vaccination requirements are not eligible and should not apply for this position but are encouraged to apply for other non-healthcare positions at UT Southwestern for which they qualify.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. 

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