What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Research Program Manager position at UCLA Health?
The Department of Medicine is seeking a Clinical Research Program Manager to lead and manage cardiology clinical research studies. In this leadership role, you will oversee the development, implementation, and adherence to clinical study protocols involving human subjects, ensuring all activities meet regulatory requirements, Good Clinical Practice standards, and institutional policies. You will manage day-to-day study operations, troubleshoot and resolve operational challenges, and collaborate closely with multidisciplinary project teams to keep studies on track and compliant. This position also oversees a team of clinical research and regulatory coordinators, providing guidance, workflow support, and performance oversight. Additionally, the Program Manager may hold responsibility for study finances, clinical operations, and budget management, ensuring resources are effectively allocated to support successful study execution. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in advancing cardiology research within a high-performing academic environment.
This is a part-time, 55% career opportunity.
Annual range: $86,400-$184,800
Required
- Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a clinical research setting
- Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, with frequent interruptions, to meet the programmatic and department needs, while complying with applicable University policies and federal and state regulations.
- Analytical skills to assess clinical research protocols and regulatory requirements, define problems, formulate logical solutions, develop alternative solutions, make recommendations, and initiate corrective actions.
- Close attention to detail to ensure accuracy in a fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment. Ability to adapt to changing job demands and priorities, remain flexible including working flexible hours to accommodate research deadlines.
- Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel, to perform daily tasks efficiently and accurately.
- Knowledge of and experience working with a variety of local and external IRBs, scientific review and other research committees, national cooperative group sponsors, industry sponsors, federal and foundation funding organizations, etc.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively establish rapport, building collaborative relationships, and communicate complex concepts and ideas in an easy-to-understand manner.
- Ability to handle confidential information with judgement and discretion.
- Availability to work in more than one environment, travelling to various clinic sites, meetings, conferences, etc…
- Advanced knowledge of and experience working with a variety of local and external IRBs, scientific review and other research committees, national cooperative group sponsors, industry sponsors, federal and foundation funding organizations, etc.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret IRB, FDA, federal and UCLA requirements and utilize that information to guide investigators and other team members.
- Expert level working knowledge of clinical research concepts, policies and procedures, and human safety protection regulations and laws.
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of clinical trials budgeting processes to manage the preparation of clinical trials budgets.
- Demonstrated experience with FDA processes and procedures.
- Ability to lead the development and implementation of quality improvement activities, SOPs, processes, etc.
- Team leadership experience (i.e. projects, committees, etc.).
- Ability to develop and give presentations to leadership, positively representing the department.
- Ability to clearly communicate complex departmental and institution-wide policies and ensure understanding.
Preferred:
- Master’s degree preferred
- Clinical Research Certification (CCRP, ACRP, etc.)
Salary : $1,000 - $1,000,000