Supervisor Clinical Research

Summary

The Supervisor Clinical Research is responsible for managing day-to-day operations of assigned clinical research programs and/or studies conducted by Principal Investigators (PIs) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Achieves research programs and/or study objectives while ensuring team effectiveness, including but not limited to, with definition of best practices and developing subject recruitment strategies, identifying enrollment barriers and implementing appropriate interventions.

In addition to standard Clinical Research Supervisor responsibilities, this role will provide operational and strategic leadership for a grant-funded, multi-site Longitudinal Natural History Study (LNHS) focused on advancing clinical trial readiness in autism spectrum disorder. The Supervisor will serve as the primary site liaison between investigators, institutional partners, the Clinical Coordinating Center, and the study sponsor to support execution of study objectives across the full grant lifecycle. Responsibilities include oversight of project operations, personnel coordination, milestone and deliverable management, scientific and financial reporting, regulatory and research compliance activities, and facilitation of cross-site collaboration. The role will support implementation of standardized workflows, training, communication strategies, and overall research operations and administration to ensure timely, compliant, and high-quality study execution while advancing scientific and organizational goals. We are looking for a passionate, mission driven candidate to lead this important work.

This position is fully funded at 100% FTE for the duration of the five-year grant period beginning in Q2 2026.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develops work plans used to achieve research program and/or study goals and performance metrics. Provides oversight and reporting on team finances.
• Evaluates team performance and assists with the definition and maintenance internal processes. Fulfills customer service standards and participates in the resolution of operational and customer service escalations. Serves as a champion of enterprise-wide culture, influencing culture changes to support divisional objectives.
• Assists with the facilitation of communications to the organization on the research related projects and topics. Maintains effective working relationships with peers, stakeholders and leadership across the organization.
• Assigns and reviews work, provides work instruction to on-the-job or formal training, and develops a minimum of seven (7) team members. Evaluates performance or team members, providing continuous feedback. Manages discipline and performance issues. Hires and terminates team members. Identifies resource needs and develops recommendations for meeting such needs.
• Contributes to and/or manages resource allocation, budgets and financial performance for assigned programs and/or studies.
• Oversees the collection, compilation, documentation, review and quality assurance of clinical research data. Serves as a subject matter expert to internal and external stakeholders regarding protocol requirements, problem solving programs, processes and best practices.
• Plans and manages research-related activities and ensures work is performed according to research protocol as defined per contract, sponsor, organizational standards, and/or Institutional Review Board (IRB) guidelines.
• Accountable for the development, implementation, maintenance and adherence or program- and/or study-specific strategies, policies, procedures and best practices. Monitors overall compliance with all applicable regulatory bodies.
• Contributes to the development, maintenance and delivery of technical orientation and ongoing training. Accountable for ensuring credentialing requirements of team members are met and maintained.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field.
    
• Experience
  • Minimum of four (4) years of clinical research related experience.
    
• Equivalency
  • Minimum of seven (7) years of clinical research related experience may be considered in lieu of minimum education and experience requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Clinical supervisory experience
• Supervisory experience within the research realm
• Management experience

Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $84,558.69 to $126,838.03

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

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