Research Program Administration Officer II, University of Arizona Cancer Center

This Research Program Administration position will provide dedicated operational and administrative support for the large portfolio of studies and new developmental efforts in Cancer Prevention and Control and Population Sciences research program. This position works closely with faculty research investigators, their coordinator staff, and other Clinical Trial Office (CTO) staff at the University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC). The selected candidate with also have regular contact with Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) research program co-leaders, the University of Arizona Human Subjects Protection Program (IRB), research sponsors, and other stakeholders. It is expected that this person will have or develop a knowledge base of cancer prevention and control and current management principles and will be able to serve in an advisory role to new faculty and staff regarding policies and procedures for research and regulatory processes.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Act as the primary Research Program Administrator for Cancer Prevention and Control and Population Sciences research studies within the UACC Clinical Trials Office (CTO):

• Facilitate activation and maintenance of research studies to UACC and IRB regulatory processes. Activation includes completing the necessary regulatory components and ensuring that personnel and database meets the study needs. Maintenance includes completing ongoing compliance and meeting continued research regulatory requirements.
• Work with a team to create plans to confirm proper execution of study procedures and reporting requirements.

Develop and implement trainings and attend required staff meetings:

• Develop and provide training to CPC Research Program investigators and staff on best practices in study management and participant recruitment.
• Participate in trainings from the Clinical Trials Office, University of Arizona, Banner and Sponsors to stay informed of processes and procedures.

Organize appropriate database entry and develop research reports:

• Collating collected study data to ensure it is ready for regulatory evaluation and entry into appropriate databases.
• Develop and provide reports focused on time to activation and post-approval reporting requirements., Follow-up with investigator if there's questions or missing data for the reports.
• Facilitate regulatory data integrity for studies, including Oncore entries, summary accrual reporting, and CT.gov reporting.

Maintain proper communication across study investigators, staff, clinical partners, and UACC leaders:

• Provide timely responses to investigator and staff queries
• Liaise with relevant stakeholder groups focused on Cancer Prevention and Control research
• Provide quarterly reports to UACC leadership focused on performance metrics
• Other tasks as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to multitask using time management skills
• Comfortable with navigating electronic databases
• Flexibility to travel to multiple work sites occasionally.
• Ability to occasionally travel to other UACC locations as needed.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant clinical research work experience; or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

• Experience in clinical research specifically in the Cancer Prevention and Control domains.
• Experience with data management and report development.
• Experience working or volunteering directly with patients in a healthcare setting.
• Experience developing and conducting research training activities.