Program Administrator

About St. Jude
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Job Overview
The Program Administrator - Research Integrity reports to the Senior Program Manager, Research Integrity and plays an important role in supporting the Research Integrity and Assurance Office and Program at St. Jude. With a focus on research misconduct proceedings and broader institutional initiatives related to research integrity, the role will contribute to cross-functional processes to achieve program outcomes and regulatory and policy compliance. The role will add value in the following areas: regulatory and policy analysis; evidence collection and document management; programmatic process improvements; report generation; and metrics development. The ideal candidate has experience working in healthcare and/or research; risk management; the paralegal or legal professions; or compliance or program management. The ideal candidate also has experience working with confidential, sensitive matters in a complex, dynamic setting.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide oversight of multi-department programs/projects (e.g., basic research international) projects related to compliance with research misconduct and research integrity regulations and policies.
• Implement and sustain a coordinated approach to achieve related research integrity and compliance outcomes.
• Support investigation and remediation of complex research integrity concerns within program areas.
• Participate in formulation of work plans in line with the research integrity or compliance program goals.
• Direct and execute compliance culture measurement for assigned departments/ programs.
• Conduct and apply regulatory and policy analysis.
• Write detailed reports summarizing research integrity matters that comply with regulatory and policy requirements.
• Organize systems for ongoing auditing, monitoring, evaluating, and facilitating compliance with research misconduct, research integrity policies and/or changing standards within program area.
• Continuously collaborate with departmental teams for initiatives around ongoing education and awareness related to research integrity compliance and identification of opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Guide early-career team members or consultants on complex compliance standards and processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

Minimum Education and/or Training:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (preferably training in Risk Management, Health Care Administration, Paralegal Studies; or the Biological Science); or
• Juris Doctorate degree with 4+ years of relevant experience

Minimum Experience:

• 5+ years of directly applicable compliance experience to include a combination of scientific/medical research and/or research administration experience (e.g., legal, governance, auditing and monitoring, training, risk assessment, investigation of compliance concerns, and action recommendation).
• Relevant certifications as applicable.
• Prior compliance program management experience.
• Proven performance in earlier role.

Special Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Able to draw insights from different sets of data and apply regulatory criteria.
• Solves problems quickly by identifying the root causes.
• Encourages others to see the opportunities ahead amidst changing circumstances even when the details have not been finalized.
• Leads team meetings on an as needed basis and effectively communicates with cross-functional teams for results.
• Understands and uses digital tools as needed.
• Speaks up in meetings, raises concerns, and shares information with team.
• Remains calm in challenging and uncertain times by focusing on the end goals and solving problems.
• Defuses any unforeseen developments and problems by leveraging data analysis and insights. Maintains focus on goals.
• Drives engagement and ownership for group to deliver ambitious results and solutions.
• Facilitates planning and implementation of more complex matters (e.g., governance, risk assessment, auditing, continuous improvement) to drive measurable outcomes in alignment with compliance objectives.
• Executes new approaches to improve systems and processes.
• Independently seeks out and addresses program needs.
• Shows strong knowledge of current regulations and standards related to own domain and their implications across different teams within own area and beyond.
• Drives compliance processes within own domain, identifies and highlights gaps, and monitors compliance across teams.
• Investigates and addresses deviations/ issues within assigned areas.

Compensation
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