BBE Director of Research Operations
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, United States
Director Of Research Operations
The director of research operations (DRO) provides oversight of research projects for a collaborative group of scientists in the biostatistics, bioinformatics, and epidemiology (BBE) program of the vaccine and infectious disease division at Fred Hutch. The DRO is responsible for the delivery of critical outcomes to meet overall research goals of the HIV vaccine trials network (HVTN) statistical and data management center (SDMC) and other related research projects as assigned. The DRO reports to one of the principal investigators (PI) of the HVTN SDMC and works closely with staff of the statistical center for HIV/AIDS research and prevention (SCHARP), a unit within BBE that provides data management and statistical support to the HVTN and other clinical trial networks. The DRO works collaboratively with the two other centers of the HVTN, the leadership and operations center and the lab center, the DRO leads the SDMC operational implementation of network and project scientific agendas and provides day-to-day management of the clinical research portfolio. The DRO works closely with the director of SDMC laboratory science and the director of SCHARP as members of the HVTN SDMC leadership team led by the SDMC PIs. The DRO serves as the network or project PI(s) representative when needed and serves as a liaison between the PIs, SCHARP management, HVTN centers, and the leadership of external collaborative partners in the networks and projects. Responsibilities include program oversight and management, strategic planning, and grant and financial management. Minimum qualifications include a minimum of 10 years' experience working in research and or clinical trial settings with progressively increasing management scope, at least 5 years supervisor experience, Ph.D. (or masters degree with additional experience) in immunology, virology, or quantitative health sciences, excellent oral and written communication and critical thinking skills, ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams of varying technical expertise, background, and leadership levels, ability to evaluate information quickly, and frame ideas and arguments effectively, strong leadership, communication, and negotiation skills, navigate complex interpersonal relationships in a matrixed organization, viewing projects and activities from multiple perspectives, manage time effectively, triaging competing priorities for oneself and others to ensure projects stay on track, high scientific rigor and integrity, and ability to travel in US and internationally. Preferred qualifications include experience and expertise with clinical trial statistical and data management deliverables and timelines, experience working with immunological or virological data, experience working with NIH grant application systems and policies and regulations for clinical trials (US and international), experience with human subjects research and federal regulatory requirements, experience working in complex and geographically diverse collaborative groups within a clinical research environment, and prior knowledge of infectious diseases (e.g., polio, TB, HIV, etc.), global health, social and implementation science.
The director of research operations (DRO) provides oversight of research projects for a collaborative group of scientists in the biostatistics, bioinformatics, and epidemiology (BBE) program of the vaccine and infectious disease division at Fred Hutch. The DRO is responsible for the delivery of critical outcomes to meet overall research goals of the HIV vaccine trials network (HVTN) statistical and data management center (SDMC) and other related research projects as assigned. The DRO reports to one of the principal investigators (PI) of the HVTN SDMC and works closely with staff of the statistical center for HIV/AIDS research and prevention (SCHARP), a unit within BBE that provides data management and statistical support to the HVTN and other clinical trial networks. The DRO works collaboratively with the two other centers of the HVTN, the leadership and operations center and the lab center, the DRO leads the SDMC operational implementation of network and project scientific agendas and provides day-to-day management of the clinical research portfolio. The DRO works closely with the director of SDMC laboratory science and the director of SCHARP as members of the HVTN SDMC leadership team led by the SDMC PIs. The DRO serves as the network or project PI(s) representative when needed and serves as a liaison between the PIs, SCHARP management, HVTN centers, and the leadership of external collaborative partners in the networks and projects. Responsibilities include program oversight and management, strategic planning, and grant and financial management. Minimum qualifications include a minimum of 10 years' experience working in research and or clinical trial settings with progressively increasing management scope, at least 5 years supervisor experience, Ph.D. (or masters degree with additional experience) in immunology, virology, or quantitative health sciences, excellent oral and written communication and critical thinking skills, ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams of varying technical expertise, background, and leadership levels, ability to evaluate information quickly, and frame ideas and arguments effectively, strong leadership, communication, and negotiation skills, navigate complex interpersonal relationships in a matrixed organization, viewing projects and activities from multiple perspectives, manage time effectively, triaging competing priorities for oneself and others to ensure projects stay on track, high scientific rigor and integrity, and ability to travel in US and internationally. Preferred qualifications include experience and expertise with clinical trial statistical and data management deliverables and timelines, experience working with immunological or virological data, experience working with NIH grant application systems and policies and regulations for clinical trials (US and international), experience with human subjects research and federal regulatory requirements, experience working in complex and geographically diverse collaborative groups within a clinical research environment, and prior knowledge of infectious diseases (e.g., polio, TB, HIV, etc.), global health, social and implementation science.