Advocate Aurora Health

Director, Clinical Trial Quality & Risk Management, National Center for Clinical Trials (NCCT)

Advocate Aurora Health  •  North Carolina (Onsite)  •  2 hours ago
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Job Description

Department:

10010 NCCT (National Center for Clinical Trials) - Administration

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

N/A

Pay Range:

$63.45 - $95.20

Major Responsibilities:

Clinical Quality Management & Risk-Based Quality Framework

  • Design, implement, and continuously refine the NCCT clinical quality management approach, aligned with enterprise regulatory, QA, and compliance standards

  • Develop and operationalize risk-based quality management (RBQM) frameworks across clinical trial activities

  • Define andmaintainrisk assessment methodologies to proactivelyidentifyand mitigate operational and compliance risks

  • Establish standardized quality control processes embedded within clinical trial workflows

  • Ensure consistent application of quality practices across sites, studies, and functional teams

Centralized Monitoring & Data-Driven Quality Oversight

  • Develop and oversee centralized statistical monitoring programs toidentifydata anomalies, trends, and potential quality risks

  • Establish key quality indicators (KQIs) and dashboards tomonitorperformance across clinical trials

  • Provide real-time visibility into quality trends, risks, and performance gaps to NCCT leadership

  • Partner with Technology and data teams to enhance analytics, reporting infrastructure, and automation capabilities

  • Leverage data to enable proactive decision-making and early issue detection

Quality Control, Issue Management & Continuous Improvement

  • Oversee quality control activities across clinical trial processes to ensure adherence to SOPs and protocol requirements

  • Identify, track, and trend deviations, issues, and quality events across studies and sites

  • Coordinate root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) in collaboration with functional teams and enterprise QA as appropriate

  • Facilitate operational ownership and escalation of corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs), protocol deviations, and quality risks in alignment with enterprise governance and decision-making structures.

  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives to address systemic issues and enhance operational performance

  • Ensure quality insights are translated into standardized processes and best practices

Training, Investigator Enablement & Quality Culture

  • Partner with Clinical Trial Operations and enterprise stakeholders to reinforce training and competency development for investigators and study teams

  • Identifycommon quality risks associated with new or inexperienced investigators and implement mitigation strategies

  • Support development of training reinforcement mechanisms aligned with protocol adherence and regulatory expectations

  • Promote a culture of quality, accountability, and operational discipline across NCCT

Enterprise Quality, Regulatory & Compliance Coordination

  • Serve as the primary NCCT interface with enterprise regulatory, research QA, and corporate compliance functions

  • Participate in cross-functional governance forums andestablishstandardized escalation and communication pathways between NCCT and enterprise shared service partners

  • Ensure alignment with enterprise policies, SOPs, and regulatory frameworks without duplicating oversight functions

  • Proactively engage enterprise stakeholders in the design and execution of new operational models, studies, and initiatives

  • Coordinate escalation of quality issues, risks, and compliance concerns throughappropriate enterprisechannels

  • Support definition and execution of clear roles, responsibilities, and escalation pathways (e.g., RACI models) across NCCT and enterprise partners

  • Partner with enterprise patient safety and quality teams, asappropriate, to ensure relevant clinical trial quality and safety insights are communicated throughestablishedenterpriselearning and escalation pathways

Inspection Readiness, Audit Support & Governance

  • Partner with enterprise QA and compliance teams to support inspection readiness and audit preparedness

  • Provideoperational quality insights, documentation, and data to support internal and external audits

  • Participate in enterprise quality governance forums, including risk assessments, quality councils, and performance reviews

  • Ensure NCCT maintains readiness for regulatory inspections through consistent application of quality practices

  • Support responses to audit findings and regulatory inquiries in coordination with enterprise stakeholders

Cross-Functional Integration & Operational Alignment

  • Embed quality principles across NCCT functions, including Clinical Trial Operations, Real World Data &Evidence, Business Development, and Technology

  • Ensure quality considerations are incorporated into study feasibility, start-up, execution, and closeout

  • Coordinate with enterprise shared services (e.g., Legal, Compliance, Finance, IT, Lab, Pharmacy) to address cross-functional risks

  • Identifyand resolve gaps in ownership, communication, and execution across functions

  • Support scalable, standardized operating models that enable efficient growth without compromising quality

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

None Required.

Education Required:

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, healthcare, or a related fieldrequired

Experience Required:

  • 7+years of experience in clinical research, quality management, or related roles within healthcare or life sciences

  • Demonstrated experience in clinical quality management, risk-based monitoring, or centralized monitoring

  • Experienceoperatingwithin regulated environments (e.g., FDA, ICH-GCP)

  • Experience working within complex, matrixed organizations

  • Experience collaborating with regulatory, compliance, or audit functions in a healthcare or research setting

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

  • Strong knowledge of clinical trial operations, GCP, and regulatory requirements

  • Experiencedesigning and implementing risk-based quality management (RBQM) frameworks

  • Proficiencyin centralized monitoring and data-driven quality approaches

  • Ability toidentify, assess, and manage operational and compliance risks across complex systems

  • Strong understanding of quality control processes, deviation management, and CAPA coordination

  • Ability to partner effectively with enterprise regulatory, QA, and compliance stakeholders

  • Strong process improvement mindset with experience scaling operational infrastructure

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across functions

  • Ability tooperateeffectively in fast-paced, evolving environments with a high degree of accountability

Preferred Job Requirements

Preferred Education:

Advanceddegree (MS, MPH, or equivalent) preferred

Preferred Certification / License:

Relevant certifications in clinical research or quality (e.g., CCRA, CCRP, RAC) preferred but notrequired

DISCLAIMER

All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

  • Incentive pay for select positions

  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

  • Paid Time Off programs

  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

  • Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Advocate Aurora Health

About Advocate Aurora Health

Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health are now Advocate Health – the fifth-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the U.S.

Advocate Health is the fifth-largest nonprofit integrated health system in the United States –created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois, Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama, and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health serves nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs nearly 150,000 team members across 67 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides nearly $5 billion in annual community benefits.

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Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Year Founded
2018
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