Assistant Director - Clinical Operations Position

• Assistant Director - Clinical Operations Position

February 1, 2026

The Assistant Director of Clinical Operations serves as a key member of Clinical Research non-faculty leadership overseeing the clinical operations of oncology research studies.

• Responsible for LCCC Clinical Research to clinical trial accruals leading to process improvement initiatives to increase clinical research accrual such as efforts focused on optimization of the use of clinical staff bandwidth, screening efforts, recruitment efforts, publicization of available clinical trials and diverse patient recruitment efforts.
• Leads collaborations with key teams including other functional groups (e.g., Regulatory, Sponsor Operations), translational core facilities, and UNC correlative laboratories.
• Leads training of LCCC investigators and staff on clinical operations for clinical trials and develops and maintains standard operating procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and templates for clinical trials.
• Provides training and on‑going mentorship to help the leaders and staff within the unit reach their full potential. Is responsible for recruiting appropriate individuals for the right roles, recognizing the need for talents and passions to collide.
• Leads the building of a culture of trust, empathy, collaboration, and accountability within the unit.
• Steers and monitors the direction, goals, and needs of the clinical operations unit charged with overseeing clinical translational research. Oversees capacity planning and determines staffing levels needed to successfully deliver compliant services.
• Leads development and maintenance of a standardized clinical trial complexity tool for workload planning (e.g., OPAL) and continually re‑evaluates the clinical operations research career ladder.
• Troubleshoots all operational issues and optimizes efficiencies by identifying areas of need and leading process improvement initiatives. Collaborates with investigators and core facility directors to identify needs, develop expertise, improve operational capacity, and refine/develop/expand services offered.
• Develops and maintains systems to oversee compliance of clinical research studies that do not qualify based on risk for monitoring and/or auditing. Monitors the clinical research portfolio and trial progress relative to established timelines and contractual obligations, facilitating timely resolution of sponsor concerns.
• Responsible for implementing report‑out systems on the clinical portfolio, academic impact/productivity, financial status, and staffing.
• Leads process improvement initiatives to optimize the interactions between UNC Hospital and LCCC CR infrastructure to facilitate operations of clinical trials and assists with clinical research infrastructure expansion into offsite Cancer Clinics and UNC Hospital System network sites.
• Responsible for overseeing the operating budget of the clinical unit overseeing clinical research. Collaborates with the Director, Clinical Trial Activation to develop and continually refine cost structures and budget assumptions for clinical study operations, providing guidance and direction in negotiation of scope of work, timelines, budgets, and payment schedules. Assists with budget development for clinical operations budgets.

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity employer.