Clinical Research Manager (H49216)

This posting will remain open until a qualified applicant is identified. In order to provide a minimum posting period, it will not be closed before Apr-23-2008. After this date, the department will continue to accept and review applications as long as the posting remains open.

Term Appointment; funding available through 06/30/2009; continuance beyond that date is subject to availability of additional funding. Please refer to "To Apply" section below for additional application materials required.Work will require travel about the State and nationally, for example Atlanta, several times per year. Work may require transporting (sealed) microbiological specimens.



POSITION 
SUMMARY:

The Clinical Research Manager will report to the faculty Principal investigator for the Emerging Infections Program (EIP). The successful candidate will be responsible for:Maintaining the statewide surveillance process, including negotiating agreements with laboratories, hospitals, and infection control practitioners throughout the state; Supervising the surveillance teams (approximately five people), including operations in the border counties and with the Indian Health Service; Managing data collection; Information transmission to the Department of Health; Storage and security of records; and Overseeing surveillance audits and quality control. Surveillance will involve obtaining clinical and demographic information on identified cases and arranging for transfer of microbiological specimens to designated reference laboratories.

The selected individual will be responsible for the implementation of research protocols for special projects, including participation in study design, management of enrollment of study subjects, data collection and analysis. Together with the faculty Principal Investigator, this position will represent the FoodNet portion of the New Mexico's EIP to the CDC and other network states.

With the funding of the EIP, New Mexico becomes the tenth state to participate in a national network conducting active surveillance for clinical cases due to invasive bacterial infections and food borne infections caused by specified pathogens. In addition to statewide surveillance, NM's EIP will participate in special research projects developed and carried in collaboration with the CDC and other EIP network states. The project is a collaboration between the Institute for Public Health at the School of Medicine and the Department of Health.



MINIMUM 
QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor's degree; at least 3 years of experience that is directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

If you are selected for this position, you will be required to present official transcripts, certificates, licenses, etc. as verification of your qualifications.



PREFERRED 
QUALIFICATIONS: Master's degree in area relevant to Public Health research or equivalent experience Experience with (as demonstrated in application): Infectious disease epidemiology and population-based surveillance Project management, including supervision Implementation of research protocols Clinical care in infectious disease Negotiating data-sharing agreements with laboratories, hospitals, and infection control practitioners Managing research data collection and organizing data for statistical analysis Overseeing Public Health performance, compliance audits, and quality control



CONDITIONS OF 
EMPLOYMENT: Successful candidate must submit to post offer, pre-employment physical examination/medical history check. Candidates for this position must be eligible for employment as verified by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Government Services Administration (GSA); those individuals on the OIG/GSA Exclusion Lists will not be considered for hire. Once hired, periodic checks will be made for eligibility of continued employment.Successful candidate may be required to submit to annual TB and rubella screening; UNM will provide Hepatitis vaccination, candidate may decline vaccination through declination form or may provide record of vaccination from previous employer. If you are selected for this position, you will be required to present official transcripts, certificates, licenses, etc. as verification of your qualifications.

Refer to Job Description for Physical Requirements and Working Conditions.



TO APPLY:

ALL APPLICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA eJOBS, OUR ON LINE APPLICATION/RESUME SYSTEM. Go to eJOBS, http://ejobs.unm.edu to apply.

Per the request of the department your ejobs application MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COVER LETTER AND A LIST OF PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES at the time your application is submitted. The cover letter and list of professional references should be submitted through eJOBS with your application/resume.

For assistance with our application process or help setting up your resume on eJOBS, please contact the Human Resources Service Center at (505) 277-MyHR (6947), visit fastinfo.unm.edu or come into our Human Resources Service Center, 1700 Lomas Blvd. NE Suite 1400, Albuquerque, NM 87131.

All eJOBS applications/resumes must be received no later than midnight Mountain Time on the day the posting closes.