Advocate Health Care

Director, Oncology Clinical Trials

Advocate Health Care$114K — $171K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree with 5 years of relevant experience or equivalent education/experience.
  • Documented success in setting strategic direction for a business unit or academic unit.
  • Strong knowledge of project management techniques and methods.
  • Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
  • Proven ability to analyze data and develop strategies for improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Administer and coordinate daily delivery of program services.
  • Analyze systems and processes; implement best practices to enhance outcomes.
  • Create evaluation strategies to monitor performance and improvement needs.
  • Set goals for programs according to strategic objectives.
  • Assist in budget development and fiscal monitoring.
  • Ensure compliance with legal guidelines and internal policies.
  • Facilitate communication and presentations within the organization.

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Comprehensive health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, and vision
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Retirement plans with employer match and financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program
Full Job Description
Department:

80100 Wake Forest University Health Sciences - Clinical Trials: Comprehensive Cancer Center

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

  • Monday - Friday
  • Full time, days


Pay Range:
$54.90 - $82.35

Job Description Summary:

Leadership responsibility for a significant program or functional area in a department, institute, or division that has organizational impact. Plans, coordinates, and manages all aspects of the assigned program or functional area, maintaining collaborative and effective working relationships with internal and external colleagues and associates. Works with leadership in determining strategic goals and ensures decisions are implemented in a positive and timely manner.

Education/Experience:
  • Master's degree with five years of progressive and applicable experience in the area served required; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Significant experience and documented success in setting strategic direction and delivering on objectives for a business unit, company or academic unit.


Essential Functions:
  • Responsible for the overall administration and coordination of the day-to-day delivery of program or functional area services. Makes strategic decisions based on analysis and goals and objectives of assigned program.
  • Continuously analyzes systems and processes. Develops and implements best practices and appropriate changes to improve outcomes in a timely manner.
  • Creates evaluation strategies to monitor performance and determines the need for improvements.
  • Initiates and sets goals for programs and functional area according to the strategic objectives of the organization and leadership. Assists leadership in defining goals and strategic plans.
  • Assists leader with budget development and planning. Ensures areas of responsibility meet fiscal requirements and monitors expenditures.
  • Ensures program and functional area operations and activities adhere to any legal guidelines and internal policies.
  • Keeps senior management informed with detailed and accurate reports or presentations.
  • Develops appropriate communication and communication methods to facilitate the flow of information and maximizes effective communication throughout the program. Communicates services with other departments and vendors as applicable.
  • Facilitates and/or conducts individual and group presentations as needed.
  • May supervise the work and manage performance of assigned staff.
  • Participates in committees as appropriate.
  • Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.


Skills/Qualifications:
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Thorough knowledge and understanding of functional area to served
  • Strong project and process management skills
  • Knowledge of program/project management techniques and methods
  • Excellent organizational and leadership skills
  • Highly self-motivated professional with ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines
  • Ability to achieve results with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Demonstrated problem-solving and analytic skills
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects, work independently and in a matrix-team or collaborative setting
  • Outstanding knowledge of data analysis, reporting and budgeting
  • Working knowledge of all MS Office applications including Word and PowerPoint


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 Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
Learn more about Advocate Health Care
Size
75,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1976

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