Sanford Health

Manager, Research Operations

Sanford Health$75K — $95K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a science or related field required
  • 5+ years of scientific or administrative experience or 3+ years with a Master's degree
  • Strong administrative skills with a focus on research
  • Experience in budgeting and resource allocation
  • Valid Category II driver's license in compliance with medical guidelines

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain centralized programs and workflows for research success
  • Supervise support staff, ensuring operational efficiency
  • Collaborate with research leaders to shape operational strategy
  • Act as a liaison with corporate service departments
  • Assist in strategic planning for resource allocation and budgeting

Benefits

  • Opportunity to impact real-world health outcomes
  • Collaborative environment with research leaders
  • Role embedded in a large nonprofit health system
  • Focus on innovation and translating research into clinical applications
  • Supportive of career growth and development
Full Job Description
Work Shift:
8 Hours - Day Shifts (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Compensation:

Union Position:
No
Department Details
Sanford Research is seeking a Manager of Research Operations to play a pivotal role in supporting and helping researchers advancing basic, translational, and clinical research across our organization. This leader is responsible for maintaining and strengthening the administrative and logistical infrastructure that enables investigators and scientific staff to focus on discovery, innovation, and improving patient outcomes. Embedded within Sanford Health, one of the nation's largest nonprofit integrated health systems, Sanford Research offers a unique opportunity to help translate research into clinical impact-accelerating the path from bench to bedside and into the communities we serve.

Why This Role Matters

You will be a central enabler of scientific discovery, ensuring the systems, workflows, and resources supporting research are efficient, scalable, and compliant.
Your work directly supports research with real-world clinical and community impact, aligning science with Sanford Health's mission to improve health outcomes.
You will collaborate closely with research leaders to shape resource allocation, operational strategy, and long-term research success.

At Sanford Research, you won't just support research-you'll help enable discoveries that improve lives. If you are passionate about research operations, leadership, and making a meaningful impact through science and healthcare, we invite you to apply.

Summary
The Manager of Research Operations is responsible for maintenance of administrative and logistical support infrastructure of basic, translational and clinical research labs and studies.

Job Description
Responsibilities may include development and maintenance of centralized programs, workflows and processes required for success of investigators and scientific staff and supervision of support staff. May be assigned roles within regulatory programs and work as liaison with corporate service departments. Assist research leadership with budgeting and resource allocation and strategic planning efforts.

Qualifications
Bachelor's degree required in a science or related field and five years of scientific and or administrative experience or a Master's degree with three years of scientific and/or administrative experience.

Current valid Category II driver's license, and meet all medical guidelines for Sanford Health Category II drivers.

About Sanford Health

Sanford Health is a non-profit, integrated health care system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It is the largest rural, not-for-profit health care system in the nation with locations in 26 states and nine countries. Sanford Health's 48,000 employees, including 1,400 physicians, make it the largest employer in the Dakotas. Sanford Health provides care to patients through a network of hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, and other health care services. The organization's mission is to improve the human condition through exceptional care, innovation, and discovery.
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Size
1,409 employees
Industry
NASDAQ

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