Hybrid Director of Clinical Sciences

at Emory University

• Job title: Director of Clinical Sciences
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Decatur, United States

About the role

• Director of Clinical Sciences managing CHAMPS activities at Task Force for Global Health. Leading clinical expertise, team management, and quality assurance operations in global health.

Responsibilities

• Directs and manages the quality assurance system for minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) and DeCoDe results for the CHAMPS network
• Oversees and manages processes to resolve data quality issues, working in collaboration with sites, the Senior Epidemiologist, and the Informatics Business Unit Director
• Provides clinical expertise and guidance to sites on the DeCoDe process and results
• Provides clinical and analytic expertise to site scientists on data analysis and manuscript development
• Leads and provides technical expertise and guidance on special scientific studies on the CHAMPS Platform
• Coordinates and prepares documents, special reports, and special analysis for CHAMPS leadership and donors
• Leads the CHAMPS clinical team
• Provides oversight and support to lab and diagnostic experts on the team
• Provides supervision and guidance to staff to troubleshoot and solve problems, enabling the team members to carry out their responsibilities and tasks efficiently and effectively
• Tracks progress and evaluates employee performance through reviews and sets key performance indicators to measure success
• Works closely with other CHAMPS managers to promote collaborations and to keep lines of communication open with other Program Office Units and teams
• Represents CHAMPS at scientific conferences and meetings
• Participates in Site Strategy and Implementation Unit leadership meetings and other Program Office meetings
• Up to 20% international travel

Requirements

• Medical degree with 5-8 years of clinical experience working in global health, infectious disease, or maternal and child health
• Experience working with a surveillance or research program domestically or globally
• Experience managing and working with medical and scientific staff in field sites
• 5-10 years of experience working with an international multi-site network (preferred)
• Experience working in low-resource communities (preferred)
• Experience coordinating and managing technical and scientific workgroups (preferred)
• Solid data analysis and public health experience (preferred)
• Excellent writing and communication skills (preferred)
• Experience developing peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts (preferred)
• Ability to work across organizational teams and manage program priorities (preferred)

Benefits

• Home office setup allowance
• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development opportunities