Staff Scientist_ NTRO

Position Summary:
The Staff Scientist will work closely with the Principal Investigator (PI) of the Total Cancer Care (TCC) protocol and leaders of the non-therapeutic research office (NTRO) in the oversight of the operational implementation of the TCC protocol (TCCP), Moffitt's institutional biorepository protocol, and other large institutional efforts to support nontherapeutic research.
This position will oversee and provide scientific guidance for research conducted under the TCC protocol, including (a) support of observational studies enrolling cancer patients at Moffitt through the TCC protocol, (b) implementation and utilization of the TCC biorepository resources, (c) coordination of TCC protocol data needs and research activities with Health Data Services, and (d) coordination with external research partners leveraging the TCC protocol.
This position supports scientific guidance to the NTRO coordination team, internal and external customers (e.g., industry partners, external partners and faculty) in areas of study design and methods, biospecimen collection and processing, and scientific rational for expansion of the TCC cohort and biobanking.
This position will implement pilot projects to advance institutional initiatives and lead large institutional cross departmental projects/grants, predominately related to biobanking and patient cohorts.
Ideal Candidate:

• Proactive communication
• Fostering collaboration and respect among internal and external customers
• Seeking innovative solutions for complex, challenging projects to overcome barriers

Responsibilities:

• Meet regularly with NTRO Manager/Director, Tissue Core Director and TCC PI to monitor progress on TCC protocol enrollment and biospecimen collections.
• Coordinate TCC research activities and reporting needs with Health Data Services
• Ensure integration of strategic direction set by TCC Governance Committees and TCC PI with the NTR Clinic team supporting TCC enrollment.
• Facilitate efforts to maintain communication with TCC patients and longitudinal data collection, as applicable.
• Ensure coordination of TCC protocol operations with other key stakeholders in the organization, including but not limited to, Tissue Core (biospecimen collection, processing, storage, and release), various components of Health Data Services/Collaborative Data Services Core (data acquisition, deposition, and access), Research IT (systems management and integration), Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource (data cleaning, analysis pipelines), etc. Participate in meetings with these groups as appropriate.
• Lead large projects, funded grants or new institutional initiatives related to biobanking and the TCC patient cohort, such as developing longitudinal cohort study(s) among TCC patients.
• Synthesize scientific objectives of assigned large projects/initiatives and establish a process to track project plans, milestones and timelines and communication plans across multiple institutional stakeholders. Report project milestones to the TCC PI and the TCC leadership committee and potential barriers to achieving milestones.
• Provide high-level consultation services to customers (principal investigators, external partners/investigators, etc) assisting with study design and feasibility, identifying the most appropriate patient population, biospecimen collection needs and patient follow-up to address their project's hypothesis and aims and assist with refining inclusion and exclusion criteria for accurate cohort identification.
• Coordinate with multiple institutional groups to ensure compliant implementation of the TCC protocol and serve as the Chair/lead for the operations committee/team.
• Report on the activities and recommendations of the operations committee/team and faculty committee to the TCC PI and leadership committee on a regular basis. Providing support for the leadership and faculty committee Chairs, as appropriate, including but not limited to recommending agenda items, preparing and giving presentations to the committee, and documenting and completing action items set by the committee meetings.
• Contribute to regulatory compliance and quality management activities related to the TCC protocol that report up through the TCC PI.
• Facilitate and contribute to scientific advancement through education, presentations, manuscripts, and assistance with grant language, as appropriate.
• Proactively communicate, foster collaboration and respect among internal and external customers, business subject matter experts, and other departments collaborating on large biobanking or observational research projects.

Credentials and Qualifications:

• Ph.D (or equivalent) in a discipline relevant to epidemiology required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in clinical research, epidemiology, behavioral research or population health.
• Preferred experience with statistical software such as SAS, R, SPSS (or similar) and/or bioinformatics tools such as SEQL, PYTHON (or similar).
• Working knowledge of human subjects regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Experience assisting with grant and manuscript writing.
• Preferred experience as PI or first author on publications.
• Preferred Clinical Research Certification.