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About the Role

The Research Administration & Operations Director will provide OMH Central Office coordination for the administrative, operational, and compliance infrastructure supporting the research enterprise across the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) and its affiliated research institutions. The Director serves as a central steward of the research administration framework for OMH, ensuring research is conducted with the highest standards of scientific integrity, regulatory compliance, operational excellence, and public accountability.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a strategic vision for the research administration infrastructure supporting OMH's research enterprise.
Advise OMH executive leadership and government officials on research policy and compliance issues.
Promote research collaborations between OMH facilities, academic institutions, federal agencies, and external partners.
Represent OMH in interactions with state and federal agencies, research sponsors, and external research organizations.
Provide executive oversight for research administration functions including compliance programs, clinical research operations, data infrastructure, and training.
Coordinate research administration activities across OMH clinical facilities and affiliated research institutions.
Develop and maintain administrative policies, procedures, and operational standards governing research activities.
Ensure the effective operation of research support services.
Oversee the implementation and optimization of research information systems.
Promote operational efficiency through continuous process improvement and modernization of research administrative systems.
Provide leadership for OMH research compliance programs, including HRPP, IRB oversight, research integrity, and conflict of interest management.
Ensure research conducted under OMH authority complies with applicable regulations and policies.
Promote a culture of research integrity, ethical conduct, and accountability.
Serve as a key liaison between OMH research leadership and other government and institutional leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and 9 years of experience, 4 years of which must be managerial.
Master's degree may substitute for one year of specialized experience.
Doctoral degree may substitute for two years of specialized experience.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Skills

Strategic leadership
Communication
Stakeholder engagement
Research compliance and regulatory frameworks
Human subjects protection programs
Clinical research operations

Location

New York State Psychiatric Institute - 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY
Nathan S. Kline Institute - 140 Old Orangeburg Road Orangeburg, NY

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Managerial experience required

Education Level

Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Doctoral degree
Professional degree (PhD, MD, JD, DrPH, or equivalent)
Certification in research administration or research compliance (e.g., CHC, CHRC, CHPC, CRA, CPRA, or similar)

Salary/Compensations

$158,345 - $185,000

Benefits

Excellent Benefits Package

About the Company

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) promotes the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances.
RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities.
RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations.
RFMH is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York.
Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits.

Equal Opportunity

RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.