Regulatory & Training Manager

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Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow's healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

This position serves as the Regulatory and Training Manager within the Department of Neurology's Neurosciences Clinical Trials Unit ( NCTU). The role is responsible for providing comprehensive leadership across clinical research regulatory management, onboarding of new research personnel, and the development and delivery of ongoing training and professional development programs.

The Regulatory and Training Manager functions as the regulatory subject matter expert, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and institutional requirements. This position oversees regulatory processes and promotes adherence to best practices while integrating regulatory knowledge into onboarding and continuous education initiatives for research staff.

A key responsibility of this role is to design, implement, and evaluate structured onboarding programs for new research personnel, ensuring consistent and compliant start-to-role experience. In addition, the position develops and delivers ongoing training programs to support workforce competency and regulatory excellence across the NCTU.

The Manager collaborates closely with NCTU leadership to assess training needs, establish program objectives, and deliver targeted education to a diverse audience, including faculty, fellows, residents, and research staff. Through instruction, coaching, and mentorship, this role supports all levels of clinical research regulatory practice. The position leads efforts to disseminate clinical research regulatory knowledge throughout the department by developing training resources, facilitating workshops, and promoting a culture of continuous learning and compliance.

Master's or Bachelor's and 0-2 years' experience; or will accept a combination of related education and experience in substitution.

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.