Director of Nursing at Hawthorne Health – Remote

Director of Nursing

About Us Hawthorne Health is a leading community site network and home research visit solution provider, with 20+ sites and more than 2,000 research experienced healthcare professionals across the U.S. Hawthorne leverages convenient, trusted, healthcare locations, identified patient data, and intelligent technology to accelerate patient access, improve retention, and reduce study costs. By embedding high-quality research within local communities, Hawthorne makes clinical trials more accessible and convenient for patients. Our community-based model shortens timelines and helps bring better treatments to market, faster. About the Role The Director of Nursing will play a critical role in ensuring the quality, safety, and compliance of Hawthorne Healths clinical research operations. In this position, you will provide clinical oversight, support laboratory activities, guide protocol implementation, and deliver training and mentorship to clinical and operational teams. The Director of Nursing will serve as a subject matter expert and trusted resource for staff, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements, study protocols, and best practices in patient care. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING | THE ROLE

• Strategic Leadership:
• Collaborate with senior leadership to align educational initiatives with objectives, study specific needs, regulatory requirements, and organizational goals.
• Align KPIs with organizational goals. Collect data, develop and deliver presentations and reports to Network and Hawthorne Health leadership.
• Develop and execute an expansion plan, based on professional practice considerations such as regional scope and standards of practice, to conduct learning needs assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of educational deliverables in other markets.

• Program Development and Implementation:
• Design and oversee the development of educational courses, programs, curricula, and training materials.
• Responsible for development and delivery of clinician educational roll-out plan and communication.
• Implement and evaluate the effectiveness of educational initiatives, making necessary adjustments to enhance program outcomes.

• Learning Management System Development and Implementation:
• Build and implement integrated learning management system.
• Develop systems and tools that allow efficient and effective training delivery and objective assessment of training success.
• Oversee the implementation of training courses into the LMS.
• Design, launch, assign, and track training courses in the LMS.

• Team Management:
• Build and lead a high-performing team consisting of clinical roles such as clinical research lead/ trainers.
• Oversee clinical vendors, and others supporting professional practice and training needs.
• Establish goals and objectives with direct reports in alignment with the strategic goals of Hawthorne Health and provide ongoing performance evaluation.

• Regulatory/Legal Compliance:
• Revise, develop, and author all clinical controlled documents (such as standard operating procedures, work instructions, or policies) while engaging stakeholders and assessing internal and external impact.
• Ensure that all clinical education and training programs adhere to relevant regulatory requirements, including ICH-GCP, FDA guidelines, and other applicable standards and timeframes.
• Responsible for tracking and overseeing diligence for clinical practice limitations by region.
• Implement processes in compliance with regulations to promote workplace and lone worker safety.
• Support internal and external audits and inspections.
• Oversee external vendor partnerships, support contract negotiations and renewals, manage governance and ongoing relationships to meet the evolving needs of the organization.

• Clinical Expertise:
• Provide clinical expertise based on evidenced based practice and clinical research standards.
• Review protocols and provide clinical insight as needed.
• Provide clinical remediation /re-training to clinicians.

• Quality Assurance:
• Establish quality assurance mechanisms to monitor the effectiveness and impact of clinical education programs.
• Implement strategies to maintain high standards of educational content and delivery.
• Participate in corrective and preventive action plans and support the resolution of clinician related quality issues.

• Commercial Support:
• Collaborate with Business Development team to provide ongoing input and support for new proposal development activities to help increase project win-rate and drive Hawthorne growth.
• Provide clinical insights in feasibility assessment and evaluation of sponsor protocols as part of RFP process.
• Collaborate with Finance to optimize clinician pay rates to be consistent with market rates and support Hawthorne market competitiveness and margin growth.

• Stakeholder Engagement:
• Collaborate with senior leaders, quality, operations, business development, study operations, and other stakeholders to identify educational needs and align training programs accordingly.

WHAT YOU BRING | THE PERSON

• The ideal candidate is organized, efficient, and comfortable working in a deadline-driven environment. The candidate will bring to Hawthorne Health the following skills and experience:
• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license required, compact license preferred
• 10 years or more of RN experience
• Experience in designing and implementing education and training programs or orienting new clinicians to roles
• Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing is required, Master of Science preferred
• Certification in nursing professional development (e.g. NPD-BC) or clinical research (e.g., ACRP, SoCRA) is a plus
• Working experience in pharma / medical device industry including working with sponsors, sites and CROs
• Strong understanding of clinical research regulations, GCP, ethics, and best practices
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Strategic thinking and the ability to drive organizational change
• Familiarity with learning management systems
• Excellent organizational and time management abilities
• Proactive approach and solutions-oriented mindset
• Experience managing multiple complex projects independently

• Location:
• This position is remote, with potential to travel less than 5%. Candidate location preference is east coast as the role requires availability in east coast hours.

Salary commensurate with experience. Bonus eligibility based on company and individual targets.
$145,000 - $160,000 a year