Clinical Research Timeline - Phase One

Clinical Research Timeline - Phase One

Jun 2023

Feb 2023

Sep 2022

Nov 2023

First Steps

RRS Workstream

CRC Workstream

CRN Workstream

Dec 2023

Jan 2023

Feb 2024

New Positions to HR

Community Feedback

RAM Workstream

Jul 2024

Aug 2024

Sep 2024

Oct 2024

Employee Mapping: Documentation

Mapping Complete

Employee Mapping: HR Recommendations

Employee Mapping: Committees

Feb 2025

Jan 2025

Nov 2024

Second Scoop: Employee Mapping Documentation

Second Scoop:HR Recommendations

First Steps:Second Scoop

Tier Advancement:Formation of Taskforces

Tier Advancement:Taskforce Meetings

First Steps:Tier Advancement

Mar 2025

To Be Announced

Employee Mapping:

Mapping Committees

Mapping committees began meeting to review employee documents and make new job title recommendations; supervisors and departments reviewed and approved job title recommedations

CRC Workstream

Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) workstream formed to review current UK and benchmark institution titles; new titles and job descriptions drafted

Second Scoop:

HR Recommendations

HR/Compensation worked to calculate education and experience and make recommendations

To Be Announced

Please check back for updates on our progress.

Second Scoop:

Employee Mapping Documentation

HR/Employment and FORWARRD collaborated to collect documents from employees, supervisors, and departments for the mapping recommendations

Employee Mapping:

Documentation

HR/Employment and FORWARRD collaborated to collect documents from employees, supervisors, and departments for the mapping recommendations

Tier Advancement:

Taskforce Meetings

CRC, CRN, RRS, and RAM Tier Advancement Taskforces begin meeting to discuss and develop the FORWARRD tier advancement program.

Community Feedback

HR preliminary feedback collected; research community feedback collected; job descriptions updated based on feedback

RAM Workstream

Research Administrator and Manager (RAM) workstream formed to review current UK and benchmark institution titles; new titles and job descriptions drafted

First Steps:

Tier Advancement

FORWARRD leadershipp met with partner institutions to outline the next steps for FORWARRD's tier advancement program.

RRS Workstream

Research Regulatory Specialist (RRS) workstream formed to review current UK and benchmark institution titles; new titles and job descriptions drafted

First Steps

Collaborations established with benchmark institutions; FORWARRD Advisory group formed; HR began work to identify affected clinical research professionals

CRN Workstream

Clinical Research Nurse (CRN) workstream formed to review current UK and benchmark institution titles; new titles and job descriptions drafted

First Steps:

Second Scoop

HR began work to identify clinical research professionals that were not mapped from Jun-Oct 2024

New Positions to HR

HR/Employment/Compensation began work to finalize and approve new titles, job descriptions, grades, and FLSA

Tier Advancement:

Formation of Taskforces

Subject matter experts engaged to formtaskforces for FORWARRD’s tieradvancement program.

Employee Mapping:

HR Recommendations

HR/Compensation worked to calculate education and experience, perform a market analysis, and make recommendations; supervisors and departments reviewed and approved recommendations

Mapping Complete

New titles and salaries finalized; employees notified