Dorian Jones

Senior Program and Clinical Research Operations Leader with 20+ years of experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives across academic medical centers, public health systems, and government-funded research environments. Proven expertise in overseeing end-to-end research program operations, including protocol execution, regulatory compliance (GCP, IRB, federal guidelines), financial and grants management, staff supervision, and quality performance improvement. Former Deputy Director/CIO of Illinois Department of Public Health with deep experience collaborating with physicians, investigators, sponsors, and regulatory bodies to translate research into compliant, patient-centered outcomes.

• Directed and oversaw complex, multi-year programs supporting healthcare, public health, and academic research initiatives, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards, contractual requirements, and internal governance processes.
• Managed the execution of research-adjacent protocols and data-driven initiatives, ensuring proper allocation of staff, vendor, and technology resources while maintaining compliance with federal and state requirements.
• Oversaw financial management of grant-funded and government-sponsored programs, including budget development, capital and operating expense planning, cost monitoring, and financial reporting.
• Served as primary liaison between executive stakeholders, investigators, sponsors, vendors, and regulatory bodies to ensure alignment across program goals, compliance, and delivery timelines.
• Developed and implemented standardized policies, procedures, and quality control frameworks to improve program consistency, audit readiness, and performance outcomes.
• Led recruitment, onboarding, training, and performance management of project managers, analysts, coordinators, and support staff across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Collaborated with healthcare leaders, public agencies, and academic partners to identify new research, surveillance, and service-line opportunities and supported proposal development and scope definition.

• Project Management Institute (PMI) PMBOK Certification – 2011
• University of Illinois UIC-Health Informatics-Data Management- 2015
• Columbia College Graduate School M.A. Integrated Media &  Technology,2007               
• Columbia College Chicago
  BA in Corporate Communications 1990
• Johns Hopkins University
  COVID-19 Contact Tracing Certification – 2019
• Rutgers University School of Business Management
  Quality Assurance/Improvement Certification – 2012