Project Senior Manager

Responsibilities

• Milestone & Contract Management Tracking Deliverables (20%)
  • Maintaining detailed project workplans to achieve PCORI-specific contractual milestones on schedule.
  • Reporting execution: compiling and organizing semi-annual progress reports and milestone documentation, to be submitted to the PCORI Program Officer per contractual obligations.
  • Audit readiness: managing accurate recording of project data, regulatory approvals, and file systems to ensure institutional and federal compliance.
• Clinical Research Operations (30%)
  • IRB coordination: preparing and submitting initial protocols, amendments, and continuing reviews to the Institutional Review Board (IRB).
  • Protocol support: developing and maintaining the protocol, Manual of Procedures, and all participant materials.
  • Data collection logistics: supporting the DCC in managing day‑to‑day data gathering workflow and ensuring adherence to the PCORI Methodology Standards.
  • Regulatory alignment: monitoring strict patient safety and data privacy safeguards across all active data collection arms.
  • Participant engagement: directing and carrying out the study's engagement plan, including support for patient stakeholders, in conjunction with study investigators.
  • Meeting support: organizing and directing study meetings as indicated.
• Study Site Management (30%)
  • Site management: serving as the central hub for data‑gathering sites, subcontractors, and multi‑institutional collaborators, including maintaining relations with subcontractors, contracts management, and oversight of performance.
  • Clinical site performance: promoting successful recruitment, retention, and conduct at the study's clinical sites; supporting data entry, data quality, and other site activities; assuring that the highest rigor is applied to study conduct, data integrity, and research subject protection.
• Financial & Resource Oversight (20%)
  • Budget reconciliation: collaborating closely with internal institutional finance departments to monitor spending against approved line items.
  • Invoicing & payments: supporting the DCC as needed with processing vendor, consultant, and subcontractor invoices per specific completed milestones.
  • Personnel allocation: managing Coordinating Center team members to maintain effective study functions per contractual obligations.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience or 5 years of experience.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to translate data into action.
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams, including clinical stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage diverse audiences.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and operate effectively in ambiguity.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Knowledge of UM policies and procedures.

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day.
• 2:1 match on retirement savings.

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