Project Director, Research - General Internal Medicine

Job Profile Summary

This role focuses on performing work related to research and development of new products, innovation, and improvement of products and processes. In addition, the role involves supporting the development of new products and innovation, including clinical roles focused on research projects. Positions in this family perform basic, translational, and/or clinical research toward solving specific problems for an entity or community. A professional individual‑contributor role may direct the work of other professionals or manage processes and programs.

The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation, or delivery of processes, programs, and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education. This senior level role requires advanced knowledge of the job area, typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Responsibilities include managing projects and processes, working independently with limited supervision, coaching and reviewing the work of lower‑level professionals, and resolving difficult and sometimes complex problems.

This position represents the Principal Investigator in negotiations and contractual discussions with the funding agency, study site participants, and research staff of various projects. The candidate works with the Principal Investigator and Senior Investigator to set the project's policies, procedures, mission, and research and development agendas. The role participates in decision making, policy making, and administrative matters within the project and Center budget structure.

• Advanced degree in a research‑related or clinical field (MS, MD, RN).
• Licenses, certifications, or registrations as appropriate.
• Five (5) years of experience in developing, managing, and evaluating hospital, health, or clinical programs.

• Seven (7) years of experience in developing, managing, and evaluating hospital, health, or clinical programs.

• Manages, facilitates, directs, and develops the overall research plan for complex projects.
• Assists the Principal Investigator / Center Director in strategic planning.
• Supports the hiring and supervision of staff.
• Directs quality improvement activities for all aspects of the research and dissemination effort with the Principal Investigator / Center Director.
• Maintains study timelines and supervises communication across research sites.
• Supervises all regulatory affairs with the Principal Investigator/Center Director.
• Develops, manages, and evaluates Center‑wide programs.
• Provides leadership and programmatic oversight including overall organization, policies and procedures, methods, program evaluation and assessment, report writing and budget monitoring.
• Participates in the recruitment of research partner organizations for Center partnership development.
• Ensures Center research staff use Tufts Medicine research systems.
• Develops and implements various feedback mechanisms to improve change on all levels.
• Represents the Principal Investigator in negotiations and contractual discussions with funding agency, study site participants and research staff.
• Participates in decision making, policy making and all administrative matters within the project budget.
• Develops and evaluates resource documents for Reporting System including manuals for operations, installation, report generation and system evaluation.
• Manages the federally funded research grant.
• Manages and supervises project staff.
• Manages work and workload of Center staff in order to maintain project timelines and commitments.
• Writes and/or contributes to project staff's performance evaluations.
• Maintains collaborative, team relationships with peers and colleagues in order to effectively contribute to the working groups achievement of goals, and to help foster a positive work environment.
• Assesses the needs of the institutions, departments and individuals to ensure that the reporting system is continuously updated and meets the needs of a constantly changing healthcare environment.
• Reconciles and reports financial matters to Principal Investigator/ Center Director, study site participants and the funding agency.

• This is largely a sedentary role, which involves sitting most of the time, but may involve movements such as walking, standing, reaching, ascending/descending stairs, and operating office equipment.
• Frequently required to speak, hear, communicate, and exchange information.
• Ability to see and read computer displays, read fine print, and/or normal type.