Research Project Manager, PACT

## Research Project Manager, PACTApplyremote type:
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Chicago, ILtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR33755
** Department
* * BSD MED - Infectious Diseases - Chicago Center HIV Elimination - Health Care
** About the Department
** The Chicago Center of HIV Elimination, embedded within the University of Chicago's main campus in Hyde Park, is located in Chicago's HIV epicenter. Of the 20 neighborhoods in the city with high annual HIV diagnosis rates (greater than 40 per 100,000), 13 of them are no more than eight miles from the University of Chicago. This area includes 4 of the 6 communities with the highest annual diagnosis rates in the city (Washington Park, West Englewood, Greater Grand Crossing and South Shore).

Our position within the hardest hit neighborhoods in Chicago provides unique opportunities to advance HIV testing and prevention interventions locally, providing tangible results to those most affected and to improve the lives of those living with and without HIV infection.
CCHE seeks to eliminate new HIV transmission events over the next 30 years (from 2011 to 2041) by using network science to target and integrate prevention as well as create structural and community-specific interventions.
** Job Summary
** Research Project Manager performs routine assignments related to scientific research projects. Ensures compliance of research activities with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and mandates. Analyzes possible solutions using standard procedures. Writes articles, reports and manuscripts. Assists in drafting presentations on research findings. The Research Project Manager will work closely with a physician-led team of investigators and educators on grants focused on HIV prevention and HIV care continuum outcomes.

The Research Project Manager will serve as the main project contact for partner organizations and clinical sites across multiple research projects. They will also oversee and manage other staff including but not limited to medical students and undergraduate research assistants. The Research Project Manager should have experience with research on HIV prevention interventions for Black cis and transgender women, electronic health record-based health interventions, health systems-based interventions, pragmatic trials, development of provider tools and patient education materials, qualitative interviews with patients and clinicians, implementation science, developing and analyses of user-centered designed interview, and engaging community partners.
This is a grant funded position.
** Responsibilities
* ** Supports a portfolio of projects that may include rigorous social science evaluations and technical assistance data analysis projects; assists project team members, PIs, external partners, and stakeholders to push projects forward and achieve research goals.
* Provide support to the principal investigator and research team by recruiting subjects, designing surveys, planning and conducting individual and focus group interviews, and collecting and analyzing some qualitative and quantitative data, as necessary.
* Assists with the coordination of research activities, communications with partner agencies, and managing project deliverables.
* Assists in writing grant proposals and preparing presentations targeting both policymakers and academic audiences.
* Writes human subjects permission protocols and amendments for IRB permission, and obtains other research permits as needed.
* Documents discussions and research activities with detailed notes and project logs.
* Work independently and within teams on special non-recurring and ongoing projects.
* Conducts thorough and critical reviews of relevant literature.
* Assists with data collection, management, randomization, and analysis including cleaning and assembling the files for data analysis, and conducts field research as needed.
* Prepares sections of research results, including proofing, formatting and creating tables and graphs.
* Maintains technical and administrative support for a research project.
* Analyzes and maintains data and/or specimens. Conducts literature…