Scientific Research Project Manager

Scientific Research Project Manager

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Job Summary:

In your pivotal role as a Scientific Research Project Manager, you will manage healthcare research projects and analyses for evidence-based clinical initiatives under occasional guidance. Communicate with Principal Investigator and across appropriate health sciences departments to maximize information sharing around progress, needs, interdependencies and/or accomplishments. Coordinate activities of best practice maintenance, clinician guidance documentation and engagement, project team, project development and timeline management, special projects, quality control of deliverables and standardization of processes toward more effective and efficient operations.

This position will support a rapidly growing program to link data from consumer health devices (e.g. Fitbit, Apple Watch, digital scales, blood pressure monitors) to patient electronic health records for research and, ultimately, clinical care. Key objectives include scaling infrastructure, expanding recruitment, data management, and development of clinical study protocols for observational studies and clinical trials.

This position works normal business hours Monday - Friday and offers the opportunity to work remotely.

About the Department

The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical & Translational Research (VICTR) is Vanderbilt's virtual home for clinical and translational research. Supported by Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Office of Research and the NIH-sponsored Clinical and Translational Service Award (CTSA), the mission of the institute is to transform the way ideas and research discoveries make their way from origin to patient care. VICTR functions to help researchers and clinicians do their jobs better by providing tools and support to improve the quality of research, publications, grant writing, and training for future doctors and researchers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plans, develops, leads and executes projects in order to meet established goals and objectives at the direction of the Principal Investigator.
• Utilizes scientific knowledge and quantitative and qualitative research skills to perform a variety of research- and operations-related activities, data management, analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, report preparation and management of project budgets and schedules for proposals and projects.
• Identifies appropriate resources needed and coordinates the curation of scientific evidence.
• Performs data collection, analysis, and interpretation to update current processes.
• Facilitates the proper level of regulatory compliance for each study, preparing quality-related documentation and addressing quality-related findings.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

Technical Capabilities:

Project Planning and Development (Intermediate)

• Demonstrates proficiency in providing professional and scientific guidance in the execution of day-to-day research project activities. Plans and maintains schedule of research projects and timelines. Develops research protocols and prepares draft/final study protocols for studies under occasional guidance. Monitors budgetary requirements and aims of the grant award. Identifies gaps in processes and potential areas for improvement. Participates in meetings as required with sponsoring agencies and/or collaborating professionals and vendors.
  
  Communicates as needed with colleagues, leadership, Principal Investigator, collaborating professionals, the Human Research Protection Program, the scientific community, and others.

Project Management (Intermediate)

• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding in developing and communicating appropriate project documentation, including project overview, scope, team structure, status reports, issues management reports, change control reports, meeting notes, etc., as required in a timely manner. Coordinates and may lead steering committee, project team and work group meetings, as required. Manages and communicates project status to team members and executive staff, including management of project website, consistent status reporting, and presentations.
  
  Identifies, documents,…