Research Project Manager - PCORI

Department
80038 Research - Academic Research Support
Status
Full time
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Hours Per Week
40
Schedule Details/Additional Information
Pay Range:
$38.20 - $57.30

• Leads the planning, execution, and oversight of AARI projects, initiatives, and/or multi-year, multi-site, multi-stakeholder pragmatic clinical trials and research studies; collectively referred to as “project(s)”.
• Manages project timelines to ensure that project goals and deliverables (including reports, study subject recruitment) are met on time.
• Tracks the execution of projects against project timelines and communicates project status to internal and external collaborators. Creates and delivers customized project plans, project charters, reports and presentations. Updates and ensures timely and effective deployment of implementation plans and measurable returns.
• Oversees project activities assigned to research personnel and works closely with project team to develop and implement strategies to achieve project objectives, improve efficiency of research processes and procedures (including recruitment), and subsequently execute improvements, working with leaders as appropriate.
• Manages project plans, project meetings, and agendas for project teams working with clinical and research leaders, investigators, clinical staff, other internal stakeholders (including IT), and external collaborators in academia and industry.
• Independently builds relationships with research teams and collaborating institutions and assists in the development of new project proposals, including working closely with Sponsored Program Services, legal, privacy, compliance, and IT to secure appropriate administrative approvals.
• Ensures that all study activities are completed by strictly following Good Clinical Practices (GCP) and International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), institutional and departmental research guidelines (e.g., IRB), and federal, state, and local agencies.

• Master's Degree in Business or related field, or
• Master's Degree in Health Science or related field.

• Typically requires 5 years of experience in research project or program management in a large health care system, industry or academic environment.

• Experience building collaborations among stakeholders at clinic, site, and organization levels, communicating project objectives and needs with ancillary support teams, and overseeing research teams in an academic medical setting
• Experience working with PCORI-funded research programs, including communicating with program officers and preparing financial, data, and progress reports according to program requirements
• Experience working with Institutional Review Board (IRB) to ensure study compliance, including preparing and submitting applications, amendments, and documentation
• Proficiency with REDCap, including data entry, creating databases and questionnaires, survey management, and developing reports
• Proficiency with Microsoft
  365 products including use of Excel to develop pivot tables and reports

• Knowledge of health services research including subject recruitment and consenting processes.
• Ability to problem solve, work independently with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, organizational and time management skills with ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Skilled in identifying opportunities to improve efficiency of research processes and procedures and subsequently execute improvement.
• Ability to provide effective leadership and motivate others. Ability to mentor staff and prepare training plans.
• Experience managing diverse clinical and research teams.
• Experience in project management and ability to drive progress in complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.

• Will generally be exposed to rapid-pace and complex health care environment.
• Remote work with in-person presence (e.g., site visits, recruitment activities, meetings) as…