Senior Research Project Manager Job Saint Paul area,Minnesota USA,Management

Join a collaborative and mission-driven neuroscience research team dedicated to advancing treatments for people living Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, and other neurological disorders - as well as supporting the people who care for them. As a Project Manager, you will work closely with experienced scientists and research staff in a supportive environment that values teamwork, curiosity, and scientific excellence. Ideal candidates are detail-oriented, excited to contribute to innovative research while collaborating with colleagues to translate discoveries into meaningful improvements in brain health.

POSITION

PURPOSE

This position requires expertise in project management operations and knowledge of relevant scientific areas. An individual can qualify through expertise in either area, but operational excellence is foremost.

The senior research project manager is responsible for managing one or more complex projects and orchestrating the activities of the team members. This may include supervising research specialists or coordinators or similar staff. This person takes a leadership role in guiding resource allocation and strategies across projects, with the supervision of a principal investigator.

The primary duty of this role is complex project management. A senior research project manager is closely involved in the operational leadership of a research project or team, working with autonomy but in close coordination with the Principal Investigator or department head. This person must demonstrate success managing projects based on a combination of factors, such as managing budgets, IRBs communications, deliverables, challenging relationships and guiding legal agreements and contracts processes.

An additional preferred strength of a Senior Project Manager is contributing to the team discussions of clinical decisions, research methods and manuscript development. This person must be able to use a thorough understanding of project objectives and to plan resources for areas of the study/ies requiring specific and in-depth expertise.

Responsibilities include proactive research-methods contributions across project phases (i.e., contributions to project team development of the randomization strategy, data management plans, protocol, the survey tools, the data definitions and validation, and their implementation, dissemination, and integration). In addition to project management tasks, this person provides valued contributions to team efforts to communicate findings, and partners with lead authors in the development, writing and editing of research reports, presentations and professional publications.

In addition to project-related responsibilities, this person takes initiative to contribute to the operational excellence and success of the PMO and/or project management across the institute.

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, hybrid. On-site Tuesday-Thursday. The in-person location will be the Health Partners Neuroscience Center

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Many, but not necessarily all, of the following:

Manage studies that require extensive collaboration with other sites, such as a prime-site study with sub-recipients, multiple contractors or centralized data coordination; manage multiple stakeholders including the study funder.

May serve as more experienced PM in a paired PM model; may also support the work of other PMs in a paired PM model. May supervise or mentor others in the Research Project Management Office (RPMO).

Operational responsibility in guiding resource allocation across projects and/or strategies across projects, with the guidance of a principal investigator.

Study coordination and management of complex project(s), which may include the following responsibilities in partnership with the project PI:

Acts as a…