Project Coordinator/Administrator - College of Engineering - Biomedical Engineering

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The Biomedical Engineering Department is seeking a highly motivated and proactive professional who thrives in a dynamic environment, excels at multitasking, and is enthusiastic about joining our team. The Program Manager will provide comprehensive coordination and management support—both administrative and operational—for research programs and initiatives within the Feinberg Research group with a lead Project Manager role for the LIVE project, a multi-institutional initiative focused on developing transplantable bioprinted liver constructs. This encompasses the full pipeline of organ biofabrication—from computational design and advanced bioprinting to bioreactor maturation and in vivo validation. The LIVE project represents a bold and collaborative effort to overcome the most critical barriers in organ biofabrication and regenerative medicine. As part of the ARPA-H PRINT program, our goal is to develop a fully functional, immunocompetent, bioprinted human liver construct capable of clinical transplantation. The position may involve working on multiple projects, often with shifting priorities, timelines, scopes, and activities. Project assignments are flexible and based on evolving needs. The Project Manager will also perform similar activities for select additional collaborative research projects in the Feinberg lab, such as the Additional Ventures Cures Collaborative project. This position regularly handles sensitive matters and requires maintaining strict confidentiality and discretion. This position will also require adaptability and openness to change as the department and organization evolve. 

Responsibilities:

Research Program Administration:

• Assist the Principal Investigator (Dr. Adam Feinberg) with timeline and resource management to ensure timely delivery of artifacts and ensure that the project meets the performance goals and milestones.  

• Create slides and deliverables along with relevant technical personnel. Projects might include but are not limited to data collection, analysis, and dissemination.

• Maintain program websites and draft effective communications with project personnel, campus community, and external stakeholders including sponsors. Serves as the point of contact with sponsors when required of position.

• Collect and track project updates from research teams and emerging initiatives.

• Facilitate project documentation in digital forms (e.g. spreadsheets, databases, and project management software and collaboration tools).

• Maintain a repository/catalog of research outputs. • Tracks and supports research compliance requirements on supported awards including human subjects (IRB) and animal (IACUC) protocols, clinical trials, export controls, and other compliance related requirements.

• Program support may include supporting calls for projects by creating online submission forms, assisting with coordinating web presence for specific programs, and point of contact for submissions, initial reviews and compilation for reviewers.

• Assist with the development of award or project related policies and procedures

• Support coordination of shared resources and facilities as needed by project teams.

• The majority time will be spent supporting the ARPA-H LIVE project. Additional time will be focused on support other collaborative grants in the Feinberg lab. 

Research Group Mentoring:

• Acts as a liaison between the PI and lab members to provide mentorship and professional guidance to graduate students, undergraduate researchers, and other trainees, including regular one-on-one meetings, feedback on research progress, support with experimental design, data analysis, and review of publications.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive lab culture by fa