Sr. Research Project Manager - Hybrid Remote

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Organization:

Department of Biostatistics

Job Summary:

In your pivotal role as Sr. Research Project Manager, you will be responsible for leading activities of the project team independently. You will identify appropriate resources needed, and develop schedules to ensure timely completion of projects. Additionally, you will coordinate the activities of the team by becoming familiar with system scope and project objectives, as well as the role and function of each team member. You also will lead project teams, coach the development of other staff and implement multiple complex projects.

REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience)
5 years of relevant experience, particularly in research
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Experience in federal funding strongly preferred

NOTE: While this position will offer remote, work-from-home opportunities, the department is seeking a LOCAL candidate who can report to our Nashville, TN office routinely for meetings and team-buidling events.

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DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

Biostatistics is the branch of statistics responsible for the proper interpretation of scientific data generated in the biomedical sciences. In these sciences, subjects (patients, mice, cells, etc.) exhibit considerable variation in their response to stimuli. This variation may be due to different treatments or it may be due to chance, measurement error, or underlying characteristics of the individual subjects. Biostatistics is particularly concerned with disentangling these different sources of variation, as well as seeking to distinguish between correlation and causation, and making valid inferences from known samples. (For example, when patients are treated with two different therapies, do the results justify the conclusion that one treatment is better than the other?). For additional information, please visit https://www.vumc.org/biostatistics/.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Develops project plans, goals and objectives in collaboration with project and department leadership.
• Provides professional and/or technical leadership in the execution of day-to-day project activities.
• Communicates within and across department to maximize information sharing around progress, needs, inter-dependencies and accomplishments.
• Assures successful implementation of people, process and systems changes to support redefined service delivery model.
• Participates in institutional task forces and other special committees related to the achievement of goals and objective.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES
• Project Management (Advanced): Planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives.
• Project Planning (Advanced): Demonstrates ability to forecast resource needs, identify and break work down into discrete and measurable tasks, set priorities, define dependencies, schedule activities, prepare acceptance criteria and organize work for large, complex projects requiring diverse functions and/or operations. Continuously monitors and follows up on buyins and commitments. Competently handles multiple projects simultaneously, balancing and scheduling tasks requiring dependencies and those which can be accomplished independently. Accurately estimates and plans complex projects and assignments. Maintains perspective between the overall picture and the details. Is proficient in the advanced features of project management tools.
• Financial Processes (Advanced): Ability to monitor costs, expenses and revenue as well as the ability to manage those costs and expenses in relation to budgeted amounts.
• Mentoring & Coaching (Intermediate): The essence of training and mentoring on the job is transfer of knowledge. Whereas tr