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This position is funded for 12 months; continuation past 12 months will be based on university need, performance, and/or availability of funding.

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POSITION SPECIFICS​

The Department of Family & Community Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, PA is seeking a Research Project Manager. Penn State College of Medicine (PSCOM) is one (1) of six (6) participating institutions in a large, six-site nationwide, PCORI-funded randomized controlled trial (RCT) designed to improve outcomes for patients with acute rhinosinusitis (ARS). The success of this project will depend on our PSCOM- and PSH-specific procedures working at the individual clinic/site level, and our ability to optimize study procedures with minimal impact to existing clinical workflows across six (6) participating Family & Community Medicine clinics. The Research Project Manager will: develop and implement clinical workflows and processes; oversee data collection and management, safety monitoring and reporting; interface with external collaborators to direct and facilitate multi-site and collaborative research; collaborate with clinic-, department-, and team-level leadership to develop strategic partnerships and advance the mission of research initiatives; supervise two (2) full-time Clinical Research Coordinator study team members; and plan, administer, and monitor project budgets. In addition, they should have proficient ability with the following tasks and skills:

· Ability to manage and coordinate multiple tasks and priorities in a professional manner.

· Experience with research governance, regulations, University policies, and Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirements & processes.

· Management of research data and protocols across a variety of study designs and research methodologies.

· Overseeing daily project operations (budgets, timelines, standard operating procedures, project reporting), and relationships with internal departments and external entities supporting project implementation.

· Coordinating with internal and external entities to establish contracts and agreements, and development of marketing materials.

· Study management including database development, implementation, quality control, and support. Preference toward experience with existing internal Penn State HMC software (e.g., REDCap).

· Familiarity with quantitative and qualitative analysis s