Manager Research Support

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The UHealth system at the University of Miami has an exciting opportunity for a Manager, Research Support.

SUMMARY

The Manager, Research Support provides program support to facilitate research. Furthermore, the Manager, Research Support oversees research operations to ensure efficiency and compliance with applicable regulations.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS                                                                                                                                                                                         

Contributes to basic and applied research activities by collecting and analyzing data and maintaining databases.

Understands and interprets research protocols and procedures and ensures all research is undertaken according to best practices.

Provides guidance, mentorship, and oversight to junior research staff and students.

Conducts meetings with research and other staff, outside agencies, and other applicable organizations and ensures functions are coordinated in a timely and accurate manner.

Provides technical and program support and resolves operational problems.

Assists in the preparation and publication of manuscripts and other program-related documents and reports.

Stays abreast of developments in the field which may impact department functions.

Advances expertise through continued education, training, and research.

Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS                                                                                                                                                                                         

DEPARTMENT ADDENDUM

Department Specific Functions

The manager will support research activities under the direction of the principal investigator (Sara St George PhD). Dr. St George’s program of research is focused on promoting health, preventing chronic disease, and fostering positive relationships among Hispanic families by developing, evaluating, and disseminating evidence-based multigenerational digital lifestyle interventions.

The position is full-time, with remote and in-person presence at the Miller School of Medicine at the Medical Campus of University of Miami.

Ongoing projects in the lab which the manager would support are:

• Healthy Juntos: This is an efficacy trial of a family-based digital obesity prevention intervention (“Healthy Juntos”) for Hispanic parents and their 12–15-year-old adolescents. Healthy Juntos is a web-based application that includes eleven modules of content for parents and adolescents delivered over six months. Eligible families who chose to participate in the study will be randomly assigned to either use our family health app or receive free digital health resources. 

• Con Cariño Abuelita: This is a pilot study of a multi-generational family-based digital cancer and obesity prevention intervention (“Con Cariño Abuelita”) for Hispanic cancer survivors and their daughters/daughters in-law. Con Cariño Abuelita is a web-based application that includes eight modules of content delivered over three months. Eligible families who chose to participate in the study will be randomly assigned to either use our family health app or receive free digital health resources. 

Primary duties and responsibilities:

• Overall project management across the lab (e.g., tracking recruitment milestones, assisting with progress reports, tracking overall project progress and coordinating team members to ensure timely completion of projects).
• Attending weekly lab meetings and project-specific meetings and supervising staff in preparing agendas and minutes for these meetings. The manager may also assist with running meetings, preparing agendas and minutes when needed.
• Holding weekly group or individual staff meetings to provide overall supervis