Manager Research Project A

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Manager Research Project A

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Manager Research Project A

Job Description Summary

Responsible for day to day management of complex projects conducted with collaborators both internal and external to university. Take leadership role in developing study protocols, writing grants, managing the detailed operations of projects, analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, cultivating close relationships with community partner organizations, and drafting/editing manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journal. Develop the team's research strategy and lead projects.

Job Description

Faculty in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy in the Perelman School of Medicine are engaged in innovative and ground breaking research, both domestically and internationally. This position will provide project management support to a research portfolio, led by a faculty member in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy. The Project Manager A (PM-A) will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations for data research projects and innovative behavioral research projects within the Division of Health Policy. The projects this PM will manage are in partnership with external stakeholders (e.g., payors, providers). In this role, the PM will work hand-in-hand with the PI and external partner project teams to design and implement study scope of works (SOWs). The PM will function as the day-to-day manager of the research projects including communicating with external stakeholders, overseeing the development of study protocols, coordinating regulatory approval from the institutional review board (IRB), managing data requests and agreements/proposals, organizing study data collection, overseeing the budgets/grant expenditures/cash flow, managing subcontracts, overseeing study staff and coordination of team meetings including coordinating activities of the project data collection teams and the statistical programming team; monitoring progress and timeline