POSITION SUMMARY:
Responsible for overseeing two or more research projects under the direction of senior managers/directors and Principal Investigators. Research studies will focus on the major responsibilities of managing the grant-funded research projects include working with the study team to develop study protocols, assessment instruments, and Institutional Review Board protocols; monitor study implementation, including clinical implementation of the economic interventions we are studying; assist with manuscripts and presentations; ensure compliance with reporting to funders, and to coordinate new grant applications. The Project Manager will monitor budgets and spending and coordinate contracts with independent consults and subcontractors. The Project Manager may be responsible for hiring and supervising any research support staff working on a full time, part time, or temporary basis.
Position: Clinical and Research Operations Manager
Department: Economic Pathways Fund
Schedule: Full Time
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:
CORE DUTIES
The Research Project Manager (PM) is responsible for leading research projects to satisfy a defined goal or scientific objective. Duties include the following:
Project Management
- Coordinates and facilitates the research project management life cycle, including initiation, development, and implementation of various complex experimentation projects.
- Responsible for scoping, coordinating early research activities, training research staff, and managing the completion of investigational forms.
- Coordinates research teams, and manages research project timelines, to ensure research trials or milestones are completed within the specified and in line with annual objectives.
- Meets regularly with stakeholders, including research staff, clients and study teams, to collect and communicate business and research requirements, and set expectations for research-related work.
- Oversees implementation of clinical study interventions, including attention to high-fidelity implementation and data management, strong communications with clinical and clinic administrative staff/stakeholders, and supporting team members directly implementing the intervention
- Works closely with the Senior Operations Manager and the Research Program Manager responsible for administrative operations and family engagement for the StreetCred project, respectively
- Works closely across with collaborators across the hospital on the BMC Health Equity Iniative “Promoting Economic Opportunity to Improve Family Health”
- Responsible for the completion of both research and project management deliverables, including project plans and research schedules, progress reports and investigational applications.
Research Management
- Works with Principal Investigators to select the most appropriate methodology and techniques for facilitating the research.
- Responsible for producing qualitative and quantitative research plans, designing research questionnaires and moderator guides.
- Works with research teams (on site) and the project and research directors, to coordinate fieldwork initiatives, and conduct pre-research and post-research analyses and evaluations.
- Works with research team to facilitate & ensure protocol adherence, quality assurance and HIPAA compliance.
- Works with RAs and statistical team to collect data, summarize and interpret research data.
- Collaborates with Principal Investigator to author journal articles and to present findings at research seminars, study groups and conferences.
Staff Management
- Supervise support staff (e.g., Research Coordinators, Research Assistants, etc) clinical study implementation staff (e.g., CWAs working as Financial Navigators, AmeriCorps VISTA working as a program manager), including training, delegating tasks, overseeing daily activities, mentoring, guiding through demonstration of best practices and offering opportunities for professional development.
- Prepares performance evaluations, submits timesheets; responsible for hiring, disciplining and processing terminations in accordance with established polices.
- Schedules and facilitates staff meetings. Plans agenda and ensures that minutes are taken, edited and distributed.
Administrative Duties
- Manages purchasing, invoices and accounts payable for the department. Assists the Principal Investigator with monitoring expenses, facilitating contracts, ordering materials and documenting all approved variances.
- Liaisons with Institutional Review Board (IRB) for submissions, correspondence, and regulatory binders, including administrative amendments.
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