Lead Research Project Manager, Pathology Research (Galveston)

University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)•Galveston, TX

13h•Onsite

About The Position

This role works with the Principal Investigator, study team, and senior department administration to ensure research project budgets and schedules are executed in a timely manner. The Lead Research Project Manager serves as the principal project coordinator and primary contact for administration, regulatory/compliance officials, UTMB's Office of Sponsored Programs, and sponsors. Key responsibilities include managing contracts, ensuring adherence to budgets and schedules, minimizing risk by evaluating protocols for regulatory/compliance issues, and managing multi-disciplinary research projects. The role also involves creating and monitoring work plans, coordinating data collection and document development, ensuring proper storage of research documents, and potentially providing team leadership through mentoring. The position identifies opportunities for improvement and facilitates communication with project teams regarding research progress and results, while adhering to internal controls and reporting structures.

Requirements

Master's degree or equivalent and three years related experience.

Responsibilities

Serves as the principal project coordinator for facilitation of the research project and the principal contact on projects for administration, regulatory/compliance officials, UTMB's Office of Sponsored Programs and sponsors as appropriate.
Manages contracts for submission of deliverables and adherence to approved budgets.
Assures efficient compliance with deliverable/milestone schedules on each project.
Minimizes exposure and risk on research project by evaluating research protocol for regulatory/compliance issues.
Effectively manages multi-disciplinary, multi-investigator research projects.
Creates and monitors research project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
Coordinates the collection of research data and the development of project related documents.
Ensures research project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
May provide team leadership through mentoring.
Identifies opportunities for improvement and makes constructive suggestions for change.
Serves as liaison to sponsor as appropriate.
Facilitates communication with project teams on research progress and reporting of results.
Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
Performs related duties as required.