Project Manager - Research Associate
About The Position
This position is responsible for all stages and types of center initiatives from proposal development and definition of requirements, to project planning, activity and reporting, project oversight, implementation and management. The individual will be supported at 0.7 FTE by a NIH R01 grant under Dr. Jennifer McCoy. The additional 0.3 FTE will be supported by the department for research coordination/operations and project management support. The CRC will step in when projects are funded as an interim coordinator until other personnel are hired or internal staff are added to the project. This role also provides coordinator support for unfunded projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree with 3 years of experience in project management.
- Strong analytical problem solving skills with demonstrated skills to define scope and analyze complex, cross-functional problems and processes.
- Basic knowledge in research evaluation design and descriptive statistics.
- Excellent communication, organizational, decision making and leadership skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent writing skills and experience in scientific writing and presentations.
- Must be skilled in the use of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Nice To Haves
- Previous healthcare industry experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Establishes project objectives, policies, procedures and performance standards for assigned projects.
- Leads Project Management Team sessions and reviews with Center staff and faculty, including all levels of management.
- Supervises research assistant, data collection and other staff assigned to project execution.
- Initiates and maintains liaison with Center management team and other contacts to facilitate project activities.
- Manages multiple, parallel projects using formal project planning techniques.
- Represents Center in project meetings and attend strategy meetings.
- Responsible for the oversight and management of resources allocated to your project.
- Establishes effective coordination and communications processes to report as a minimum, schedule, performance, costing, risks and mitigation strategies.
- Maintains and adheres to project deadlines, timelines, and deliverables.
- Compiles project status reports. Develops and writes project process and outcome reports.
- Performs other duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
