Project Manager - Research

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health•Lebanon, NH

About The Position

Leads the implementation of project activities as assigned. Provides leadership to project assistants and project partners. Monitors grants activities, funding and expenditures budgeted under contracts and purchased services. Oversees data management, reporting and project communication with partners, sponsors & governmental agencies as appropriate.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in applicable field of study with five (5) years of research experience or the equivalent of education and research required.
Comprehensive knowledge of research methods, procedures, and techniques.
Knowledge of computer software applications used for research investigations.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree or PhD or foreign equivalent in relevant field, preferred.
Experience in animal models may be required.
Previous project related work involving complex scheduling and communications preferred.
Exceptional organizational and management skills to plan and organize the research approach and project parameters.
Grant writing/management experience preferred.
Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Organizes and manages implementation of project activities including evaluations, data collection and management, project coordination, and collaborative relations.
Coordinates and attends meetings to determine project requirements and participates in establishing timelines and project organization.
Tracks and manages program activity and collaborates with partners to assure integrity of project and timely problem resolution.
Assists and guides project assistants and other partners and supervises project staff as required.
Assures that data are successfully collected and managed so that confidentiality and data integrity is maintained, conduct data analysis as appropriate and provide reporting as required.
Organizes and participates in project meetings and follows up on communication among project participants in conjunction with Principal Investigators.
Monitors ongoing project plans, progress, budgets and expenditures and effectively communicates project status to leaders as applicable.
Prepares and initiates completion timelines and ensures all required project close out documents are obtained.
May develop training and instructional materials, manuals, and toolkits as needed.
May prepare project communications via web sites and written materials for partners, sponsors and governmental agencies.
Assists in proposal writing, and participates in development of papers and presentations.
Participates in project review and recommends ideas for improvement initiatives.
Performs all other duties as required or assigned.