Project Manager I

University of South Florida•Tampa, FL

13d•$65,000 - $75,000

About The Position

The Project Manager is a professional-level position providing operational, regulatory, and administrative leadership for a federally funded clinical research study under the direction of Principal Investigator Dr. Theresa Beckie. This grant-funded, time-limited position has a contract of up to five years. The role coordinates study implementation, including participant recruitment and retention, regulatory compliance, protocol execution, staff supervision, data management, quality assurance, and collaboration across institutions and study sites. The incumbent independently manages daily study operations and ensures adherence to federal regulations and institutional policies governing human subjects research. The role serves as the primary operational liaison among investigators, research staff, participants, collaborating institutions, and funding agencies, and uses considerable judgment to maintain protocol fidelity, resolve operational issues, and safeguard research data integrity and quality. The position directly supervises research personnel, including a research nurse, health coach, graduate student workers, research assistants, and study volunteers. Supervisory duties include hiring recommendations, onboarding, training, work assignment, performance monitoring, protocol oversight, and ongoing supervision of study-related activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field and two years of project management or coordination experience.
Some positions may require project management certification.
A bachelor’s degree may be substituted with four years of direct experience, subject to the stated employment eligibility conditions.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Nursing, Public Health, Health Sciences, Exercise Science, Psychology, or a related health field.
Experience coordinating federally funded clinical, behavioral, or translational research studies.
Knowledge of human subjects research regulations, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and Institutional Review Board processes.
Experience working with cardiovascular disease populations and women's health research.
Experience managing research studies from initiation through closeout.
Professional research certification such as ACRP, SOCRA, or equivalent.
Experience using electronic health records, REDCap, and electronic data capture systems.
Demonstrated project management, organizational, leadership, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and day-to-day operational management of a five-year federally funded clinical research study, ensuring compliance with approved protocols, funding agency requirements, Good Clinical Practice standards, and institutional policies.
Plan, coordinate, and oversee participant recruitment, screening, enrollment, randomization, informed consent, study visits, retention, and follow-up assessments.
Prepare, submit, and maintain regulatory documentation, including IRB applications, amendments, continuing reviews, adverse event reports, protocol deviations, and study correspondence; serve as the primary contact for regulatory matters and ensure required reporting is completed.
Monitor study progress and operational performance, identify implementation issues, and develop corrective action plans to maintain compliance, participant safety, and study objectives.
Coordinate study meetings, track milestones and deliverables, and assist with budget monitoring and financial documentation.
Direct implementation of study protocols and procedures across participating research sites to ensure standardized and consistent study activities.
Coordinate procurement, inventory, and distribution of study supplies, intervention materials, and equipment.
Oversee participant assessments, intervention delivery, and data collection; ensure research data are accurately, completely, and promptly collected and managed.
Maintain quality assurance and quality control procedures to protect data integrity and participant safety; review study processes and recommend improvements to efficiency and data quality.
Educate and train participants on study procedures and digital health technologies, including smartphone- and smartwatch-based applications.
Prepare data safety monitoring reports and other study documentation, and interpret and apply applicable federal, state, institutional, and sponsor regulations.
Coordinate study activities with investigators, research staff, and collaborating institutions to achieve study objectives.
Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate study personnel, including research nurses, health coaches, graduate student workers, research assistants, and study volunteers.
Develop and implement training programs covering study protocols, participant safety, regulatory requirements, and data collection methods across personnel and sites.
Provide ongoing performance oversight and mentorship, conduct quality assurance reviews and intervention fidelity assessments, and ensure adherence to protocols and standardized intervention delivery.
Coordinate activities among multiple study sites to ensure consistent research procedures and data collection practices.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with investigators, collaborating institutions, university departments, community partners, research participants, and federal funding agencies.
Serve as a liaison among research stakeholders to facilitate communication, coordination, and completion of project objectives.
Perform administrative support duties, including document preparation, electronic record maintenance, filing, copying, scanning, and other routine office functions.