Research Project Manager, Institute for Translational Science (Hybrid)

UTMB Health•Galveston, TX

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Works with the Principal Investigator, study team and senior department administration to assure research project budgets and schedules are executed in a timely manner.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in scientific field or equivalent and two years related experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree and five years of demonstrated success and experience in related or equivalent field and effective written communication skills.
Familiarity with Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) and Project Management concepts.
Familiarity with Human Subjects Research Regulations.
Familiarity with Institutional processes.

Responsibilities

Effectively manages multi-disciplinary, multi-investigator research projects by collecting research data, developing project related documents, and updating project status reports/tracking systems.
Serves as the principal project coordinator for facilitation of the research project and primary contact for administration, regulatory/compliance officials, UTMB’s Office of Sponsored Programs and sponsors as appropriate.
Follows and supports the guidelines established by the institution and the sponsor.
Complies with and helps enforce project specific policies and procedures.
Participates in research project team activities such as team meetings, sponsor communications, report generation, etc.
Tracks resource utilization and makes recommendations to management regarding efficient resource utilization.
Takes initiative to share ideas and identify opportunities for improvement.
Effectively communicates relevant research project information to superiors.
Has a general working knowledge of the technical details of assigned research projects.
Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
Performs related duties as required.