Research Project Manager - Molecular Precision Medicine / Medicine

Penn State University • Tallahassee, FL

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About The Position

The Department of Molecular and Precision Medicine / Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine seeks a Research Project Manager to support a dynamic portfolio of gastrointestinal (GI), microbiome, metabolomics, and translational research programs. This position will provide high-level scientific and operational leadership across basic, clinical, and translational studies, ensuring regulatory compliance, data integrity, and efficient execution of multi-investigator projects. The successful candidate will oversee research coordination, protocol development, regulatory documentation, SOP implementation, and cross-functional team management. This role serves as a central operational leader to ensure studies remain audit-ready, scientifically rigorous, and aligned with sponsor and institutional requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• No prior relevant work experience required; previous relevant work experience accepted in lieu of education.

Nice To Haves

• PhD in biomedical sciences, pathobiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, or related discipline
• Demonstrated experience supporting or managing clinical and translational research programs
• Experience with protocol development, regulatory documentation, and compliance oversight
• Strong scientific writing and data analysis skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced research environment
• Experience in gastrointestinal research, microbiome science, metabolomics, toxicology, or related biomedical fields
• Experience maintaining ICH-GCP–aligned documentation systems
• Prior experience in laboratory startup or operational system development
• Demonstrated record of peer-reviewed publications
• Experience coordinating animal and human subject research

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day coordination of GI-focused basic and translational research studies
• Support protocol development, study design refinement, and implementation across human and animal research projects
• Coordinate biospecimen collection, processing workflows, and data integration in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams
• Conduct quality control review of complex datasets (e.g., microbiome, metabolomics, molecular analyses) to ensure completeness and accuracy
• Oversee IRB, IACUC, IBC submissions, protocol modifications, continuing reviews, and regulatory reporting
• Ensure compliance with ICH-GCP, institutional policies, and sponsor requirements
• Develop and maintain audit-ready documentation systems
• Author and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for laboratory and study operations
• Train research personnel on protocol adherence, regulatory documentation standards, and best practices
• Build and maintain dependable systems for efficient scheduling, purchasing, onboarding, and study documentation
• Oversee procurement processes and inventory management
• Coordinate laboratory startup activities, workflow optimization, and operational improvements
• Support integration of clinical and laboratory research activities
• Contribute data and coordinate research teams to contribute to NIH and foundation grant submissions
• Assist with assembling progress reports, regulatory documents, and supporting materials
• Prepare data summaries, figures, and manuscript components for peer-reviewed publication
• Serve as liaison between faculty investigators, research staff, data managers, and collaborators
• Facilitate research meetings and track project milestones and deliverables
• Provide mentorship and training to laboratory personnel and research staff

Benefits

• Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support both personal and professional well-being.
• In addition to comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, employees enjoy robust retirement plans and substantial paid time off which includes holidays, vacation and sick time.
• One of the standout benefits is the generous 75% tuition discount, available to employees as well as eligible spouses and children.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees