Senior Research Program Manager

Beth Israel Lahey Health • Boston, MA

16h • Onsite

About The Position

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. The CardioVascular Institute (CVI) Sr. Research Program Manager will serve as the chief administrative leader for Research Operations in the Division of Cardiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The Sr. Program Manager will work collaboratively with the leadership team, faculty, and staff to develop strategic direction and manage daily operations of the Research Program. The position partners with the Director of Research, Chief of Cardiology, BIDMC Research Administration, individual Principal Investigators, and a small team of Research Program Coordinators and Administrators to optimize research operations, assist in management of research personnel, and develop strategic initiatives including training and career development within the CVI. As a key partner to the leadership team, the Sr. Research Program Manager will bolster the overarching goals of the CVI Division of Cardiology Research Program, which is a national leader in the field of clinical and translational cardiometabolic research and human physiology. Specific key initiatives that the Program Director will support are: (1) management and oversight of research operations including interdigitation with central grants administration, contractual agreements, and financial oversight; (2) supporting the recruitment and onboarding of new faculty and staff and management of biostatistical and research staff groups; (3) strategy, direction, and programmatic support for academic initiatives to facilitate the continued growth of the research program, including the promotion and expansion of philanthropic and grant base, and coordination of academic programs such as research seminars, pilot grants, and the career mentorship program.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum 5-8 years of related work experience required
• 3 years of supervisory experience required
• Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access and other web-based applications.
• May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership in developing and implementing multiple large and smaller complex projects simultaneously.
• Works with the leadership team to develop proposals for operational and process improvement projects related (but not limited) to: service excellence, patient safety, clinical compliance, and operations improvement.
• Ensures appropriate project prioritization and requests for resources.
• Ensures programs and projects are appropriately managed and delivered on time, within budget, to meet the strategic and operational needs of the department.
• Develops project work plans including identification of key stakeholders, deliverables, timelines and required resources for initiatives.
• Designs data collection methods and data analyses, measurement and analytic strategies to monitor the key performance indicators and outcomes of projects over time.
• Interprets and reports data to a variety of audiences and uses data to support recommendations for business planning decisions, resource requests and during the annual budget planning process which encompasses.
• Designs communication strategies for project progress.
• Ensures timely and consistent communication of project priorities, status, timelines, and deliverables to the user community.
• Creates reports and dashboards to track performance against divisional goals.
• Has the authority to direct and support employees daily work activities.
• Has the direct responsibility to undertake the following employment actions: hiring, termination, corrective action and performance reviews.

Benefits

• The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.
• As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities.
• Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior