Senior Research Specialist

Tulane University•New Orleans, LA

About The Position

Manage day-to-day operations and provide comprehensive supervision of the Department of Surgery’s Plastic Surgery and General Education’s research program, its data personnel, and specialized analytical infrastructures. Process and manage all aspects of translational, clinical, basic science, and surgical education research projects contracted through the department and the IMPRESS Program. This position acts as the central operational hub—bridging the gap between attending faculty, plastic surgery fellows, general surgery residents, medical students, and analytical personnel. The Manager is responsible for scheduling multi research timelines, managing independent data operations, maintaining programmatic inventories (software licenses, secure data shares), purchasing programmatic assets, and planning comprehensive records for multiple projects and tasks. Additionally, this role maintains strict institutional compliance with the Institutional Review Board (IRB), ensuring total adherence to all university, federal, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) data security and confidentiality guidelines.

Requirements

Supervision of research program, data personnel, and analytical infrastructures.
Processing and management of translational, clinical, basic science, and surgical education research projects.
Scheduling research timelines.
Managing data operations.
Maintaining programmatic inventories.
Purchasing assets.
Planning records for projects and tasks.
Ensuring compliance with Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Adherence to university, federal, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) data security and confidentiality guidelines.

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day operations and provide comprehensive supervision of the Department of Surgery’s Plastic Surgery and General Education’s research program, its data personnel, and specialized analytical infrastructures.
Process and manage all aspects of translational, clinical, basic science, and surgical education research projects contracted through the department and the IMPRESS Program.
Act as the central operational hub, bridging the gap between attending faculty, plastic surgery fellows, general surgery residents, medical students, and analytical personnel.
Schedule multi research timelines.
Manage independent data operations.
Maintain programmatic inventories (software licenses, secure data shares).
Purchase programmatic assets.
Plan comprehensive records for multiple projects and tasks.
Maintain strict institutional compliance with the Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Ensure total adherence to all university, federal, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) data security and confidentiality guidelines.