Research Project Manager

This position is to serve as a Research Project Manager for the Schmitz Lab and will lead many of the operational aspects required of the federally-funded THRIVE-65 project.

The Research Project Manager will coordinate research activities across the multiple sites that are participating in THRIVE-65 by developing connections with members of the study team, including principal investigators and clinicians, as well as research participants, IRB members, and hospital staff.

The Research Project Manager will use Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines to help develop techniques and procedures that promote the efficient completion of complex research projects and tasks.

Other responsibilities include:

– Managing project budgets

– Supervising interns and junior study staff

– Using national and institutional research policies to recruit subjects

– Obtaining informed consent

– Scheduling study-related appointments

– Collecting and coordinating study data

– Troubleshooting issues that occur before, during and after patient visits

– Managing regulatory documents

– Analyzing data

– Assisting with the preparation and submission of grant applications and scientific manuscripts