Director, Project Management
Acuity
Project Coordinator
Emory University
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Atlanta • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide administrative and research support to the Principal Investigator and Program Director for the execution of NIH funded project.
- Serve as the primary Emory point of contact to facilitate communication and stakeholder engagement between research sites and collaborating agencies, including daily emails, frequent video/teleconferences, and quarterly site visits.
- Coordinate and lead team meetings and conference calls, preparing and distributing meeting agendas before, and minutes and action items after meetings.
- Act as a liaison between Emory team and study personnel at domestic sites to ensure seamless integration of the study into clinical and programmatic settings.
- Work directly with site staff to ensure compliance with project protocols and national/international research regulations, developing and maintaining standard operating procedures (SOPs) at each site.
- Monitor enrollment and laboratory results of study participants.
- Create and manage study database in REDCap, including importing data, conducting data quality checks, and generating reports to monitor enrollment, data collection and data cleaning and analysis via R and SAS.
- Develop and revise, as-needed, data collection case report forms (CRFs) and associated REDCap database(s).
- Develop, implement, and track project work plans for all relevant study activities in collaboration with study personnel at domestic sites.
- Collaborate with data management teams and site staff to ensure accurate and complete data collection.
- Conduct quarterly domestic site visits lasting 1-2 weeks for project implementation and monitoring, and to represent the Emory-based study team.
- Prepare, submit, and manage ethics applications/approvals including amendment and annual renewals to the Emory Institutional Review Board; oversee ethics applications at all relevant site IRBs.
- Work with Principal Investigator and Program Director to monitor project-related budgets including reviewing project ledgers and invoices and tracking project expenses.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in a related field and three years of related project management experience, or an equivalent combination of experience, education and training.
- Masters in Public Health or related field from an accredited institution is preferred.
- Experience and/or interest in global health research projects preferred (TB experience a plus, but not required).
- Track record of managing multiple priorities within a geographically dispersed research team.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to work independently, and willingness to take ownership of project, with minimal oversight, within the required timeframe.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills which are necessary in prompt email responses, presentation of study progress to collaborators and key personnel, and leading virtual and in-person team meetings.
- Familiarity with human subjects research regulations, epidemiology global health concepts, and biostatistics.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and strong computer capabilities.
- Experience using statistical software (SAS, R, REDCAP) to track project progress and summarize data for publications.
- Willingness and ability to travel multiple times per year for 1-2 week trips in support of the research project.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
project managementdata collectiondata analysisdata quality checksstatistical analysiscompliance monitoringstandard operating proceduresbudget managementenrollment monitoringcase report forms
Soft skills
attention to detailorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillscommunication skillsindependenceownershipteam leadershipmultitaskingstakeholder engagementpresentation skills
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's in Public Health
