Program Manager

• Under the general direction of the Principal Investigator or designee, manage the day-to-day operations of NIH or other externally funded, large scale projects.
• Collaborate with investigators, consultants, project directors, and contract officers at the university, commonwealth, and national levels.
• Direct and coordinate all phases and operational tasks of assigned research projects, e.g., recruitment/screening/follow-up activities; intervention design and implementation activities; and data collection and management activities.
• Monitor grant expenditures, including subcontractors work, collaborate and negotiate with subcontractors in the coordination of off-site operations.
• Participate in the conceptual design of new studies.
• Responsible for the management of difficult participant cases and adherence to protocol issues.
• Assist in the development of annual budgets and technical reports in collaboration with the Administrator.
• Develop and supervise collaboration with participating research sites.
• Plan, conduct, and record meetings of steering committees, data analysis, and other appropriate working groups.
• Design and assist in the production of self-instructional and multi-media programs that promote research goals.
• Write the quarterly progress reports and annual progress reports for submission to the external funding agency.
• Participate in qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
• Coordinate schedules of subcontractors and professional consultants to meet project plans.
• Recruit, select, supervise and evaluate activities of project employees and field staff.
• Assist with orientation and supervision of graduate interns (e.g., public health or medical students) and research assistants.
• Participate in new funding proposal development.
• Participate in the writing and production of manuscripts.
• Design and conduct formative and pilot studies, e.g., focus group session with study participants.
• Provide direct backup for the Principal Investigator and serve as the P.I.’s designates as appropriate.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

Research Program Manager I

Senior Research Program Manager