Research Project Manager

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for overseeing two or more domestic and/or international research projects under the direction of senior managers/directors and Principal Investigators. The Research Project Manager will be responsible for the management of all aspects of one or more NIH-funded studies that will be implemented within Boston Medical Center's (BMC), Office Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) Program, the largest addiction treatment program of its kind in New England. The Research Project Manager will oversee and participate in implementing a hybrid effectiveness implementation trial to compare office-based methadone (novel in this setting) and office-based buprenorphine (treatment as usual) within BMC's OBAT Clinic. BMC is one of five sites involved in this research as part of NIDA's Clinical Trials Network. The Research Project Manager will also support the closedown and analysis phase of the HEALing Communities Study, a large-scale, multi-site trial with the goal of reducing opioid overdose deaths. The Research Project Manager responsibilities will include working with the study team to develop study protocols, assessment instruments, and Institutional Review Board protocols; coordinating with multiple study partners (e.g., lead team for methadone trial, HEAL stakeholders); leading team meetings, and participating in national meetings as BMC representative; monitoring study implementation; ensuring study recruitment goals are met; conducting recruitment, screening, informed consent and research assessments with study participants; working with OBAT clinical team to meet study goals while ensuring minimal disruption to clinical care; tracking study retention and ensuring minimal loss to follow up; performing quality assurance checks; assisting with manuscripts and presentations; ensuring compliance with reporting to NIH; and coordinating new grant applications. The Project Manager will monitor budgets and spending and coordinate contracts with independent consults and subcontractors. The Project Manager will also be responsible for supervising and mentoring any research support staff working on a full time, part time, or temporary basis.

This position requires physical presence at the Boston Medical Center Campus as the primary office location. There is potential for a hybrid arrangement depending on scheduling and circumstances.

Position: Research Project Manager

Department: General Internal Medicine

Schedule: Full Time

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:

The Research Project Manager (PM) is responsible for leading research projects to satisfy a defined goal or scientific objective. Duties include the following:

Project Management

• Coordinates and facilitates the research project management life cycle, including initiation, development, and implementation of various complex experimentation projects.
• Responsible for scoping, coordinating early research activities, training research staff, and managing the completion of investigational forms.
• Coordinates research teams, and manages research project timelines, to ensure research trials or milestones are completed within the specified and in line with annual objectives.
• Meets regularly with stakeholders, including research staff, clients and study teams, to collect and communicate business and research requirements, and set expectations for research-related work.
• Responsible for the completion of both research and project management deliverables, including project plans and research schedules, competitive intelligence reports, progress reports and investigational applications.
• Participate in and oversee dissemination of study findings to local and national audiences.

Research Management

• Works with Director of Research and Principal Investigators to select the most appropriate methodology and techniques for facilitating the research.
• Responsible for producing qualitative and quantitative research plans, designing research questionnaires and moderator guides.
• Works with research teams (on site and/or off-site), and the project and research directors, to coordinate fieldwork initiatives, and conduct pre-research and post-research analyses and evaluations.
• Works with research team to facilitate & ensure protocol adherence, quality assurance and HIPAA compliance.
• Collects data, summarizes and interprets research data.
• Collaborates with Director of Research and Principal Investigators to author journal articles and to present findings at research seminars, study groups and conferences.

Staff Management

• Supervise support staff (e.g., Research Assistants), including training, delegating tasks, overseeing daily activities, mentoring, guiding through demonstration of best practices and offering opportunities for professional development.
• Prepares performance evaluations, submits timesheets; responsible for hiring, disciplining and processing terminations in accordance with established polices.
• Schedules and facilitates staff meetings. Plans agenda and ensures that minutes are taken, edited and distributed.

Administrative Duties

• Manages purchasing, invoices and accounts payable for the department. Assists with monitoring expenses, facilitating contracts, ordering materials and documenting all approved variances.
• Liaisons with Institutional Review Board (IRB) for submissions, correspondence, and regulatory binders, including administrative amendments.
• Assists with development and writing of proposals to obtain funding for ongoing and future research activities.
• Perform administrative duties associated with the study's Data Monitoring and Safety Board, tracking and reporting adverse events and collecting data specified by the DMSB. Responsible for all other administrative duties related to research activities.

Other duties

• Complete all training required by BMC IRB, central IRBs, NIH, and NIDA Clinical Trials Network
• Conduct recruitment, screening, enrollment, informed consent, research assessments, follow up and tracking for study participants (responsible for managing own participant case load)
• Coordinate with clinicians and program leaders across BMC programs to ensure recruitment goals are met
• Program research tools using software (e.g., REDCap) to program required assessments and tools
• Performs other duties as required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION:

• Master's degree in related field (may consider candidates with Bachelor's degree who have at least 6 years directly related research and/or clinical experience).

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of three years' experience in research public health, health care administration and/or related field, including experience managing projects and operations.
• 1 year of supervisory experience
• Experience working directly with diverse, underserved, and vulnerable populations
• Clinical trial experience strongly preferred
• Experience with Institutional Review Boards and human subjects research ethical standards strongly preferred
• Experience with or strong interest in addiction medicine

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Must be highly organized and detail-oriented, have exceptional oral communications and writing skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in project management, including budgeting, planning, execution, delivery, quality assurance, and reporting.
• Understanding of clinical research and trial implementation including ethical conduct of human subjects research
• Experience in data analysis and manuscript preparation is helpful.
• Knowledge of MS Word, Power Point, and Excel is essential.
• Must be a proactive problem solver with superb planning, program coordination, and leadership skills.

Only applications that include a cover letter will be considered. Please also include a recent writing sample.

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