Research Project Manager

Department: MED-Ctr Hlth Svcs Outcomes Res
Salary/Grade: EXS/7

Job Summary:

Manages all activities associated with Illinois Surgical Quality Improvement Collaborative research studies considered very complex by the inclusion of several of the following: multiple investigators, teams, sites, sub-contracts, participants, longitudinal assessments/ interventions; &/or multi-million dollar budgets. Ensures completion of contract requirements & client specifications. Oversees Northwestern QUality Improvement, Education Research in Surgery day-to-day operations including identifying & securing needed resources; creating, implementing, monitoring, & updating project plans; facilitating meetings with appropriate parties; tracking tasks/deliverables to ensure timelines, milestones &/or goals are attained; monitoring & reporting progress as appropriate; & resolving or escalating issues in a timely manner.

May co-author scientific papers for presentation & publication & coordinates writing, submission & administration of grants. Ensures that all study activities are completed by strictly following Good Clinical Practices (GCP) & all current local, state, & federal laws, regulations, guidance, policy & procedure developed by the NU Institutional Review Board (IRB), Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), & the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH). Experience with working with drug overdose death reporting (homicide, suicide and accidental deaths) and familiarity with the death process.

Please note: Supervisor provides objectives and deadlines. Work is reviewed for fulfillment of objective and deadlines and overall compliance with policy and procedures. EE completes some activities without direction, informing supervisor only of potentially controversial matters, and/or far-reaching implications

Specific Responsibilities:

Technical

• Provides complex scientific & technical leadership in determining research priorities & the plan, design & execution of research projects ensuring that programs of investigation meet specified objectives.
• Plans, develops & implements new processes & protocols to support research studies & maximize/extend study capabilities.
• Oversees completion of study activities per protocol.
• Reviews scientific literature & evaluates & recommends applicable techniques & procedures.
• Oversee web development and data scientist research

Administrative

• Analyzes, evaluates & interprets data to determine relevance to research
• Prepares results & may co-author scientific papers for presentation & publication & disseminates information via seminars, lectures, etc.
• Acts as liaison between sponsoring agencies, collaborating organizations &/or other research &/or educational institutions.
• Secure data sharing agreements between NU and corresponding state.
• Work with state officials directly throughout multiple regions
• Coordinate with American College of Surgeons project manager on collaborative research.
• Coordinate meetings with agencies and principles.
• Bi-annual updates of data for all participating states/regions.

Supervision

• Trains, directs, assigns duties to & may supervise lab EEs, students, residents &/or fellows.
• Acts as a mentor in regard to education of junior coordinators.

Miscellaneous

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's plus master's degree in a major such as social or criminal justice science or related and 3+ years of relevant experience required;

• Supervisory or project management experience required.

• Must complete NU's IRB CITI training before interacting with any participants & must re-certify every 3 years.

Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)

• Excellent interpersonal Skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Clinical experience

Preferred Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities)

• Research or quality improvement experience

Target hiring range for this position will be between $63,079 to $78,849 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Benefits:
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