Research Program Manager

Responsible for attaining laboratory or department research, and staffing goals to conform to institutional goals.

• Plans, organizes, and manages work of research and support staff.
• Oversees the department's research activities by proactively identifying, diagnosing, troubleshooting and resolving issues or barriers to revenue maximization.
• Identifies research and development areas that should be investigated.
• Establishes and communicates research operating procedures, practices, and guidelines.
• Establishes, monitors and controls schedules and project budgets.
• Plans, organizes and manages work of research and support staff.
• Responsible for negotiation or research contracts.
• Develops solutions to complex research problems.
• Coordinate regulatory and compliance activities associated with human subjects research, including IRB submissions, amendments, continuing reviews, protocol documentation, and required approvals.
• Support grant submissions, progress reports, modifications, renewals, and closeout activities as appropriate.
• Supervise, mentor, and provide day-to-day leadership to research project coordinators, research assistants, and other program personnel as assigned.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of and experience with project/program management, including Department of Defense (DoD) or VA programs, contract management, proposals/grants, and compliance (research, regulatory, federal/DoD).
• Demonstrated ability to work with IRB and other regulatory and agency/department management and problem solve any issues that arise.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Ability to coordinate the diverse components of a project by quality project planning, execution and change control to achieve required balance of time, cost, quality and results.
• Ability to lead and collaborate in team-oriented and goal focused environment.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

Education

Bachelor's Degree degree; experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.