Clinical Research Project Manager

at Northwestern University in

Evanston, Illinois, United States Job Description Job Opening Id:

54033

Department:

SoC Comm Sciences & Disorders Salary/Grade:

EXS/7 Target hiring range for this position will be between $82,000-$86,000 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. Job Summary Manages all activities associated with biomedical &/or social-behavioral 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 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). The Early Intervention Research Group (EIRG) is led by Dr. Megan Roberts. This lab examines the effects of early intervention for children with developmental delays (6 months to 4 years). The EIRG uses a variety of methodologies including clinical trials, behavioral observations, and surveys. Data is longitudinal with multiple measures at each time point. Because the EIRG blends research and clinical practice, this position requires a flexible and creative thinker who can work as part of an interdisciplinary team. This position requires someone with a strong attention to detail who can also consider the big picture and has many years of experience with operations and management. The position includes managing the work of several subcontracts and conducting supervising several temporary employees to implement clinical interventions and assessments for a research study. Additionally, the position includes conducting standardized assessments, delivering evidenced-based language interventions to children and their caregivers, and coordination with community partners, and additional research tasks, such as coding data and entering/verifying data. We are also looking for a team player who prefers open and honest communication and is willing to take initiative and learn a variety of lab related responsibilities, including larger tasks like helping to a launch new research grants and small tasks like data entry, data quality checks, scoring assessments, and transcribing and coding parent/child interactions or therapist/child/parent interactions. Principal Accountabilities 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. Colla To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account