Research Project Manager - Medicine

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Overview:

The Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Medicine, in Hershey, PA, is seeking a Research Project Manager.

An NIH funded project will welcome an enthusiastic research project manager to join a collaborative research team working on a clinical trial studying the impact of clinical decision support (CDS) on diabetes care optimization. This work capitalizes on the concept of clinical decision support within Health Informatics. Our team incorporates health service research, information technology, education research, qualitative research, data science, biostatistics, health economics, population health, and implementation science. Key contributions of the new team member will include data management to support the analysis of primary and secondary outcomes of the study; data reviews and interpretation to advance project’s manuscripts and future proposals; program management operations; and interaction with co-investigators and research support members to facilitate meeting the project’s goals. This position offers the opportunity of combining remote and on-campus work.

Project Description:

Funded by a previous NIDDK K23 program, we developed, validated and piloted GlucAlertCDS. This is a real-time, electronic health records resource.  The CDS tool recognizes diabetes optimization opportunities in the context of practice. Our work contributed to reductions in rates of glucose abnormalities and mediated shorter length of hospital stay, which was demonstrated in a previous pilot study. Our current R01 project is a clinical trial designed to study clinical, economic and practice performance outcomes of diabetes related to the implementation of GlucAlertCDS across care settings within the Penn State Health System.  Our multidisciplinary team incorporates members from academic and community hospitals. The impact of our collaborative work derives from evaluating the impact of this innovative approach to help optimize the care of diabetes and glucose abnormalities in the hospital setting and transitions of care.  The purpose is identifying potential solutions in clinical practice that can impact the care of a large number of patients across a health system, and which can be extrapolated to various health settings. Our study capitalizes on a rich database that support the main and secondary research questions of the program.

Research program manager overarching roles :

• Outline and follow tasks derived from study milestone and provide recommendations that impact the daily direction and operation of the research program.
• Participate in data queries and data management, analysis and interpretation.
• Support work related to the design of scientific inquiry pertaining to primary and secondary endpoints of the study.
• Effectively lead the pursuit of scholarly products and significantly contribute to ongoing publications of the study.
• Participate and contribute to short and long-term planning of activities supporting subsequent grant proposals.
• Identify potential disruptions of milestones achievement and propose corrective actions.
• Consistently and proactively assess project’s and self-goal achievements and realign according to program goals.
• Pursue professional self-development.

Regular responsibilities:

• Organize resources, processes and activities, and evaluate progress and efficiency related to study operations including data queries, management, analysis, interpretation and reporting. 
• Lead, coordinate, and evaluate milestones of project including scholarly products to completion.
• Interact with team members for collaborative contributions of the project.
• Prepare regular reports of study goals based on standard operating procedures reflecting achievement and/or barriers.
• Coordinate study data queries and data management from study’s database, based on predetermined scientific questions in collaboration with the study’s PI.
• Lead work and scientific inquiry design supporting primary and secondary endpoints of the project.
• Facilitate study’s records and document keeping.
• Participate and contribute to short and long-term planning of activities supporting subsequent grant proposals.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience in program management and be interested in becoming skillful on specific projects’ tasks.
• Demonstrate competency in oral and written communication.
• Have computer skills or commitment to acquiring skills on graphic design, Word, Excel and other Microsoft office tools, REDCap or other software,
• Have experience designing, coordinating and managing research inquiry.
• Have experience writing and preparing scholarly manuscripts.
• Be or become proficient in IRB and NIH reporting processes.
• Be organized, responsive, attentive to detail, and possess a professional demeanor.
• Be flexible with changing priorities and able to communicate in a diplomatic manner.
• Be goal oriented and able to work independently.
• Possess excellent research integrity and work ethics.

This position will be filled at an Professional or Intermediate Professional depending on the candidate's education and experience. This position requires a Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Additional education and/or experience required for higher level positions.

Education, Experience and Attributes Preferred Qualifications:

A Master’s Degree or higher plus ± 1 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. A graduate degree (MS, MPH, PhD, MD, MEd, etc.) in a science related field with experience in clinical and/or translational sciences. Candidate must demonstrate excellent work discipline and professionalism, ability to work independently, and a collaborative teamwork aptitude.

Applicant must submit an updated resume with references to published work, (or equivalent writing during training), a cover letter, and references.

This is a limited-term position funded for one year from date of hire, with possibility of refunding. 

The following clearances must be successfully completed for this position:  

• Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Background Check  
• Pennsylvania Child Abuse History
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal Background Check   

 
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The salary range for this position, including all possible grades is:

$56,200.00 - $89,600.00

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