Research Project Manager

University of North Carolina, United States

Updated: almost 2 years ago
Location: Chapel Hill, NORTH CAROLINA
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 25 May 2022

Posting Information
Posting Information


Department Surgery - Cardiothoracic-414010
Career Area Research Professionals
Posting Open Date 05/12/2022
Application Deadline 05/25/2022
Open Until Filled No
Position Type Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)
Working Title Research Project Manager
Appointment Type EHRA Non-Faculty
Position Number 20045820
Vacancy ID NF0005937
Full Time/Part Time Full-Time Permanent
FTE 1
Hours per week 40
Position Location North Carolina, US
Hiring Range $55,100-$70,00
Proposed Start Date 06/20/2022

Position Information


Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians, and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service. 
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.
Patient Care: We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education: We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.
Position Summary
The UNC Department of Surgery is seeking an independent and detail-oriented team member to serve as a full-time project manager on a portfolio of research focused on patient-centered care and health equity in surgery. 
The project manager will work closely with Dr. Gita Mody and a team of multidisciplinary collaborators in public health, oncology, nursing, and other areas across UNC and elsewhere to carry out her research portfolio. Specifically, the project manager will collaborate with an interdisciplinary research team to implement a 5-year grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute focused on the implementation of a digital health intervention to improve post-discharge care. The project manager will also manage any additional grant proposals, communications, and assist on other Mody Lab research projects.
The project manager will serve as the primary staff member responsible for the planning and timely implementation of research activities for the Mody lab. This includes overseeing the day-to-day project operations and coordinating research activities (i.e., facilitating team meetings, managing project budgets, project planning, progress reports to funders, developing protocols, IRB applications, and other related study tasks). The project manager will also contribute to the team’s vision setting and dissemination of study findings through presentations at state and national research conferences and through published manuscripts and grant writing in collaboration with the study team.
Currently in its first year, the 5-year grant Improving Thoracic Surgical Care using Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes is refining a mHealth intervention designed to track recovery after discharge from surgery using surveys of patient-reported outcomes including symptom burden and physical functioning. In partnership with the UNC PRO Core, the Mody Lab is designing symptom assessments coupled with patient- and provider-facing digital training materials to meet practice-level needs and test the efficacy of the intervention to prevent hospital readmissions, patient satisfaction and other outcomes. 
Dr. Mody is the Director of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, an Assistant Professor in the UNC Department of Surgery in the School of Medicine, and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Physician Health Leadership Program at the Gillings School of Public Health. Dr. Mody is leading a team in leveraging evidence-based insights from implementation science to tailor effective, complex health interventions for North Carolina patient populations including lung cancer and chronic lung disease patients. Dr. Mody is also actively engaged in the UNC-Malawi Project’s Cancer Outcomes Research Program, where she conducts research on quality of life in esophageal cancer patients. In total, this work not only informs practice in periprocedural care, but also policy on a global scale. Dr. Mody and her team value innovation and deep engagement and commitment. More information about her work is here: https://sph.unc.edu/adv_profile/gita-mody-md-mph/.
Applicants from under-represented socioeconomic, racial/ethnic, and sexual backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required (or foreign degree equivalent); for candidates demonstrating comparable independent research productivity, will accept a relevant Bachelor’s degree (or foreign degree equivalent) and 3 or more years of relevant experience in substitution. May require terminal degree and licensure.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Excellent project management skills – with demonstrated ability to multitask, prioritize responsibilities, maintain attention to detail, and ensure work is performed in a timely manner – are required.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
* Prefer master’s degree in public health, communication, psychology, or a related field. A minimum of three years of work experience is preferred.
* The candidate must possess excellent verbal, written, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills, as well as the ability to work in teams and independently. Experience supervising research staff and/or students is highly desirable. 
* This position requires the ability to independently manage multiple aspects of a large, federally-funded research study. Prior work experience planning and implementing public health or clinical research projects is preferred.
* Strong research skills, such as reviewing scientific literature, creating data collection instruments, managing databases, and administrating IRB applications and protocols are required. Experience with grant writing and stakeholder engagement or qualitative research is desirable. 
* Proficiency using computer software programs including MS Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook Calendar is required. Experience with RedCap and Endnote or another reference management software is highly desired. 
* Experience and interest in digital health and/or cancer prevention and control or treatment research is preferred though not required.
* Experience with the conduct of clinical trials including pragmatic studies and related regulatory requirements is strongly preferred.
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.
Special Instructions
In the attachments section of your application, please provide a sample of your writing from a scientific manuscript, grant application, or essay.
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