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Job Summary
A full-time Project Manager will be hired to manage activities, build and maintain program workflows, and oversee the work of clinical research coordinators for a program of clinical research with caregivers of persons living with dementia across the country.

This role reports to the study PIs in the Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research (CHOIR) within the Department of Psychiatry and will work in close collaboration with investigative team.

This role involves work on a Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) project that will compare two evidence-based telehealth-delivered group behavioral interventions for elevated caregiver strain among those caring for a person living with dementia. The study will be enrolling 450 caregivers from large health care systems across the country that offer multidisciplinary dementia care (University of Colorado Health, University of Rochester Medical Center, Tufts Medical Center, MassGeneral Brigham). All study activities will take place within the MassGeneral Brigham CHOIR Dementia Caregiver Clinic. The mission of this work is to improve the mental health support provided to dementia caregivers across the country. This project is planned to run for 5 years.

This role may be ideal for individuals who have a Master's or above and who are highly interested in clinical research and the topic area of dementia caregiver mental health. This full-time position could accommodate a hybrid in-person/remote work schedule.

This position would provide the opportunity to work with national leaders in one of the premier departments for psychiatry research in the world, as well as to collaborate with diverse groups of community partners across the country.

Our center and study team are committed to fostering a collaborative, supportive, and intellectually curious environment. Professional growth and development, along with sense of community, are core values that we hold. As such, this position would also create opportunities for continued skills advancement and professional development in study and program management.

Please submit a cover letter outlining your interests, reason for applying, and prior experiences. We will not consider applications without a cover letter included.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor's Degree required or Master's Degree preferred

Research Related Experience 5-7 years required and Supervisory Experience 1-2 years preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to make independent effective decisions.
- Strong organizational and communication Skills.
- Ability to effectively supervise and train Staff.
- Strong database management and computer skills.
- Demonstrated analytical skills to problem solve effectively.
- Must possess strong budget management skills.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

• Create and manage study deliverable timelines according to programmatic and / or sponsor-specified milestones.
• Work closely with PI(s) and investigators to ensure that the work is completed in an accurate and timely fashion.
• Create systems for ensuring and maintaining compliance with applicable federal regulations, IRB requirements, and institutional policies and procedures.
• Conduct and / or supervise other research staff in preparing, submitting, amending, maintaining, and following study protocols.
• Create and / or supervise systems for maintaining program information and study databases.
• Create and / or supervise systems for quality monitoring and assurance.
• Coordinate study activities and function as a resource for all study issues.
• Develop and manage program communication plans
• Provide supervision in aspects of the data collection process, including mailings, email communications, and electronic questionnaires.
• Draft and / or submit Progress Reports and Just-In-Time requests for funding agencies.
• Communicate with MGB Research Management, other relevant MGB offices (Supply Chain, Clinical Trials Office, etc.) and scientific collaborators and / or sponsors.
• Manage processing of MGB study agreements.
• Manage processing of MGB innovations documentation, as applicable.
• Prepare budgets and budget components for research sponsors, including foundation and federal funding sources, for ancillaries to the parent studies (Research Supplements).
• Prepare materials for submissions for post-award processes, including revised budgets and components and progress reports.
• Track and monitor study charges / expenses to conduct study activities, including interface with relevant institutional offices (supply chain, research finance)
• Use most up-to-date approved MGB templates for all finance management and reporting activities.
• Serve as point person, under supervision of PI(s) and designated investigators, hiring of staff
• Be responsible for day-to-day activities of assigning work projects, monitoring the rate of completed work of all the project staff, and directly supervising and evaluating the work of the project staff and serving as back-up.

Remote Type

Hybrid

Work Location

15 New Chardon Street

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range
$63,252.80 - $102,596.00/Annual

Grade
7

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