Senior Research Project Manager

Company: UNC-Chapel Hill
Location: Wilmington
Posted on: January 27, 2023

Job Description:

Position Summary

The Senior Clinical Project Manager will serve to coordinate and manage projects for large multi-institutional clinical trials. Responsibilities include planning, organizing, and managing study processes; procedure design and implementation; and associated research administration functions. They will oversee day-to-day administrative operations and coordination of projects, including facilitating meetings, over-seeing administrative coordination between the participating institutions, coordinating study start-up activities, tracking program progress, ensuring timely updates to relevant reports and websites, assisting with quality assurance, and ensuring deliverables are met for project protocols across various participating sites, vendors, and institutions.

Primary responsibilities of the position will include project management and coordination, implementing and monitoring study start up activities, including timely completion of site contracts, collaborate closely and act as primary point of contact with internal and external partners and offices (eg, regulatory, contracts, sites), developing and managing relationships across multiple partnering institutions and organizations. Position also requires advanced knowledge of workflows, data collection, report details, and other technical issues associated with software/hardware used in clinical trials. The Senior Clinical Project Manager will develop and implement training tools for site familiarization with protocol and will provide administrative and logistical support as needed.

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

- Experience starting up, managing, and closing multi-center trials.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, while continually demonstrating high levels of interpersonal versatility within diverse populations
- Strong interpersonal and organizational problem-solving skills.
-Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and credibility with coworkers, managers, and clients.
- Ability to prioritize and manage competing tasks, including adeptness at time management.
- Strong software and computer skills.
- Must be a self- starter and comfortable with broad and varied responsibilities
- Ability to maintain confidential information with a high regard for integrity

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

- Experience with UNC administrative systems and platforms that support clinical research.
- Society of Clinical Research Associates ( SOCRA ) or Association of Clinical Research Professionals ( ACRP ) certification.
- Multi lingual (English, Spanish)

Special Physical/Mental Requirements

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.

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