Research Project Manager III

Job Summary:

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is also responsible for serving as the project manager working in coordination with other project managers and the principal investigator of research projects of low to medium complexity; learning best practices and/or collaborating on the development, preparation, and timely submission of proposals, with oversight; monitoring and managing resources and/or budgets for research projects; managing the execution of research studies including data gathering activities; ensuring compliance with local, federal, and industry requirements, as well as adherence to grant/contract and regulatory requirements; developing and implementing basic research protocols; drafting study materials and Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications; identifying training needs while assisting in creating training materials and participating in the training and certification of new team members and clinical staff, ensuring all administrative requirements are current; preparing and/or ensuring qualitative and/or quantitative data is prepared for analysis; and contributing to the documentation, reporting, and dissemination of research study activities.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Pursues effective relationships with others by proactively providing resources, information, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides mentoring to team members. Pursues self-development; creates plans and takes action to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; influences others through technical explanations and examples. Adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Supports and responds to the needs of others to support a business outcome.
• Completes work assignments autonomously by applying up-to-date expertise in subject area to generate creative solutions; ensures all procedures and policies are followed; leverages an understanding of data and resources to support projects or initiatives. Collaborates cross-functionally to solve business problems; escalates issues or risks as appropriate; communicates progress and information. Supports, identifies, and monitors priorities, deadlines, and expectations. Identifies, speaks up, and implements ways to address improvement opportunities for team.
• Enforces compliance practices by: monitoring adherence of project activities to policies and procedures by ensuring project plans and team members follow KP, departmental, and/or business line policies and procedures.
• Guides others by: leading the work of project team members; requesting and coordinating internal and/ or external resources based on the alignment of team member skills and project demands; promoting project vision and objectives with project team; and providing guidance and feedback to team members.
• Independently engages in project management by: managing projects of small-to-medium size, or components of a larger project from initiation to close-out; developing, analyzing, and executing project plans which include scope identification and management, schedule, inter-dependencies, and resource forecast; managing project financials for medium size projects; monitoring project performance (e.g., on time, on budget, within scope, and with quality) against plan and provides input and justification for costs and budget impact; managing project activities related to organizational change management (e.g., development and execution of user adoption, implementation, and training plans) as defined by the project; and allocating resources, establishes schedules, and makes task assignments.
• Ensures concerns are addressed by: monitoring and identifying project risks, issues, and trigger events by executing mitigation plans and strategies; and resolving or escalating risks or issues as appropriate.
• Drives stakeholder management by: ensuring the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse project stakeholders by building rapport with stakeholder teams, third party vendors, and management; clarifying accountability and authority across stakeholders; clarifying accountability and authority across stakeholders; identifying and working closely with key stakeholders, ensuring all appropriate stakeholders are represented and included; providing insight to key stakeholders and project sponsors by developing project goals, setting the prioritization of deliverables, discussing involvement of business processes (e.g. project change management, communication) and facilitating decisions necessary for project delivery; and communicating tough issues to stakeholders while maintaining an independent opinion, providing recommendations, delivering presentations, and providing reports to stakeholders.
• Engages in vendor management activities by: assisting with reviews of vendor performance levels and ensures service level agreements are met; and supporting the contract negotiation process with vendors and reviews project invoices submitted by vendors for accuracy.