Research Project Manager

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group (MAPMG) invites applications for a Research Project Manager to join our Mid-Atlantic Permanente Research Institute (MAPRI) department. This position is a full-time opportunity based out of our regional office located in Washington, D.C. with a hybrid work model.

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group is comprised of more than 1,700 Permanente physicians and nearly 300 staff professionals who come together to make a positive impact on the health and lives of more than 800,000 members in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. 

Reporting to the Senior Director, MAPRI, the Research Project Manager coordinates highly visible, sensitive, and multifaceted healthcare research projects in accordance with established protocols, budgets, timelines, and regulatory requirements. You will oversee post-award project activities, monitor progress and compliance, coordinate research teams, and help ensure projects involving patient data are completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirements. 

You can expect to:

•  Develop and implement tracking systems to monitor study timelines, goals, budgets, deliverables, and project progress.
•  Coordinate post-award research activities, including task planning, responsibility assignments, deadlines, participant tracking, and data quality monitoring.
•  Partner with principal investigators, research staff, clinical teams, managers, and regional stakeholders to support protocol implementation and resolve study-related issues.
•  Provide timely project status reports and updates to investigators, senior management, and other stakeholders.
•  Monitor research activities for compliance with study protocols, IRB requirements, federal regulations, internal policies, and HIPAA standards.
•  Support IRB applications, continuing reviews, protocol clarification, budget monitoring, and the reporting of compliance concerns.
•  Coordinate manuscript development and track research publications, presentations, and participation in national and international conferences.
• Identify project risks, timeline delays, protocol deviations, and operational challenges, and implement appropriate solutions in collaboration with investigators and senior project managers.

What is required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Healthcare Administration, or a related field with at least four years of research project management experience, or a master’s degree in a related field with at least two years of relevant experience.
• Experience coordinating healthcare research projects involving protocols, budgets, timelines, deliverables, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience supporting Institutional Review Board applications, continuing reviews, and compliance with human subjects research requirements.
• Experience managing projects involving patient data and maintaining compliance with HIPAA and applicable data-use requirements.
• Proficiency with Tableau, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
• Experience with REDCap, qualitative analysis software such as NVivo or Atlas.ti, and project management tools such as Microsoft Project or Smartsheet preferred.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Must be able to commute to Washington, D.C. on an as-needed basis.
• Candidates must either currently live in or be willing to relocate to the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.
• Must provide documentation for the influenza vaccine as a condition of employment.

Competitive Benefits:

• Competitive compensation package
• 100% employer-funded medical and dental insurance premiums for employees and families effective on the first day of employment
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick leave, plus maternity and parental leave
• Pension plan, and 401(k) retirement plan with employer contributions
• Life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage
• Education reimbursement

The starting annual salary for this position is 85,000. The salary takes into account an applicant’s skills and qualifications, certain degrees and certifications, prior job experience, training, market data, and other relevant factors. In addition to the salary above, MAPMG offers rich benefits that add substantial value to the total compensation package.

MAPMG continuously works to identify and mitigate healthcare inequities and strives to provide an inclusive, supportive environment for physicians and staff. We encourage applicants of any race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin who value diversity and are committed to practicing culturally competent healthcare.

External hires must pass a background check and drug screening.