Project Manager

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Temporary
• End Date if Temporary: 09/07/2027
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building: ARB
• Salary Range: 67300.00-67300.00

Position Summary

The Department of Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health is seeking a full-time temporary Project Manager to support a portfolio of research programs focused on public health and safety, violence and injury prevention, and other related areas of study. The Project Manager will work independently under the direction of study Principal Investigators to oversee the management, coordination, and data analysis of multiple concurrent research studies.

The Project Manager will serve as an operational lead across related research projects, ensuring alignment of scientific objectives with study execution, data analyses, regulatory requirements, timelines, and reporting obligations. Responsibilities will include general project management and coordination; Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions, amendments, and reporting related to the protection of human subjects in research; data assembly, database management, data quality control, and guided data analyses; report generation; and potential co-authorship on published studies.

The Project Manager will also provide some support for grant-related activities, including budget development and tracking, and the preparation and coordination of proposal materials. In addition, the Project Manager will contribute to scholarly dissemination by supporting abstract, presentation, and manuscript development; coordinating multi-author writing and revision workflows; and providing editorial coordination for complex research products, including manuscripts, reports, conference materials, and other dissemination products.

The Project Manager will serve as a central point of coordination and communication among internal research teams, external collaborators, and outside partners. This role requires strong organizational skills, attention to detail, data and quantitative skills and training, and the ability to manage competing priorities across a complex research portfolio.  This position will be connected to the field of injury and violence prevention and will be reviewed for continuation on a yearly basis.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project management and study operations across concurrent research studies — 30%
• Manage study data systems, data quality control, and reporting — 25%
• Prepare and analyze data, including with the latest statistical techniques  — 25%
• Support grant development and the pursuit of new project funding — 15%
• Manage regulatory and human subjects research activities — 5%

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

Preferred Qualifications

• • Master’s degree in public health, biostatistics, epidemiology, biomedical sciences, quantitative social sciences, or a related field preferred.
  • Some experience in research coordination, project management, data analysis, clinical research, or a related area.
  • Excellent organizational, data management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience working on a team, leading when necessary, and being open to new skills development.

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