Portfolio Manager

Job Title

Statistical Analysis of Biomedical and Educational Research (SABER) Unit Staff Member

Job Description

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The SABER unit is the data coordinating center for several multi-center clinical trials and observational studies. We are a research center located within the Biostatistics Department at the School of Public Health (SPH) on Michigan's central campus. We work with clinical centers to move the project forward according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. We are looking for an experienced and dynamic staff member to contribute positively to our community. You will help to lead the project management team in addition to managing your own clinical trials. You will report to the SABER Assistant Director of Project Management and Quality. You may be asked to travel (no more than 5%) within the United States and possibly internationally to participating clinical centers and investigator meetings.

This will be a 5-year term-limited position with possibility of extension contingent on funding availability.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio leadership and delivery oversight
• Study execution and hands-on project management
• People management and team development
• Cross-functional leadership and process improvement
• Strategic contributions and external engagement

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in Public Health, Clinical Research, or a related discipline
• Minimum 10 years of progressive multi-center clinical trials experience, including direct project management responsibility across multiple multi-center studies
• Minimum 5 years of formal people management experience, with oversight of project managers or equivalent roles
• Demonstrated ability to lead both strategically and operationally
• Proven experience managing complex, multi-center clinical trials in an academic, CRO, or industry setting
• Strong track record of team leadership, cross-functional integration, and driving organizational or operational change
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and optimizing workflows and process improvements at the team or program level
• Extensive knowledge of ICH-GCP, FDA regulations, and applicable guidelines governing human participant research, with demonstrated application in practice

Desired Qualifications

• Experience interacting with or supporting Data Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMBs)
• Experience in quality management, audit readiness, or regulatory inspection support
• Experience in clinical laboratory or laboratory-adjacent research environments

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Work Locations

You will be eligible for remote work flexibility.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.

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