Head of Project Management

Pay rates at Syracuse University are based on a combination of factors including, but not limited to, the job responsibilities; the candidate’s education, training, work experience and key competencies; internal peer equity; applicable federal, state, local laws, grant funding and contractual requisites; and external market analyses.

8:30am - 5:00pm (academic year)

8:00am - 4:30pm (summer)

Full-time

Project ENGAGE is an academic-community partnership creating new tools to promote the responsible inclusion of adults with intellectual disability in health research. The Project Manager will work directly under the principal investigators (PIs) at Syracuse and Columbia Universities to manage and carry out all aspects, including the day-to-day operations, of a 3-year PCORI -funded, stakeholder-engaged, mixed methods study on improving consent in patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research with adults with intellectual disability.

Master’s Degree in Public Health, Bioethics, Psychology or related field

Knowledge of mixed methods social-behavioral research and data collection, including protocol development, IRB review, study design, analysis, and research-related software programs (reference management, project management, databases)

Research project management experience

Study team management

Data collection - Collect and report on data collection related to the inclusion of adults with intellectual disability in health research; including the implementation of research study protocols involving recruitment of study participants, data collection, and analysis. Develop Research Study Materials - Assist with the development of various components and materials for the research study. This includes managing the daily activities of the project so that the project milestones are achieved on time. Preparing initial drafts of and making revisions to study materials (e.g., data collection protocols and instruments, recruitment materials, IRB review materials) for review by the principal investigators, consultants, and Steering Committee members. Data Analysis - Prepare data and write data reports for each research aim for ongoing monitoring by the principal investigators. Follow best practices and approved research protocols for preparing, cleaning, and analyzing data. Prepare data for the statistician as directed by the principal investigators. Prepare data summaries for review by the Steering Committee. Initial preparation of financial transactions related to payments for consultants, Steering Committee members, and study participant payments.

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