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POSITION SUMMARY: We have an exciting opening for a Project Manager position within the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicines Research Division. In this role, the successful candidate will work with Dr. Kelly Doran and Dr. Jennifer McNeelys on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded randomized controlled trial evaluating New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygienes opioid overdose response program across multiple emergency departments. Specifically, this project evaluates the Relay program, an intervention that engages individuals in the emergency department following an opioid overdose and subsequent follow-up period. The program is delivered by peer navigators with lived substance use experience. Approximately 260 individuals presenting to a participating Emergency Department with nonfatal opioid overdose will be enrolled in the study.
The Project Manager (PM) will be responsible for implementing and coordinating research activities across multiple emergency departments in New York City, along with training and supervising study staff. In addition, the PM will prepare study documents for IRB submission and manage the central IRB process; and will oversee the development, promotion, direction and coordination of the trial, including research design, supervising data acquisition and storage, data collection activities, and manuscript preparation. The PM will manage the budget, staffing, logistics and other supportive functions for the trial sites. The PM will facilitate and have overall responsibility for the administration of assigned trial activities (staff supervision, following up with study sites, developing budgets, scheduling meetings, planning, organizing, and coordinating events, training others, etc); will oversee data management and quality monitoring, including overseeing the data management plan, assisting with qualitative data analysis, and preparing reports and dissemination projects; will manage the study recruitment process and enrollment; and will complete grant-related reporting requirements and study coordination. The PM will perform operations monitoring and serve as a liaison with internal and external funding agencies. The PM will ensure the accurate execution of research protocols in accordance with Good Clinical Practices, HIPAA, and required obligations to patient/subject, Principal Investigator, research team, and the sponsor. The PM will work closely with the administrative team in the NYU School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine and will be the liaison with program staff and administrators at DOHMH and recruiting sites. The PM must be capable of working autonomously with limited oversight.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Demonstrates knowledge of the organization's Core Values and incorporates them into the performance of duties.
- The Project Manager will be responsible for the development, promotion, direction and coordination of the Randomized Controlled Trial of Relay grant including research conduct, budget, staffing, logistics and other supportive functions for the trial sites. Facilitates and has overall responsibility for the administration of assigned trial activities (staff on boarding process, following up with study sites, assisting in the submission of the central IRB/EC/national regulatory documents, developing budgets, scheduling meetings, organizing and coordinating events, training others etc). Must be capable of working autonomously with limited oversight.
- Maintain protocols, standard operating procedures, electronic databases, tracking instruments, data reports, manuals, and other systems for meeting study outcomes and program deliverables.
- Compile and prepare weekly data reports and provide other information in timely manner, as necessary.
- Maintain productive relationships and agreements with collaborators internal and external to NYU School of Medicine, including partnerships with the external study sites and DOHMH.
- Supervise Research Data Associates and Research Coordinators on all research/project-related tasks, including participant screening and recruitment, data collection and maintenance, participant retention, and intervention and treatment provision.
- Perform primary participant screening, recruitment, and data collection activities in emergency departments as needed when research assistants are occupied.
- Supervise as well as perform themselves follow-up phone call survey interviews with study participants. Monitor progress/completion of follow-up phone visits.
- Acts as the primary liaison and resource to assigned sites for protocol related questions and GCP related matters.
- Assists with data management and quality monitoring, including overseeing the data management plan and assisting with data analysis (including quantitative and qualitative data analysis) depending on experience.
- Assists with scientific writing and editing of grant reports, abstracts, manuscripts, and presentations
- Coordinates regular team meetings.
- Responsible for compiling study progress reports and metrics.
- Trains and supervises staff including Research Data Associates and Coordinators, and volunteers, and ensures all policies and procedures are being adhered to and implemented. Responsible for completing annual performance reviews.
- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in health care administration or related discipline.
- Related experience coordinating clinical/research trials studies.
- Proficiency in using various Microsoft Office applications such as World, Excel, Access, Power Point and Outlook. Familiar with Internet applications.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, and strong analytical, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to interface effectively with all levels of management and work and communicate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders. Ability to work within a team environment as well as independently.
- Commitment to continuous learning.
- Ability to make decisions independently.
- Ability to manage time, multi task, and prioritize work for a busy study.
- Strong understanding and knowledge base of coordination requirements associated with clinical/research trials.
- Ability to identify, analyze, and solve problems; ability to work well under pressure.
- Interest in working on a study involving people who use drugs and ability to conduct work in a manner that demonstrates sensitivity and is free from stigma.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Masters Degree in public health, health care administration or related discipline is preferred.
- At least four years related experience on research studies.
- Quantitative and/or qualitative research skills.
- Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) Certification is preferred (required in some disciplines).
- Experience working in an Academic Medical Center preferred.
- Fluency in English and Spanish is preferred.
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization. NYU Grossman School of Medicine provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. NYU Grossman School of Medicine is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online. If you wish to view NYU Grossman School of Medicine's EEO policies, please click here. Please click here to view the Federal "EEO is the law" poster or visit https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm for more information. To view the Pay Transparency Notice, please click here.
Required Skills Required Experience
* Candidates must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing
* Current unrestricted NC RN license
* Current American Heart BLS certification and experience working as a circulator required.
* Current ACLS certification
* BSN preferred.
USPI complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.
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