About the Job

The Bronstein lab in the University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is seeking a Research Manager for a project which focuses on personalized, non-invasive neuromodulation to improve mental health outcomes.

This is a project leadership role funded via a federal grant. The person will be the primary administrative lead for coordinating a large, complex, multidisciplinary team of researchers, spanning multiple departments, with deliverables on tight timelines. The person will need to solve complex problems and design protocols, procedures, and policies to fulfill the research objectives. The position will focus on ensuring appropriate progress against milestones and clear technical communication related to those milestones. 

Job responsibilities:

• (20%) Provide strategic direction and primary oversight of significant aspects of research project including data collection, financial budgets, and measurement of progress against deliverables using project management software.
• (20%) Independently identify and define deliverables and prepare key monthly and quarterly progress reports, identifying solutions to major roadblocks. Additional reporting may also include summary reports of critical deliverables, identifying key achievements, and translating into sponsor-relevant language.
• (10%) Provide strategic direction, coordinate, and supervise a large and highly complex multidisciplinary team of researchers from engineering, psychology, neuroscience, and computer science backgrounds. This includes authority to recommend hiring, promotion, termination, and disciplinary steps, with authority over 4-8 junior technical personnel at any given time.
• (10%) Manage complexities of multi-institution contracts, agreements, and coordination, as well as bring relevant stakeholders together to overcome roadblocks.
• (10%) Lead problem identification for resolutions ensuring compliance with applicable regulations/laws and institutional policies. This will include mentoring and serving as an example to research staff in the ethical conduct of research.
• (10%) Collaborate with investigators, project managers, and other study staff to manage project planning operations.
• (10%) Develop and modify practices and procedures to improve efficiency and quality to effectively achieve end results.
• (5%) Disseminate and translate research findings by preparation of peer-reviewed publications, reports for the public, sponsor briefings, and presentations.
• (5%) Serve as a representative on various committees and teams making decisions and recommendations on behalf of the project.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
BA/BS with at least 8 years of experience or an advanced degree plus at least six years of experience or advanced degree plus at least six years of relevant experience

Prior oversight of a cross-disciplinary team.

Preferred Qualifications:
PhD in biomedical engineering, neuroscience, or a similar field.

About the Department

The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences consists of an outstanding team of researchers, clinicians, and educators who provide world-class expertise in psychiatric illness, treatment, scholarship, and scientific discovery.

Our mission is to:

• Create and disseminate new knowledge in the science of mental health
• Provide effective and innovative clinical care programs to alleviate the suffering of mental illness and promote mental resilience

About the Job

The Bronstein lab in the University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is seeking a Research Manager for a project which focuses on personalized, non-invasive neuromodulation to improve mental health outcomes.

This is a project leadership role funded via a federal grant. The person will be the primary administrative lead for coordinating a large, complex, multidisciplinary team of researchers, spanning multiple departments, with deliverables on tight timelines. The person will need to solve complex problems and design protocols, procedures, and policies to fulfill the research objectives. The position will focus on ensuring appropriate progress against milestones and clear technical communication related to those milestones. 

Job responsibilities:

• (20%) Provide strategic direction and primary oversight of significant aspects of research project including data collection, financial budgets, and measurement of progress against deliverables using project management software.
• (20%) Independently identify and define deliverables and prepare key monthly and quarterly progress reports, identifying solutions to major roadblocks. Additional reporting may also include summary reports of critical deliverables, identifying key achievements, and translating into sponsor-relevant language.
• (10%) Provide strategic direction, coordinate, and supervise a large and highly complex multidisciplinary team of researchers from engineering, psychology, neuroscience, and computer science backgrounds. This includes authority to recommend hiring, promotion, termination, and disciplinary steps, with authority over 4-8 junior technical personnel at any given time.
• (10%) Manage complexities of multi-institution contracts, agreements, and coordination, as well as bring relevant stakeholders together to overcome roadblocks.
• (10%) Lead problem identification for resolutions ensuring compliance with applicable regulations/laws and institutional policies. This will include mentoring and serving as an example to research staff in the ethical conduct of research.
• (10%) Collaborate with investigators, project managers, and other study staff to manage project planning operations.
• (10%) Develop and modify practices and procedures to improve efficiency and quality to effectively achieve end results.
• (5%) Disseminate and translate research findings by preparation of peer-reviewed publications, reports for the public, sponsor briefings, and presentations.
• (5%) Serve as a representative on various committees and teams making decisions and recommendations on behalf of the project.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
BA/BS with at least 8 years of experience or an advanced degree plus at least six years of experience or advanced degree plus at least six years of relevant experience

Prior oversight of a cross-disciplinary team.

Preferred Qualifications:
PhD in biomedical engineering, neuroscience, or a similar field.

About the Department

The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences consists of an outstanding team of researchers, clinicians, and educators who provide world-class expertise in psychiatric illness, treatment, scholarship, and scientific discovery.

Our mission is to:

• Create and disseminate new knowledge in the science of mental health
• Provide effective and innovative clinical care programs to alleviate the suffering of mental illness and promote mental resilience