"Research Program Manager"

Job Description Summary

The RESEARCH PROGRAM MANAGER with Penn Dental Medicine's Center for Clinical & Translational Research directly supervises and manages laboratory staff and activities, ensuring and maintaining training records and activities, as well as providing support for quality control and assurance processes. This position will also provide administrative support in pre- and post-award administrative processes as well as participate in research coordination meetings and special projects.

Job Responsibilities

LAB MANAGEMENT, OVERSIGHT & TRAINING

• Directly supervising laboratory personnel and laboratory activities; including: hiring/recruitment/onboarding, annual performance management, managing schedules/time off requests, maintaining employee records (specifically regarding mandatory clinic practice and research-related initiatives) and overseeing project assignment and monitoring staff capacity.
• Training CCTR personnel and students on laboratory research topics and maintaining appropriate records of all training activities.
• Support quality control and quality assurance processes related to the study; implement study quality assurance and quality management plans; review study records, including study charts, case report forms, informed consent forms, and other essential documents, for accuracy and completeness; identify and seek appropriate correction of any errors or omissions within the study records; draft reports of quality assurance activities and provide such reports to the appropriate parties; assist in the development and implementation of corrective action plans as necessary. Train research coordinators and dental professionals on infection control including room set-up, break-down, and sterilization of medical/dental instruments.

RESEARCH SUPPORT

• Provide support to pre- and post-award administrative process working closely with PDM grants management office (GMO). Tasks include, but not limited to: communicating and serving as point of contact with collaborators, review accuracy with letters of recommendation, reviewing bios for consistency, organizing lists and documentation and reviewing overall grant submission for completeness, entering data in the system if needed.
• Within clinical research activities ongoing at the center, he/she may help supervising research activities such as subject enrollment, data collection, quality control, storage and management. Supports the overall portfolio of grants and clinical research projects, maintains financial/research databases for efficient information management and reporting.
• Participates in research team meetings, coordinate meetings and calls with sponsors and stakeholders and participates in reporting and dissemination activities related to research operations, regulatory matters and overall relationship with clients, investigators, students and broad research community and collaborators.

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

• Provides administrative oversight in coordinating reporting and dissemination activities related to research findings; including, but not limited to: developing a library of compiled research documentation; reviewing journal requirements submitting manuscripts to journal; drafting social media posts and ads from protocols and research papers for publication and dissemination. Assists with manuscript preparation and dissemination of results.
• Coordinate special research projects and meetings as needed. Research duties may include participation in study activation activities, resource management, support with recruitment of research participants, telephone screening for study eligibility, communicating with PIs, study coordinators and study team on research activity matters, coordinate group meetings, and coordinating and conducting community outreach activities. Reviewing research databases and reports ensuring data completeness, maintaining research files, data collection and data entry.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Location - City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School
School of Dental Medicine

Pay Range
$57,500.00 - $65,000.00 Annual Rate
Salary offers are made based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, and in alignment with salary ranges based on external market data for the job's level. Internal organization and peer data at Penn are also considered.