Job Posting: Global Maternal and Child Health Program Manager
Global Maternal and Child Health Program Manager
Responsibilities
Summary and Overview
The Program Manager will be responsible for coordination of field operational, data management, and regulatory activities for global maternal and child health research projects. The research is conducted jointly between the Harvard Chan School of Public Health and Boston Children’s Hospital. We are working on several newborn and child survival projects focused on the discovery of interventions to improve child health and the delivery of care in underserved settings. The Program Manager will report directly to the PI and be responsible to:
- Manage, coordinate and implement study projects
- Supervise database development and the collection, entry, cleaning and reporting of clinical, research, and laboratory data
- Develop grant submissions and reporting
Principal Duties and Activities:
- Provide supervision for study implementation in study communities, clinical sites, main office, and laboratories.
- Monitor study progress and data completeness and quality.
- Develop and implement systems to continuously improve study implementation and data quality.
- Regularly review data quality and design solutions to resolve queries in the field or laboratories.
- Develop case report forms and study protocols.
- Document key processes, events, and meetings during the course of the projects.
- Report regularly to investigators on study progress.
- Prepare reports and other documents as requested by the investigators or donor.
- Develop and conduct trainings for study staff.
- Oversee and manage all supplies, equipment, and files.
- Manage ethical review submissions, amendments, and reporting.
- Draft and edit scientific portions of grant submissions to federal government, foundations, and research agencies.
- Support grant submissions following guidelines from sponsors.
- Ensure reporting requirements from sponsors are met.
All activities will be conducted in close collaboration with investigators and study personnel in Boston and Addis Ababa.
Requirements
Qualifications
- College background or equivalent experience in Life Sciences, Statistics, Public Health or related field. Master’s Degree in Epidemiology, Statistics, Public Health or related field preferred.
- Demonstrated excellence in implementing research activities and programs, knowledge of research populations.
- Two or more years demonstrated leadership, project management skills, supervision of teams and technical expertise in conduct of research studies.
Skills/Abilities/Competencies
- Excellent communication, verbal, writing, and presentation skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently, under supervision, and as part of a team with collaborators, stakeholders, and research staff
- Excellent analytical, computer, organizational, and problem solving skills
- Strong attention to detail, excellent time management, goal and detail-oriented work style, and meticulous and consistent follow through on projects
- Experience in project management desirable, preferably in international settings
- Experience liaising with Institutional Review Boards, other regulatory organizations, and academic and governmental institutions
- Experience with grant, research protocol, report and manuscript writing
- Strong database management and knowledge of statistical methods frequently used in public health research
Working conditions
- Full-time with occasional evenings and weekends
- Long term commitment preferred
- International travel as needed
To apply, please submit your cover letter, CV, writing sample, and three references at http://www.childrenshospital.org/career-opportunities/search-career-results#&category=&location=&status=&shift=®=40881&keyword=&date=
