The Department of Psychiatry is seeking a manager to oversee its Neuroimmune Psychiatry Research portfolio. The individual will assist with submitting extramural funding proposals, operationalizing and activating clinical trials, and will play an integral role in the development and expansion of the program.

The Neuroimmune Psychiatry Research Program studies the relationship between infection, inflammation, immunity and neuropsychiatric disease to improve diagnostics and therapeutic interventions. Research studies recruit from Dartmouth Health’s Neuroimmune Psychiatric Disorders Clinic, an international leader in the treatment of these disorders. Investigators within the program also work closely with external partners at a national and international level.

The successful candidate will have experience with a) federal grant proposals in a coordinator, supervisor or central office role and 2) regulatory compliance workflows. The position will be accountable for the supervision of assigned clinical research personnel, assessing protocol feasibility, managing study lifecycles, identifying potential funding opportunities, and designing and providing training programs for clinical research staff.

This is an exciting opportunity to play an essential role in defining and operationalizing a growing research program. 

1. Establishes project objectives, policies, procedures and performance standards for assigned projects.
2. Leads Project Management Team sessions and reviews with Center staff and faculty, including all levels of management.
3. Supervises research assistant, data collection and other staff assigned to project execution.
4. Initiates and maintains liaison with Center management team and other contacts to facilitate project activities.
5. Manages multiple, parallel projects using formal project planning techniques.
6. Represents Center in project meetings and attend strategy meetings.
7. Responsible for the oversight and management of resources allocated to your project.
8. Establishes effective coordination and communications processes to report as a minimum, schedule, performance, costing, risks and mitigation strategies.
9. Maintains and adheres to project deadlines, timelines, and deliverables.
10. Compiles project status reports. Develops and writes project process and outcome reports.
11. Strong leadership, interpersonal, organizational, presentation and communication skills; ability to foster a collaborative team environment; ability to communicate effectively and respectfully to a diverse community.
12. Performs other duties as required.

• Bachelor’s Degree with 3 years of experience in project management.
• Previous healthcare industry experience preferred.
• Strong analytical problem solving skills with demonstrated skills to define scope and analyze complex, cross-functional problems and processes.
• Basic knowledge in research evaluation design and descriptive statistics.
• Excellent communication, organizational, decision making and leadership skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent writing skills and experience in scientific writing and presentations.
• Must be skilled in the use of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

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