This position is local to NH/VT; can work remotely but ability to come onsite is needed.

The Dartmouth Health Center for Rural Health Care Delivery Science is a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) funded through the National Institute of General Medical Sciences that aims to develop a pipeline of early career investigators focused on addressing gaps in the science of rural health care delivery. The Program Manager-Research Associate is responsible for management of all stages and types of Center initiatives from proposal development, study start-up, regulatory coordination, project planning, activity tracking and reporting, project oversight, and event coordination. Remote work or hybrid schedule available.

1. Collaborates with Center leadership to establish project objectives for Cores, policies, procedures and execute projects.
2. Leads Core meetings and provides updates to  Center staff and faculty, including all levels of management.
3. Works with Research Project Leaders and research study teams to operationalize research projects, including regulatory tasks, , data collection and supervising 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
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• 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.