Research Projects Specialist (Finance)

The role of Research Projects Specialist is to facilitate all clinical and translational research activities for the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine. This position will serve as a vital primary resource partner for investigators to facilitate the design and conduct of various research studies and liaise with research administration and various institutional committees, including the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and our regulatory team. The incumbent will serve as the point of contact for assigned areas and provide day-to-day support for ongoing studies, data management, publications, presentations, grant submissions, posters, and other academic work as assigned. As a result, the Research Projects Specialist will help to advance research throughout the department and divisions as assigned. This position will also oversee projects and assumes responsibility for the operation of program activities, including the research administration, design, conduct, analysis, interpretation of results and reporting of research studies and experiments.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred
• Experience with project management and research projects. Additional understanding and knowledge of clinical research and non-human research projects preferred.
• InfoEd, Qlik, Microsoft Suite, Oracle ERP

Primary Responsibilities:

• Read and understand grant proposal requirements and develop plans for proposal completion that includes systematically collecting components (e.g. biosketches, letters of support, facilities descriptions, personnel information), establish timelines, create/maintain collaborative workspaces, and work with investigator(s) to complete all application requirements.
• Provide support to the PI to ensure grant responses to the funding agency/program requirements and expectations are complete and clearly written.
• Act as the point-person throughout grant preparation to communicate information to and from the Principal Investigator, research team, sponsor, Office of Sponsored Programs, administrative directors, and finance team.
• Identify and escalate any initial concerns related to each grant and/or research project to PI.
• Notify stakeholders of completed submissions, financial status, concerns, close-outs, etc.
• Oversee exempt clinical research projects and operations within the department and divisions.
• Provide technical writing, formatting, and editing support, inclusive of budget justifications, biographical sketches, institutional background descriptions, and other proposal documents.
• Contribute to the creation of research projects; set-up the required equipment and supplies required. Collaborate with scientific and medical community as needed.
• Facilitate regulatory support for research programs and oversee maintenance of all required regulatory documents and interaction with various regulatory committees.
• Help the Principal Investigator prepare presentations for scientific meetings, describe research methodology and results; prepare manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals; and prepare grant applications.