Department

BSD MED - Pulmonary - Parker Research Staff

About the Department

The Healthcare Allocation Lab (HCALab) led by Dr. William Parker resides within the Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago. The Department produces leading innovative research in medical ethics, health economics and policy, health services, and outcomes research. The HCALab evaluates and develops fair algorithms for scarce healthcare resource allocation.

Job Summary

The Research Program Manager is a specialized research professional that is responsible for the direction of a program or a research office. The Manager works closely with the Principal Investigator (PI) on long-range plans for research studies. While the PI is primarily responsible for the overall design and conduct of programs and studies, the Manager collaborates with the PI and other senior research faculty and personnel as well as participates as a skilled individual contributor and/or lead researcher as an expert in specialized areas. The Manager ensures research projects progress according to plan by overseeing the coordination of the daily project activities and closely managing other staff, including coordinators and research assistants. The Manager will write grants, articles, reports and manuscripts and/or present research findings at meetings and conferences. By performing these duties, the Manager works with the PI, department, sponsor, and institution to provide guidance on the administration of the compliance, financial, personnel and other related aspects of research studies.

This is a full-time position responsible for the management of 1) the HCALab’s R01-funded project to design a fair crisis standards of care algorithm for allocating life support in a crisis and 2) the Common Longitudinal ICU data Format (CLIF) consortium. CLIF is a common data format for privacy-preserving federated critical care research developed by the CLIF consortium. The consortium is comprised of critical care clinicians and data scientists from 10 healthsystems who work collaboratively to execute a wide range of observational critical care electronic health record (EHR) studies, including Dr. Parker’s R01 project on crisis standards of care.

Responsibilities

Responsible for direction of a program or research office.

Conduct research in area of team’s expertise.

Collaborate with other researchers on long-range plans for research projects.

Oversee development and carry out of research projects.

Ensure research projects progress according to plan.

Investigate, modify, and apply new procedures, techniques, or applications.

Establish goals and operating procedures, practices, and guidelines.

Plan and manage protocol review process for all research studies which includes the receipt and coordination of protocols for review, committee meetings, and research conferences.

Help monitor project budgets.

Participate as skilled individual contributor and/or researcher in collaboration with research faculty and personnel.

Prepare grant/funding applications.

Manage financial, personnel, planning, compliance and other administrative aspects of research project(s).

Organize and lead team meetings and gatherings.

Oversee activities related to data collection and analysis.

Coordinate conduct of the study from screening to completion including recruitment and screening of study participants, obtaining informed consent/assent, collecting research data, preparing data for analysis, ensuring protocol adherence, and disseminating findings.

Protect patients and data confidentiality by ensuring security of research data and personal health information.

Ensure compliance of research activities with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and mandates.

Understand the IRB submission and review process and when and how to apply for IRB review, including facilitation of study initiation through meticulous and timely preparation of IRB submissions.

Understand the federal research regulations and identify the federal research organizations’ role in regulating human research participation.

Identify and explain the responsibilities of Principal Investigators, research team members, sponsors, contract research organizations (CROs), and regulatory authorities related to the conduct of research studies.

Supervise staff and students on research team, including day-to-day work of the team members on projects.

Support hiring and onboarding of research team members.

Coordinate with Principal Investigator for performance reviews of team members.

Help develop, carry out, and support formal training for both new and existing staff within the unit and any affiliates and/or partners. Monitors federal regulatory agency requirements related to research training requirements and ensures training activities comply with requirements.

Develops goals and operating procedures, practices, and guidelines for research activity based on department strategy.

Reviews research of others, and may conduct own research, in area of expertise. Edits and approves articles, reports and manuscripts. Presents research findings at meetings and/or conference. Manages the research of processes in clinical or non-clinical settings. Program and use computers to store, process, and analyze data.

Assists lab data scientists in maintaining the CLIF consortium website https://clif-consortium.github.io/website/.

Uses subject matter and best practices knowledge to perform lab and/or research-related duties and tasks. Works independently to assist with project design.

Solves complex problems relating to the administration of projects, including planning new procedures, adapting existing procedures to the needs of the project, and making significant contributions to methodology.

Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

Advanced degree.

Experience:

Working knowledge of managing research projects.

Proficient in developing and auditing research projects.

Supervisory skills.

Background in a leadership role.

Webpage design skills.

Preferred Competencies

Develop a program and a team.

Excellent time management skills and ability to work independently.

Develop research program and work strategically with Principal Investigator(s).

Lead robust operational and financial analysis of project(s) and/or program performance.

Read and understand study protocols.

Knowledge of regulatory policies and procedures.

Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Knowledge of grant and contract administration.

Familiar with medical and scientific terminology.

Demonstrated knowledge of Good Clinical Practices (GCP).

Identify funding sources.

Prepare manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, and other dissemination tools.
 

Application Documents

Resume/CV (required)

Cover Letter (required)

When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family

Research

Role Impact

Individual Contributor

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Drug Test Required
 

No

Health Screen Required
 

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
 

No

Pay Rate Type

Salary

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FLSA Status

Exempt

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Pay Range

$72,000.00 - $104,000.00

The included pay rate or range represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.

Benefits Eligible

Yes

The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

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