Summary:
Under the general supervision of the Principal Investigator and Clinical Research Supervisor the Project Director will oversee day-to-day operations of NIH-funded longitudinal studies examining substance use during pregnancy and its impact on fetal and infant development. This position involves direct participant interaction including eligibility screening informed consent clinical interviews and biospecimen collection as well as oversight of study implementation data integrity and research compliance.
Responsibilities:
Identify and assess pregnant individuals for study eligibility obtain informed consent conduct clinical interviews and collect and process biospecimens in accordance with protocol.
Coordinate study implementation including participant recruitment visit scheduling protocol adherence and retention strategies.
Monitor study progress to ensure adherence to project timelines regulatory standards and grant deliverables.
May supervise research staff and assist with hiring training and ongoing support.
Support data quality through routine data cleaning documentation and contributions to data management systems. Collaborate with the study team to ensure timely and accurate data entry tracking and reporting in compliance with IRB and NIH requirements.
Serve as a liaison to community partners and external collaborators.
Travel to partner sites as needed.
Maintain schedule flexibility including occasional early mornings evenings or weekends to accommodate participant needs and project deadlines.
Other information:
BASIC KNOWLEDGE:
Education:
Bachelor�s degree and master�s degree required. Knowledge of research grants administration and current reporting requirements.
EXPERIENCE:
Three years of related experience. Experience above the minimum required may substitute for the education requirements on a one-to-one basis.
Experience with at-risk populations and community-based programs is essential.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:
Provides direct supervision for up to 10 full-time equivalent personnel assigned to the project.
While most duties are performed in an office
environment incumbent is exposed to patient-care environment.
Any risk of exposure to contagious or noxious elements is minimized by adherence to safety procedures and protocols.
Brown University Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Brown University Health is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Location: The Miriam Hospital USA:RI:Providence
Work Type: Full Time
Shift: Shift 1
Union: Non-Union