Research Administrator, Department of Surgery

Research Operations Manager

Overview : Dr. Thomson, Director of Research at the Injury and Violence Prevention Program (IVPP) at VCU, is accepting applications for a Research Operations Manager. IVPP Research Lab is interested in understanding the mechanisms behind violence and to develop/evaluate intervention and prevention approaches for injury and violence prevention. This includes evaluation research of interventions for firearm-related violence, intimate partner violence, youth violence, and substance use, as well as experimental research to understand the development of psychopathology. For more information about IVPP, visit https://www.vcuhealth.org/services/injury-and-violence-prevention

Duties : This position is focused on administrative, financial, regulatory, and operational oversight of clinical and experimental research conducted and supervision of research staff. This key leadership position is essential to support the PI and the research program in a growing clinical and experimental research portfolio. The successful candidate will be responsible for supervision of research staff, oversight of IRB submissions annual reviews, and protocol adherence, grant management (i.e., annual report preparation), scheduling research-related meetings and training, maintaining research protocol compliance, ensuring research staff remain up to date on certifications, scheduling meetings, coordinating with participants for follow-up assessments and payments, supporting research staff in their duties, coordinate travel arrangements for research team, assist with grant preparation, submission, and pre- and post-award management, and the preparation and management of all regulatory documentation (e.g., IRB, clincaltrials.org).

Required qualifications/experience

• A bachelor’s degree in psychology, public health, administration, business, or related field
• At least 3 years of progressively responsible experience in operations / clinical research management
• Demonstrable experience with IRB (i.e., submission, continuing reviews) and grant management with NIH and CDC (including conducting annual reviews)
• Must possess a thorough understanding of both clinical trial coordination and administration in areas such as: feasibility assessment, budget development, regulatory management, study conduct, and data management
• At least 3 years prior experience supervising others is required
• Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills, time management, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to handle fluctuating priorities and deadlines
• Must be organized, responsible, punctual, with ability to pay close attention to details
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities
• Knowledge of federal, state, and private sources for grant funds

Preferred qualifications/experience

• 3+ years of management experience is desirable
• Graduate degree in related field
• Experience working administratively in a hospital environment
• Experience managing NIH and CDC grants
• Experience with data reporting (i.e., NIMH Data Archive) and annual reports (RPPR)
• Publications in developmental psychology and/or injury and violence prevention

ORP Eligible: No

Additional Information:

Please note that if you are employed as a university employee working in any of the health system's facilities, you will need to follow VCU Health System policies, which will include but will not be limited to, vaccination requirements.

This is a restricted position with no set end date and continued employment is dependent upon project need, availability of funding, and performance.

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine is a premier academic medical center located in the heart of Richmond. Accounting for almost half of VCU’s sponsored research, the School of Medicine is internationally recognized for patient care and education. VCU School of Medicine comprises 18 clinical departments, eight basic health science departments, and 11 affiliated institutes and centers, and provides preeminent education to physicians and scientists in order to improve the quality of healthcare for humanity. All full-time university staff are eligible for our generous benefits package that includes choices for health, vision, and dental coverage, life-insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, retirement planning, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, flexible spending accounts, tuition benefits, significant paid-time off,12 paid holidays, and more. Explore our benefits further here: https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/benefits/university-and-academic-professional-benefits/

The School of Medicine continuously strives for our workplace and learning environment to reflect the demographic and social milieu of the communities we serve. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Salary Range: $60,000 - $70,000

Position Details:

Department: Surgery
Employment Type: UF - University Employee FT
Restricted Status: Yes
FTE: 1.0
Exemption Status: Exempt