Research Project Manager – Data Management Support

Role Overview

• Manage the overall coordination, status reporting, financials, schedules and stability of project-oriented work efforts
• Maintain status reports and project metrics and appropriately triage and categorize all incoming work
• Interact significantly with project team members, vendors, finance personnel, and multiple functional or support departments
• Share information with coworkers and encourage participation in Mercy Research activities
• Provide information regarding operational, change management, and trial management strategies and opportunities
• Develop, maintain and facilitate the usage of various datasets, databases and medical records systems necessary to facilitate study start-up, conduct and support
• Support clinical research activities by serving as the primary resource for data acquisition, extraction, and management using standard clinical data platforms
• Act as the key liaison between Mercy Technology Services, the Research
• Enterprise Data and Analytics Office Value Delivery Team, and Mercy Research
• Promote research data literacy by assisting with education and training initiatives
• Lead communication between teams to ensure seamless collaboration and understanding across departments
• Track and analyze data trends to identify opportunities for programmatic improvement
• Represent Mercy Research in meetings with legal, financial, vendor, and technology teams
• Facilitate exploratory meetings with investigators and VDT members to clarify study needs
• Utilize Microsoft Office, project management platforms, clinical data tools, and network-approved AI solutions to enhance daily workflows

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 3 years healthcare or clinical experience
• Demonstrated experience through prior roles or completion of college degrees, or a combination of applicable professional and educational experiences
• Advanced degree or Bachelor's degree with a professional certification relevant to health project management (preferred)
• 5 years of experience in business development with project management expertise in a healthcare environment (preferred)
• Professional certification in a research or project management area (preferred)
• Excellent communicator, both orally and in writing
• Superior organizing and coordinating skills
• Attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects and manage complex relationships
• Able to manage multiple, simple to moderately complex projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Clinical research skills, understanding, and practice experience
• Ability to prepare and analyze research reports and proposals
• Perform designated database management with skills
• Self-starter who enjoys creating and innovating in a hands-on manner, adapting quickly to any situation
• Strong business acumen and judgment
• Facilitates work in an open and collaborative style

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• paid time off
• tuition support
• matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period