Project Manager

The IIT Project Manager acts as a sponsor of a clinical trial, on behalf of and under the direction of the sponsor-investigator(s) in the Division of Hematology Research Program. The IIT Project Manager is involved in all facets of clinical trial conduct from initial protocol development through trial closure and project completion with limited supervision, increased independence and limited assistance; drafts and initiates investigator initiated clinical trials, including multicenter studies where OSU is the coordinating site; trains study coordinators to effectively coordinate an investigator initiated study by providing guidance and internal monitoring; oversees investigator-initiated clinical trials and functions to ensure the scientific integrity of the data collected, and the protection of the rights, safety, and well-being of human study subjects. The IIT Project Managers clinical trial role includes administration, financial and billing management, consultation, education, data management (abstraction, reporting, analysis, monitoring, auditing), ethics and regulations, liabilities and responsibilities of conducting research involving human subjects; designs, creates, implements, modifies and maintains tracking systems, electronic and paper databases, data management facilities and standard operational procedures for study patient participation and regulatory compliance and documentationin clinical research to accomplish these goals.