Research Program Manager

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Flexible work arrangements, including remote/hybrid work locations, are an integral part of the School of Medicine's Working Forward initiative. As such, this position's work location is designated as Hybrid. Please note that the designated work location is subject to change based on the unit's business needs.

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

The Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center seeks to hire a Research Program Manager to oversee research efforts for the UNC PRO Center of Excellence (Center), under the direction of Dr. Lynne Wagner. The Center will serve as a central hub for grant proposals, training activities, project statistical analyses, internal research consultations, production of manuscripts, and an ongoing seminar series and play a major role in our efforts to integrate ePRO into EPIC to enhance both clinical care and Research operations. This position will direct and manage Dr. Wagner's research portfolio conducted through the Center including project management for ECOG- ACRIN National Cancer Institute ( NCI) Community Oncology Research Program ( NCORP) research base activities and Dr. Wagner's extramurally funded projects. This position would also manage additional research staff within the center.

Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required (or foreign degree equivalent); for candidates demonstrating comparable independent research productivity, will accept a relevant Bachelor's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) and 3 or more years of relevant experience in substitution. May require terminal degree and licensure.

Experience supporting relevant research
Experience managing multi-center research
Experience with IRB submissions/modifications

Experience with relevant funders like the National Institutes of Health

Not Applicable.

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