Hybrid Clinical Research Project Manager

University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA seeks a Research Project Manager to lead complex, multi-site studies in health research. The role focuses on strategic planning, protocol development, data management, and manuscript preparation with a clinical research emphasis.

The position requires coordinating regulatory submissions, supervising staff, and ensuring data quality and adherence to study protocols. Hybrid work options are available in a dynamic university environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and significant experience in research project management or equivalent combination.
• Experience coordinating regulatory submissions and data quality in clinical or health research.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational leadership for the study; develop and maintain project timelines, work plans, SOPs, and tracking systems; coordinate staff workflows; monitor progress toward milestones.
• Lead study regulatory and data-quality operations, including IRB submissions, amendments, continuing reviews, protocol deviations, and adverse-event documentation; support required progress reports.
• Coordinate participant recruitment, screening, informed consent, enrollment, scheduling, retention, and incentive tracking; maintain recruitment logs and summaries.
• Conduct and support data-collection activities, including qualitative interviews, walkthroughs, and follow-up interviews; assist with transcription review and coding.
• Support human-centered design activities; co-planning and co-facilitating workshops; coordinating logistics and documenting outcomes.
• Support implementation of pilot RCT procedures, including orientation, scheduling, fidelity monitoring, and dissemination materials.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts and 5 to 7 years or Master of Science, Master of Arts and 2 to 5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Job description

University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA seeks a Research Project Manager to lead complex, multi-site studies in health research. The role focuses on strategic planning, protocol development, data management, and manuscript preparation with a clinical research emphasis.

The position requires coordinating regulatory submissions, supervising staff, and ensuring data quality and adherence to study protocols. Hybrid work options are available in a dynamic university environment.