Hybrid Program Director, Warfighter Brain Health Research

The Geneva Foundation; Fayetteville (NC); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

The Geneva Foundation is seeking a Program Director to advance Warfighter brain health technologies from early development to transition, overseeing research protocols, staff, budgets, and progress reports. The role demands military medical awareness, risk reduction knowledge, and strong stakeholder engagement.

The position is hybrid, with in-office work three days weekly, and requires collaboration with investigators, staff, sponsors, and funding entities to meet milestones and ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required; advanced degree preferred.
• 4-6 years experience in research management preferred.
• 4-6 years non-profit, research, or healthcare experience desired.
• 3-5 years experience in planning, organizational, communications, and management skills.
• Demonstrate competence in oral and written communication.
• Must be organized, attentive to detail, and possess a positive, friendly and professional demeanor.
• Ability to execute the vision of the organization in response to changing conditions.
• Ability to provide strong leadership, innovative thinking, creative planning, and effective motivation skills to staff.
• Ability to be flexible with changing priorities and available to interact with employees, clients and sponsors of all levels.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in fast-paced, high-pressured environment with strict deadlines and to manage multiple projects.
• Ability to develop strong trusting relationships in order to gain support and achieve results.
• Proficiency with Excel and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Monitors staffing, hiring, salary negotiations and performance review processes for staff.
• Directs multiple programmatic/study related conduct ensuring staff perform tasks within scope of project.
• Plans and facilitates individual and team meetings.
• Ensures staff complies with Foundation and site policies, procedures and SOPs.
• Develops, manages, and mentors staff by providing training, guidance and feedback through reviews and meetings.
• Provides day-to-day leadership enabling the program’s success.
• Prepares interim and final progress reports.
• Participates in analysis of the data and the preparation of the manuscript, as applicable.
• Maintains an updated literature library of journal articles related to the research topic.
• Maintains the security and confidentiality of all research records.
• Maintains and update files of all applicable regulatory documentation for IACUC or IRB (including protocols, approvals, amendments, modifications, etc.) as well as any communications with the sponsor or any other Federal or regulatory office

Skills

Oral and written communication

Leadership

Project management

Planning & organizational skills

Attention to detail

Flexibility

Excel & MS Office

Independent judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Geneva Foundation is seeking a Program Director to advance Warfighter brain health technologies from early development to transition, overseeing research protocols, staff, budgets, and progress reports. The role demands military medical awareness, risk reduction knowledge, and strong stakeholder engagement.

The position is hybrid, with in-office work three days weekly, and requires collaboration with investigators, staff, sponsors, and funding entities to meet milestones and ensure