Impactful Research Project Manager - Occupational Health

OHSU; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, part of OHSU, seeks a Research Project Manager to oversee a diverse portfolio of studies spanning cannabis, sleep, circadian rhythms, and occupational health in firefighters and other workers. You will translate priorities into coordinated activities across research staff and regulatory pathways.

Reporting to the PI, you will establish plans, timelines, and milestones; supervise staff; and ensure studies meet startup, execution, and close-out

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher with 3 years of clinical or human-subjects research experience.
• Experience with GCP, FDA/ICH, IRB processes, and HIPAA.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent studies or projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership across the laboratory's research portfolio.
• Develop study plans, timelines, responsibilities, and milestones; delegate tasks.
• Coordinate regulatory requirements, recruitment, data collection, and study close-out.
• Ensure staff training, protocol adherence, and quality control across studies.
• Interact with research cores, vendors, and regulatory groups to deliver deliverables.
• Support grant submissions, progress reports, manuscripts, and presentations.

Skills

Workplace health interventions

Project planning

SOPs and regulatory tracking

Grants submissions

Team leadership

IRB/regulatory oversight

Cross-functional coordination

REDCap data management

Microsoft Office

Project management software

Education

Master's degree in relevant field

Bachelor's degree in relevant field with experience

Tools

REDCap

Microsoft Office

Project management software

Job description

The Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, part of OHSU, seeks a Research Project Manager to oversee a diverse portfolio of studies spanning cannabis, sleep, circadian rhythms, and occupational health in firefighters and other workers. You will translate priorities into coordinated activities across research staff and regulatory pathways.

Reporting to the PI, you will establish plans, timelines, and milestones; supervise staff; and ensure studies meet startup, execution, and close-out