Manager, Research

University of Louisville; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Louisville's Department of Neurology seeks a Manager of Research to oversee clinical and translational initiatives, with a focus on stroke and cerebrovascular disease. You will provide operational and project leadership for clinical trials, registries, multicenter collaborations, and federally funded projects.

Working with faculty, clinical teams, sponsors, and institutions, you will manage timelines, budgets, resources, regulatory submissions, and data quality to strengthen

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in a related field plus extensive experience in clinical research.
• Experience with IRB processes and Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
• Proven ability to manage multiple clinical research projects and teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management and operational oversight for clinical/translational research initiatives (trials, registries, multicenter studies).
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, enrollment goals, and performance tracking.
• Coordinate regulatory submissions, study documentation, monitoring visits, and quality assurance activities.
• Oversee patient recruitment, enrollment, visits, and follow-up with clinical teams.
• Monitor data collection, documentation, quality, and reporting for investigators and sponsors.
• Manage research budgets, resources, and study start-up activities with institutional offices.

Skills

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Budget oversight

Communication

Data management

Education

Master's degree in clinical research, public health, neuroscience, healthcare administration, project management

Tools

REDCap

Job description

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Bachelor's degree in a related field and four (4) years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Grade 7 (Salaried) Position Description:

The Department of Neurology at the University of Louisville is seeking an experienced, highly organized, and collaborative Manager of Research to oversee clinical and translational research initiatives, with a primary focus on stroke and cerebrovascular disease.

This position provides operational and project management leadership for clinical trials, investigator-initiated studies, registries, multicenter collaborations, and federally funded research. The Manager will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, oversee project implementation, monitor budgets and resources, and ensure research activities meet established timelines, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.

Working closely with faculty investigators, clinical teams, research personnel, institutional offices, sponsors, and external collaborators, the Manager will strengthen the department's research infrastructure, support faculty investigators, and facilitate the growth of its clinical and translational research portfolio.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide project management and operational oversight for assigned clinical and translational research initiatives, including clinical trials, investigator-initiated studies, registries, and federally funded projects.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, enrollment goals, and performance tracking systems to ensure timely completion of research activities.
• Coordinate regulatory submissions, study documentation, monitoring visits, and quality assurance activities to ensure compliance with institutional policies, sponsor requirements, and applicable regulations.
• Oversee patient recruitment, enrollment, study visits, and follow-up activities in collaboration with clinical teams and research personnel.
• Monitor research data collection, documentation, quality, and reporting; prepare project updates and progress reports for investigators, sponsors, and departmental leadership.
• Provide operational leadership and oversight to assigned research personnel, including coordinating workloads, training, staffing needs, and project responsibilities.
• Coordinate research budgets, resources, contracts, and study start-up activities in collaboration with faculty investigators and institutional offices.
• Support the development and implementation of new research initiatives, standardized workflows, and opportunities to expand research collaborations and improve operational efficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in clinical research, public health, neuroscience, healthcare administration, project management, or a related field.
• Four or more years of experience managing clinical research projects, research operations, or complex healthcare initiatives.
• Experience coordinating clinical trials, including study start-up, patient recruitment, regulatory submissions, monitoring, and study closeout.
• Experience with IRB processes, Good Clinical Practice, human subjects research protections, and regulatory documentation.
• Experience managing multiple projects, timelines, deliverables, and competing priorities.
• Experience supervising, training, or coordinating research personnel and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience with research budgets, resource planning, sponsor communications, and institutional research administration.
• Proficiency with REDCap, electronic medical records, clinical research databases, and project management tools.
• Experience in academic medicine, neurology, stroke, cerebrovascular disease, or another clinical specialty.
• Experience supporting investigator-initiated, multicenter, industry-sponsored, or federally funded research.
• Clinical Research Coordinator (CCRC), Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP), Project Management Professional (PMP), or other relevant certification preferred.

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure