Multisite Research Project Manager - Epidemiology

NYU Langone Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

NYU Langone Health invites applications for a Research Project Manager to oversee NIH-funded environmental epidemiology and neurodevelopmental studies. The role coordinates complex, international multisite activities, including data collection, imaging, biospecimens, and governance with investigators and administrative partners.

Leading teams of coordinators and staff, you will ensure timely, compliant, high-quality study execution, while building research infrastructure and mentoring personnel

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public health, health sciences, social sciences, research administration, or related field.
• At least five years of relevant experience in research operations or complex project management.
• Experience with human-subjects research, IRB processes, data coordination, and research documentation.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, written communication, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Research portfolio and multisite operations: Lead day-to-day management of multiple concurrent studies; establish project plans, timelines, milestones, workflows, and accountability systems; coordinate MRI, neuropsychological, biospecimen, and other study activities across domestic and international partners.
• Team leadership and supervision: Coordinate and provide operational direction to research coordinators, assistants, data personnel, and site teams; train and mentor staff on protocols and standard operating procedures; assume direct supervisory responsibilities, including work assignment and performance support, as staffing structure permits.
• Regulatory and institutional coordination: Oversee preparation and tracking of IRB submissions, amendments, continuing reviews, and research documentation; partner with institutional legal, compliance, and administrative offices on data use agreements, collaborative agreements, and data transfer requirements.
• Data operations and quality assurance: Coordinate data acquisition, secure transfer, organization, cleaning, harmonization, quality control, and reconciliation across sites and systems; work with data managers and investigators to identify missing or inconsistent data and resolve operational barriers.
• Grant and resource administration: Track deliverables and support NIH progress reports and grant documentation; coordinate with administrative partners on study resources, vendors, procurement, invoices, purchase orders, and payment followup.
• Research infrastructure and communications: Develop SOPs, tracking tools, documentation systems, and scalable research workflows; lead cross-functional meetings, communicate project status and risks to investigators, and coordinate corrective actions and deliverables.
• Scientific collaboration: Support research data preparation, summaries, and figures; contribute to literature reviews, manuscripts, presentations, and dissemination in collaboration with the scientific team.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Regulatory coordination

Data operations

Stakeholder communication

Grant administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in public health or related field

Tools

R

Job description

NYU Langone Health invites applications for a Research Project Manager to oversee NIH-funded environmental epidemiology and neurodevelopmental studies. The role coordinates complex, international multisite activities, including data collection, imaging, biospecimens, and governance with investigators and administrative partners.

Leading teams of coordinators and staff, you will ensure timely, compliant, high-quality study execution, while building research infrastructure and mentoring personnel