Project Director (Hybrid)

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

About The PositionGeneva is seeking a Program Director to support the activities required to translate technologies related to Warfighter brain health from early-stage development to transition to the Warfighter and the commercial marketplace. The Project Director fully implements the research study under the direction of Program leads. It is important the Program Director clearly demonstrates the full combination of military medical experience, Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction acquisition knowledge, operational event planning, and formal military training development. The Project Director is responsible for the stakeholder engagement, the conduct of the research protocol, the management of the data collection and analysis process, the oversight of the grant budget and the preparation of interim and final progress reports.This is a hybrid position that will require going into the office 3 days a week. Background checks will be administered.About The ProgramWarfighter Brain Health InitiativeSalary Range$96,000 - $110,000. Salaries are determined based on several factors including external market data, internal equity, and the candidate’s related knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.QualificationsBachelors degree or equivalent work experience required, Advanced Degree preferred4-6 years experience in research management preferred4-6 years non-profit, research, or healthcare experience desired3-5 years experience in planning, organizational, communications, and management skillsDemonstrate competence in oral and written communicationMust be organized, attentive to detail, and possess a positive, friendly and professional demeanorAbility to execute the vision of the organization in response to changing conditionsAbility to provide strong leadership, innovative thinking, creative planning, and effective motivation skills to staffAbility to be flexible with changing priorities and available to interact with employees, clients and sponsors of all levelsAbility to exercise independent judgment in fast-paced, high-pressured environment with strict deadlines and to manage multiple projectsAbility to develop strong trusting relationships in order to gain support and achieve resultsComputer skills including at least intermediate level experience with Excel and other Microsoft Office Software ManagementResponsibilitiesMonitors staffing, hiring, salary negotiations and performance review processes for staffConducts counseling, corrective action, up to and including termination, with Human Resources and DirectorDirects multiple programmatic/ study related conduct ensuring staff perform tasks within scope of projectEnsures staff demonstrate basic understanding of their job descriptionPlans and facilitates individual and team meetingsAssures all staff complies with Foundation and site policies, procedures and SOPsDevelops, manages, and mentors staff by providing training, guidance and feedback through reviews and meetingsProvides support, as needed, in the development and documentation of policy and best practice guidelines and internal controlsProvides technical direction and overall supervision and guidance to department to ensure compliance with all federal, state and governing regulations/lawsProvides day-to-day leadership enabling the program’s success ResponsibilitiesDetermines the project schedule of research studySupports allocation of appropriate resourcesOversees award administration and deliverablesOrchestrates process design and implementation of research studyPromotes safety and confidentiality of research participants at all timesAdheres to Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), Good Clinical Practices (GCP) and infection control proceduresDemonstrate proficiency in performing basic study related procedures as requiredMaintains collaborative research environment between the Principal Investigator, other site personnel, research participants, The Geneva Foundation and the funding organization • Prepares interim and final progress reportsParticipates in analysis of the data and the preparation of the manuscript, as applicableMaintains an updated literature library of journal articles related to the research topicMaintains the security and confidentiality of all research recordsMaintains 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