Project Manager, Public Health Research & NIH Cohorts

CU Denver; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 69,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental plans

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Vision plans

Retirement plan

Paid Time Off

Vacation days

Sick days

Holiday days

Tuition benefit

ECO Pass

Job summary

The University of Colorado Anschutz on the CU Anschutz Campus in Aurora, CO is seeking a Project Manager to support the NIH-funded LEAD Center and the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) study. You will coordinate staff, schedule visits, and ensure data collection and reporting align with NIH requirements.

This on-site role requires strong leadership, experience with longitudinal cohort studies, REDCap/EPIC familiarity, and ability to manage budgets, training, and meetings

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in public health, public administration, social/behavioral sciences, physical sciences, nursing, healthcare, finance, accounting, business administration, or related field.
• 4 years of extensive, diverse and progressively responsible experience, including direct responsibility for day-to-day operation of a clinical research study and direct staff supervision.
• An advanced degree may substitute for experience on a year-for-year basis if in a directly related field.

Responsibilities

• Hire, train, and manage research assistants and other personnel responsible for study visits and participant communication.
• Provide leadership across NIH-funded, multi-site cohort studies with complex visit schedules and biospecimen collection workflows.
• Actively monitor recruitment and retention to meet goals.
• Share key scientific findings and aggregate data with study partners and participants.
• Assist with developing and submitting progress reports to NIH and other ECHO components.
• Assist with data collection operations and maintaining data through REDCap Central.
• Oversee expenditure tracking and develop budget projections.
• Organize, lead, and record ECHO project meetings with investigators and partners.

Skills

Project management

Study coordination

Leadership

Budget tracking

Team supervision

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree substitution

Tools

REDCap

Epic

Job description

The University of Colorado Anschutz on the CU Anschutz Campus in Aurora, CO is seeking a Project Manager to support the NIH-funded LEAD Center and the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) study. You will coordinate staff, schedule visits, and ensure data collection and reporting align with NIH requirements.

This on-site role requires strong leadership, experience with longitudinal cohort studies, REDCap/EPIC familiarity, and ability to manage budgets, training, and meetings