Research Program Manager, Health Policy Lab

Trustees of University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Pennsylvania is seeking a Manager, Research Project C to serve as the operational lead for a Lilly Research study and the WORKS study in partnership with external partners. The PM-C will oversee implementation, staffing, timelines, and risk management, acting as the primary operational contact for the industry partner.

The role also involves overseeing budgets, regulatory compliance, and a growing research portfolio, coordinating with the Principal Investigator and the research

Qualifications

• Master's degree in public health, epidemiology, health policy, social sciences, or related field with 5–7 years of experience.
• Experience managing complex multi-year research studies, including budgets, timelines, staffing, and IRB compliance.
• Experience supervising, training, and mentoring research staff.
• Experience with pre- and post-award grant management, including budget development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to work with investigators, sponsors, community partners.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational oversight of studies in the lab's portfolio.
• Oversee day-to-day research operations, timelines, and resources across the lab's portfolio; build tracking systems, dashboards, and SOPs.
• Manage pre and post-award budgets and ensure compliance with sponsor, University, school, and IRB policies.
• Supervise, train, and mentor research staff; lead hiring, onboarding, and staffing plans.
• Lead grant planning and submissions and the launch of newly funded studies.
• Lead regulatory planning, including IRB submissions and ongoing compliance.
• Support strategic planning, partnership development, reporting, and lab communications.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership/mentoring

Project management

Organizational skills

Budget management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Master's degree in public health / epidemiology / health policy

Tools

REDCap

Qualtrics

Job description

The University of Pennsylvania is seeking a Manager, Research Project C to serve as the operational lead for a Lilly Research study and the WORKS study in partnership with external partners. The PM-C will oversee implementation, staffing, timelines, and risk management, acting as the primary operational contact for the industry partner.

The role also involves overseeing budgets, regulatory compliance, and a growing research portfolio, coordinating with the Principal Investigator and the research