Senior Project Director — Multi‑Site Health Research

University of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 81,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Life, and Flexible Spending

Tuition benefits

Generous retirement plans

Time away from work

Wellness programs

Professional development

Job summary

University of Pennsylvania is seeking a Project Director for the School of Nursing to lead strategic planning and day-to-day management of a multi-institutional research initiative. You will oversee budgets, grant proposals, and post-award activities while ensuring compliance with sponsor and university policies.

The role coordinates with PI Hodgson and four sub-award institutions, manages deliverables, and supports dissemination through multiple channels.

Qualifications

• MS degree and 5–7 years experience required; MS or MPH with 7–10 years preferred.
• Experience with CDC cooperative agreements, Grant Solutions reporting, and 2 CFR 200 compliance preferred.
• Multi-site project coordination experience required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day cross-institutional project management across Penn, Drexel, Emory, University of Minnesota, and Brown sub-award teams; maintain work plan, milestone tracker, and deliverable calendar; facilitate biweekly all-team calls; ensure CDC reporting deadlines are met.
• Lead preparation and submission of Annual Performance Reports (APRs) to CDC via Grant Solutions; coordinate with Project Data Coordinator, PI, and sub-awardees to compile quantitative performance measures, narrative summaries, and budget reconciliations in CDC-required format.
• Serve as primary logistics contact for the HBI Collaborative beginning Month 1; coordinate Penn team attendance at all HBICollaborative convenings; track agenda items and follow-up actions requiring Penn response.
• Manage partner communications with ASTHO, NACCHO, DFA, USAging, LiveWell, EPN, and BOLD Launchpad sites; track letter of support renewals, consulting agreement milestones, and stakeholder engagement commitments; coordinate logistics for annual Expert Advisory Panel convening and Evidence Academy.
• Support grant compliance functions including sub-award monitoring per 2 CFR 200.332, IRB protocol tracking, federal salary cap verification, and Penn OSR reporting requirements; coordinate with Penn OSR on budget amendments and sub-award transitions.
• Contribute to preparation of future grant applications, progress reports, manuscripts, and conference presentations as directed by PI Hodgson; assist with dissemination of Accelerator findings through ASTHO/NACCHO channels.
• Supervise and coordinate work of Penn Research Assistants (RA1 and RA2) in collaboration with Dr. Hirschman and the Project Data Coordinator; provide onboarding support for all TBH Penn staff positions.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Skills

Data management

Grant proposals & reporting

Work management

Stakeholder coordination

REDCap or data systems

Microsoft Office

Written & oral communication

CDC/Grant compliance

Education

Master of Science (MS)

MS or MPH and 7–10 years experience

Bachelor's degree +7+ years experience

Tools

REDCap

Job description

University of Pennsylvania is seeking a Project Director for the School of Nursing to lead strategic planning and day-to-day management of a multi-institutional research initiative. You will oversee budgets, grant proposals, and post-award activities while ensuring compliance with sponsor and university policies.

The role coordinates with PI Hodgson and four sub-award institutions, manages deliverables, and supports dissemination through multiple channels.