Sr. Research Project Manager, On-Site (PMP/Higher Ed Research)

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Miami is seeking a Senior Project Manager for Research Strategic Operations (RSO) to direct day-to-day activities within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship (OVPRS). You will guide policies, oversee project management staff, and collaborate with department leaders to deliver cross-unit projects on time and within scope.

Required are a Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of research project management experience; PMP certification is highly preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of research project management experience.
• PMP certification highly preferred.
• Ability to direct, manage, implement and evaluate department operations.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collect, organize and analyze data.

Responsibilities

• Direct day-to-day activities in the RSO to deliver cross-unit projects.
• Define, prioritize, and develop projects with department leaders.
• Drive project management, deadlines, tasks, and team assignments.
• Oversee project development and ensure work aligns with standards.
• Analyze budgets, risks, and resource allocation.
• Develop and improve project management policies and processes.
• Evaluate projects for budget adherence and deadlines.
• Coach, train, and support staff to improve performance.
• Monitor staff performance and conduct reviews.
• Ensure adherence to university budgets and policies.
• Coordinate process improvement initiatives and dashboard reporting.
• Communicate project deliverables, risks, and issues to stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Budgeting

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

CORE JOB SUMMARY

The Sr. Project Manager, Research Strategic Operations (RSO) directs the day-to-day activities in the RSO of the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship (OVPRS) to deliver projects that span across one or more units, in furtherance of institutional goals and objectives, providing guidance on policies and processes, overseeing project management staff, and collaborating with other department leaders to develop projects and programs and ensure successful and on-time project delivery. Moreover, the incumbent manages resources, schedules, and financials for assigned projects.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• Collaborates with other department leaders to define, prioritize, and develop projects.
• Drives project management, including setting deadlines, prioritizing tasks, and assigning team members to various deliverables.
• Oversees the development of the project and ensuring that team members are carrying out their tasks efficiently while upholding the company's standards.
• Analyzes financial data, including project budgets, risks, and resource allocation.
• Drafts new and improving existing project management office policies and processes.
• Continuously evaluates projects to ensure they are meeting company standards, adhering to budgets, and meeting deadlines.
• Accurately documents the project's creation, development, and execution as well as documenting the project's scope, budget, and justification.
• Provides coaching, training and support to enhance the department’s capability, and improves staff professional performance and project results.
• Monitors staff performance and completes performance reviews.
• Ensures adherence to department’s annual budget, in accordance with University guidelines and policies.
• Manages support systems to assure availability of cost-effective supplies, equipment and management information.
• Supports the process improvement project portfolio, (including process-improvement projects and process improvement capability building projects) so that process improvement delivers immediate benefits, while creating long term process management capabilities and coordinates process improvement efforts to eliminate duplicate projects and negative interactions.
• Manages interdependencies and coordination across projects to ensure that information relating to project deliverables, risks and issues and effectively communicated between stakeholders in and outside of the department and across the institution.
• Participates in the strategic defining of process goals and Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and ensures key performance indicators are monitored and evaluated.
• Establishes and assesses existing internal and external controls and approval processes and makes recommendations to improve program operations.
• Works with leadership and peers to develop dashboards with metrics to drive operational efficiencies and cost reductions while enhancing staff satisfaction and customer service.
• Maintains industry knowledge on project management excellence and innovation.
• Ensures oversight and management of strategic initiatives for OVPRS.
• Drives feasibility studies and vendor selections.
• Manages ongoing quality control and participates in quality issue resolution.
• Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures.
• Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures.
• This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
• Certification and Licensing: Current standing Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification highly preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant Research Project Management experience required.
• Higher Education Research Experience Supervisory Experience Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes: Ability to direct, manage, implement, and evaluate department operations.
• Ability to lead, motivate, develop and train others Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form.
• Skill in collecting, organizing and analyzing data.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY

The University of Miami is recognized as one of the nation’s premier research institutions and academic health systems and is among the largest employers in South Florida. With more than 20,000 faculty and staff, the University is committed to excellence and guided by a mission to positively impact the lives of students, patients, and communities locally and globally. We are dedicated to fostering a culture where every individual feels valued and empowered to contribute meaningfully. United by shared values, the University community works together to build an environment defined by purpose, collaboration, and service. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

The University of Miami is a vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.