Strategic Research Project Manager (Software & Grants)

NU USA Northeastern University; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision & Dental

Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Wellness & Life Benefits

Retirement & Commuting

Job summary

Northeastern University seeks a Project Manager for the Brain Game Center for Mental Fitness and Well-being in Boston. You will coordinate all phases of research lifecycles, from software development to dissemination, ensuring progress toward scientific aims and grant milestones.

The role requires strong communication, technical writing, and organizational skills, with collaboration across research, administrative, and technical teams, and external collaborators.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of project management experience.
• Strong technical skills and experience with software production processes.
• Strong organizational, multitasking, and analytical skills with the ability to coordinate across disciplines.
• Experience managing multiple, complex academic or scientific projects, ideally within a grant-funded environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor all phases of multiple research project lifecycles, aligning with grant milestones.
• Lead regular project meetings, document decisions, and ensure stakeholders have needed resources.
• Develop and maintain project timelines, roadmaps, and milestone trackers; manage personnel and resources.
• Create and maintain project documentation, workflows, and standard operating procedures for efficient execution.
• Serve as primary contact for stakeholders including research teams at other institutions and funding bodies.

Skills

Project management

Software development processes

Organizational skills

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Job description

Northeastern University seeks a Project Manager for the Brain Game Center for Mental Fitness and Well-being in Boston. You will coordinate all phases of research lifecycles, from software development to dissemination, ensuring progress toward scientific aims and grant milestones.

The role requires strong communication, technical writing, and organizational skills, with collaboration across research, administrative, and technical teams, and external collaborators.