Project Manager, Dept of Surgery - Boston, United States - Brigham & Women's Hospital(BWH)

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Project Manager, Dept of Surgery


The Center for Surgery and Public Health (CSPH) has been at the forefront of public health research of surgical care delivery within and throughout our nation's healthcare system.

Utilizing innovative research methodologies grounded in clinical reality, we have developed surgical safety checklists, created a national agenda for surgical disparities research, and launched the pioneering work of rising stars in surgical health services research.

We are advancing the science of surgical care delivery by studying effectiveness, quality, equity, and value at the population level and training the most gifted of a new generation of physician-scientists.

Together, our efforts are making surgery safer, more patient-centered, and more accessible in the U.S. and around the world.

Working very independently with little guidance from Program Director and Principal Investigators, Dr. Rian Hasson and Dr.

Fatima Wilder coordinates all activities of research area including but not limited to:

supervising the daily activities of research assistants, implementing and maintaining quality assurance procedures, performing statistical analyses, designing research protocols with Principal Investigator.


PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Ability to work independently and as a team member.
  • High degree of computer literacy
  • Analytical skills and ability to resolve technical problems.
  • Ability to interpret acceptability of data results.
  • Highly proficient data management skills
  • Ability to work independently and display initiative to introduce innovations to research study.
  • Ability to identify problems and develop solutions.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Responsible for quality control
  • Reviews work of trainees.
  • Develops study budgets.
  • Coordinates team activities
  • Plans, performs and designs statistical analyses.
  • Designs research protocols in conjunction with PI
  • May develop systems for QA/QC
  • Acts as liaison between Research Affairs and Unit
  • Files adverse events with IRB
  • Recommends protocol changes and contributes to writing protocols and manuscripts.
  • May assume grant management responsibilities for unit.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

  • Directs and manages projects on behalf of the Director and Principal Investigators
  • Comprehensive project management of strategic initiatives: Develops project work plans including identification of key stakeholders, deliverables, timelines and required resources for initiatives related (but not limited) to research data access, patient experience, surgery resident data base, surgery faculty data base, surgery recruitment database, lung cancer screening data, and social determinants of health in cancer care.
  • Oversees operational and logístical aspects of projects, such as meeting schedules, agenda development, meeting notes etc.; ensures project requirements are achieved in a timely fashion and within guidelines. Continuously assesses and makes effective recommendations to address barriers or obstacles to achieving project goals.
  • Develops measurement and analytic strategies to monitor the outcomes of projects over time.
  • Meet expectations related to the identification of key stakeholders, research of relevant issues, collection and synthesis of relevant data, interdepartmental projects and others.
  • Structures and executes quantitative and qualitative analyses to guide decision making and determine project direction.

Communication:

  • Prepare concise, creative, professional summaries of plans, as appropriate
  • Effectively present findings to all levels of staff, targeting the presentation towards the knowledge level and needs of the audience, including internal senior management, clinicians, and frontline staff
  • Work to ensure smooth information flow between involved parties
  • Develop summary communication materials for executive level presentations, as requested
  • Encourages and engages others in discussion to build trust among team members by communicating 'early and often'

Collaboration:

  • Utilize rigorous project management tools to engage teams to participate in projects
  • Utilize strong coping and perceptivity skills in identifying the appropriate pace of change as well as awareness of stakeholder needs, and incorporate that into planning and execution of initiatives
  • Proactively consider and evaluate complexities of projects

QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's required. Master's highly preferred.

Minimum of 5 years of experience in the healthcare field.


SKILLS/ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

  • Ability to design, prepare, deliver, and evaluate clinical programs
  • High level time management and organization skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Administrative skills to meet regulatory requirements.
  • Ability to prepare/monitor budgets
  • Knowledge of current and developing clinical research trends
  • Ability to meet th

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