Research Project Manager - Data Management Support

Mercy is seeking a Research Project Manager (RPM) – Data Management Support to enhance their research capabilities. The role involves managing project coordination, supporting clinical research activities, and facilitating communication between various departments to ensure successful data management.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the overall coordination, status reporting, financials, schedules and stability of project-oriented work efforts, ensure that project goals and objectives are met within agreed upon time, scope and resource requirements
• Maintain status reports and project metrics and appropriately triage and categorize all incoming work
• Understand dependencies between project issues, external influences, etc. and act to develop remedies as needed
• Interact significantly with project team members (business, clinical and technical team members), vendors, finance personnel, and Mercy multiple functional or support departments
• Share information with coworkers and encourage coworker participation in Mercy Research activities
• Provide information to project team members regarding operational, change management, and trial management strategies and opportunities
• Develop, maintain and facilitate the usage of various datasets, databases and medical records systems necessary to facilitate study start-up, conduct and support
• Support clinical research activities by serving as the primary resource for data acquisition, extraction, and management using standard clinical data platforms such as SlicerDicer, Reporting Workbench, and REDCap
• Act as the key liaison between Mercy Technology Services (MTS), the Research - Enterprise Data and Analytics Office Value Delivery Team (Research VDT), and Mercy Research, including direct communication with research investigators
• Promote research data literacy by assisting with education and training initiatives for Mercy Research caregivers and investigators
• Leading communication between MTS, EDAO, and Mercy Research to ensure seamless collaboration and understanding across departments
• Interpreting and translating the needs of various stakeholders to support interdepartmental requests and discussions
• Tracking and analyzing data trends to identify opportunities for programmatic improvement
• Representing Mercy Research in meetings with legal, financial, vendor, and technology teams
• Facilitating exploratory meetings with investigators and VDT members to clarify study needs
• Utilizing Microsoft Office, project management platforms, clinical data tools, and network-approved AI solutions to enhance daily workflows
• Operating independently in a dynamic environment where creative problem-solving and innovative thinking are highly valued

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 3 years healthcare or clinical experience demonstrating capabilities and success applicable to the role. Demonstrated experience may be gained from prior roles, through completion of college degrees, or a combination of applicable professional and educational experiences
• Excellent communicator, both orally and in writing
• Superior organizing and coordinating skills
• Attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects and manage complex relationships
• Able to manage multiple, simple to moderately complex projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community
• Clinical research skills, understanding, and practice experience
• Ability to prepare and analyze research reports and proposals
• Perform designated database management with skills
• Self-starter who enjoys creating and innovating in a hands-on manner, adapting quickly to any situation
• Comfortable working in an environment where ideas are shared and challenged
• Strong business acumen and judgment
• Facilitates work in an open and collaborative style
• Advanced degree or Bachelor's degree with a professional certification relevant to health project management
• 5 years of experience in business development with project management expertise in a healthcare environment
• Professional certification in a research or project management area