Associate Manager, Epidemiology

Job Description

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Main responsibilities involve study level project management support which includes the following activities:

• Responsible for operational planning and project management of epidemiology research studies.
• Review of requests for information/proposal draft scope of work and responsible for the execution of appropriate service confidentiality and consultant agreements and subsequent amendments/change orders including site contract and subsequent amendments.
• Coordinate and manage due diligence checks IT and/or privacy assessments vendor qualification adverse event reporting and reconciliation and support to publication submissions.
• Manage study level budget which includes forecasting tracking invoices/spend navigating SAP (when applicable) and communicate with stakeholders such as Finance and the Budget Management organization.
• Manage outsourced vendors and communicate with cross functional teams to oversee project status and/or needs.
• Draft and coordinate the review of all suppliers operational documents such as the project management communication plan operation manual and EC/HGRAC application related documents.
• Participate in quality control assessments and ensure integrity of study data for reports and publications
• Track timelines/deliverables and follow up on action items.
• Understand coordinate and document adherence to internal external and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Collaborate extensively and troubleshoot issues by providing potential resolutions when necessary with internal and external partners to ensure timely management and execution of studies.
• Utilize manage and maintain document repositories and internal/external systems (e.g. REDS Spectrum RevOps Veeva Vault and EnCEPP).
• Coordinate internal/external meetings and draft/review agenda/minutes.
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Qualifications

• Education:Masters degree in Public Health (or closely related discipline) required.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Three (3) or more years of work experience within clinical/observational research or equivalent experience experience in lab management is a must experience in primary data collection study is preferred.
• Strong project management prioritization skills and problem-solving capability.
• Highly motivated able to work independently and collaboratively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with and influence a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Basic knowledge of epidemiologic or outcomes research is certificate is preferred.

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