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Informatics Project Manager

Winston Salem, NC, United States
Job ID: 131016
Job Family: Professional Services
Status: Full Time
Shift: Day
Job Type: Regular
Department Name: 55811085045501-Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

Overview

The Office of Informatics is seeking a skilled Project Manager to drive growth and maintenance of education and research data warehouses, academic applications, and the informatics components of strategic projects. Position will be responsible for supporting enterprise involvement in clinical data research. This includes processing regulatory documentation, ensuring stakeholder engagement, managing data requests, aiding researcher usage of the data tools and networks, general education about the data tolls and networks, and developing trainings for using institutional resources for clinical data. With multiple strategic combinations drastically increasing the scope of data and services managed by Informatics, this position will help manage initiatives addressing these increases and other changes associated with this rapid growth. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, stakeholder management skills, and experience working with clinical researchers. 

This is a hybrid-to-fully remote eligible position. 

Duties include: 

  • Process institutional data extraction requests, bridging data programmers and research faculty 
  • Maintaining metrics on data extraction requests and providing frequent updates to requesters 
  • Providing guidance to local researchers on tools, usage, and capabilities, both in individual consultations and in presentations 
  • Collaborate with faculty, team leads, and coworkers to anticipate, define, and satisfy research data needs  
  • Document project goals and objectives; create and adhere to project timelines and budgets 
  • Manage the project communication, the resource plans and processes, and clearly record and follow up on project action items 
  • Monitor progress towards project goals and report on any deviance from the project plan  
  • Meet regularly with informatics leadership and generate regular reports to keep them up to date 
  • Performs other related duties as needed 

 

Essential Skills 

  • Familiarity and experience with Agile or a similar project management methodology 
  • Project management skills including project planning, scheduling, scoping, forecasting, tracking, reporting, resource management, time management, and task management 
  • Superior oral and written communication skills to guide project teams and coordinate effectively with stakeholders and researchers 
  • Developed organizational skills and attention to detail 
  • Problem-solving, analytical, computer, and technical skills a plus 
  • Familiarity with medical data, standards, and terminology a plus 

 

Education/Experience 

Project Manager III 

  • Master's degree preferably with computer science or similar focus and four years' experience in technical project management; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience.  
  • Two years' experience in a supervisory capacity.  
  • PMP certification preferred. 

Project Manager II 

  • Master's degree preferably with computer science or similar focus with two years' relevant administrative and medical experience in research projects or other health-related activities; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience.  
  • One-year experience in a supervisory capacity. 
  • PMP certification preferred. 

Project Manager I  

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline such as computer science or similar focus with three years of relevant administrative and medical experience in research projects or other health related activities; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience.  
  • Supervisory ability.  
  • PMP certification preferred. 

Associate Project Manager 

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline such as computer science or similar focus with two years of relevant administrative and medical experience in research projects or other health related activities; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience. 
  • Demonstrated knowledge of scientific principles.