Project Director, HAALSA
Hybrid · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Lead project director for HAALSA NIH-funded study, overseeing four sub-projects, three cores, and field site with administrative and technical oversight. Responsibilities include developing and managing work plans and timelines; ensuring HR, finance, and research protocol compliance; leading survey planning, training, and fieldwork logistics; supervising data collection (survey, clinical, biomarker); troubleshooting fieldwork challenges; serving on executive committee; coordinating IRB submissions and regulatory compliance; coordinating communications across partner institutions; managing budget and NIH progress reports; contributing to grant writing and renewal; collaborating on survey instrument development (CAPI) and data analysis; overseeing data dissemination; representing the study at international meetings; manuscript preparation and statistical analyses; occasional travel; potential for involvement in related HAALSA research; up to May 31, 2027 appointment with potential extension; 35 hours per week; hybrid work format.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
- 7+ years of relevant experience
- Master’s degree or higher in demography, public health, epidemiology, or related field with two or more years of post-doctoral training/experience preferred
- Prior experience with clinical trials, observational studies; budget experience; experience working on NIH studies; IRB protocol preparation/compliance; prior capacity building experience
- Extensive experience working on health-related research projects involving primary data collection and field work in Africa or other developing countries
- Experience with US Health and Retirement Survey or sister study (with longitudinal data)
- Experience and/or strong interest in low-income, low literacy settings
- Tablet or web-based data collection experience
- Supervisory experience
- Experience developing survey instruments, especially those involving CAPI systems
- High level of proficiency with statistical software such as Stata, SAS, and/or R
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with professionals at all levels in diverse settings
- Superior organizational and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage and meet multiple deadlines
- Appointment End Date: May 31, 2027
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
- 7+ years of relevant experience
- Master’s degree or higher in demography, public health, epidemiology, or related field with two or more years of post-doctoral training/experience preferred
- Prior experience with clinical trials, observational studies; budget experience; experience working on NIH studies; IRB protocol preparation/compliance; prior capacity building experience
- Extensive experience working on health-related research projects involving primary data collection and field work in Africa or other developing countries
- Experience with US Health and Retirement Survey or sister study (with longitudinal data)
- Experience and/or strong interest in low-income, low literacy settings
- Tablet or web-based data collection experience
- Supervisory experience
- Experience developing survey instruments, especially those involving CAPI systems
- High level of proficiency with statistical software such as Stata, SAS, and/or R
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with professionals at all levels in diverse settings
- Superior organizational and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage and meet multiple deadlines
- Appointment End Date: May 31, 2027
Additional Requirements
- Visa sponsorship not provided
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