Program Manager, Women's Health Research Center

Moreover, the program leverages the diverse expertise of faculty from different departments within the College of Medicine, College of Arts and Science, and College of Engineering. This interdisciplinary approach ensures that the research conducted is comprehensive and multifaceted, addressing the numerous factors that influence women's health. By breaking down traditional silos and encouraging cross-departmental collaboration, the Soter Women's Health Research Program is poised to make significant advancements in understanding and improving women's health across various stages of life.

The SWHRP seeks a Program Manager to work with key stakeholders and support the Endowed Director in developing and expanding the center. Key responsibilities include:

• Program Management: plans, organizes, directs, and manages program activities; directs, manages, and supervises daily administration, operations and research; develops and establishes policies and guidelines; serves as a liaison to faculty and organizations inquiring about the program; serves as the primary contact with the Office of Responsible Research Practices, The Ohio State University Research Foundation, Institutional Review Board (IRB), and federal, national, and industry sponsoring agencies for regulatory, compliance, funding, and collaborative research matters; oversees and delegates coordination and submission of IRB submissions, revisions, and annual protocol reviews; supports development of grant proposals and assists with writing and preparation of grant proposals for extramural funding in support of research

• Biospecimen and data repository: Coordinates with clinical research sites, biorepository, and vendors to collect and store biospecimens; ships specimens to vendors for analysis; coordinates data retrieval and storage; coordinates faculty requests for data access; process payments and invoices for related services

• Financial Management: Partners with administrator and division finance manager in the oversight of the preparation of regular budget reports, forecasts, and personnel management; develops and negotiates budgets; monitors and approves expenditures

• Strategic Planning: Participates in the development of the short- and long-term strategic vision, goals, and objectives of the Womens Health Research Center; initiates and recommends new strategies and initiatives to increase research funding, and collaborations; maintains statistics on projects for the purpose of grant proposals, internal and external reporting; prepares data for presentations and reports

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Required Qualifications

2 years of relevant experience required. 2-4 years of relevant experience preferred. Demonstrated record of strong writing skills preferred.

Function: Research Administration

Sub-Function: Research Administration Management

Specialized: S2