Description

Purpose:
Conducts and manages independent research, assists with grant applications and manuscript preparation and trains research personnel.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and expand research expertise by acquiring new research techniques and keeping abreast of new knowledge.
• Plan and implement training programs for Research Assistants on research activities and practice including grant application, budget management, data analysis, record keeping and scientific integrity.
• Develop research projects including protocol design, budget preparation and justification, data collection and analysis and data storage.
• Conduct research in a manner that maintains and promotes scientific integrity, and ensure that research projects and environment comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Effectively communicates progress of research projects via meetings with, and written reports to, research investigators.
• Responsible for following the mandatory reporting procedures for any incident or serious event that did affect or potentially could have affected the clinical care of any patient.
• Supervise research assistants and monitors budgets. Responsible for record keeping, inventory and equipment management.
• Assist in the preparation and submission of grant applications including budget preparation and justification.
• Obtain approval for research projects from review committees. Assist in manuscript preparation.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a basic science or clinical research area relevant to research activities to be performed and at least one-year experience, OR Bachelor's degree in a basic science with at least three years' experience working within a biomedical research environment, which would include coordinating and executing a research protocol including manuscript preparation.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgment in the design and implementation of research projects.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to manage and train research personnel, and to effectively communicate and interface with faculty and hospital staff.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC)
• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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