Research Project Manager - Molecular Precision Medicine / Medicine

• Lead day-to-day coordination of GI-focused basic and translational research studies
• Support protocol development, study design refinement, and implementation across human and animal research projects
• Coordinate biospecimen collection, processing workflows, and data integration in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams
• Conduct quality control review of complex datasets (e.g., microbiome, metabolomics, molecular analyses) to ensure completeness and accuracy

• Oversee IRB, IACUC, IBC submissions, protocol modifications, continuing reviews, and regulatory reporting
• Ensure compliance with ICH-GCP, institutional policies, and sponsor requirements
• Develop and maintain audit-ready documentation systems
• Author and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for laboratory and study operations
• Train research personnel on protocol adherence, regulatory documentation standards, and best practices

• Build and maintain dependable systems for efficient scheduling, purchasing, onboarding, and study documentation
• Oversee procurement processes and inventory management
• Coordinate laboratory startup activities, workflow optimization, and operational improvements
• Support integration of clinical and laboratory research activities

• Contribute data and coordinate research teams to contribute to NIH and foundation grant submissions
• Assist with assembling progress reports, regulatory documents, and supporting materials
• Prepare data summaries, figures, and manuscript components for peer-reviewed publication

• Serve as liaison between faculty investigators, research staff, data managers, and collaborators
• Facilitate research meetings and track project milestones and deliverables
• Provide mentorship and training to laboratory personnel and research staff

• PhD in biomedical sciences, pathobiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, or related discipline
• Demonstrated experience supporting or managing clinical and translational research programs
• Experience with protocol development, regulatory documentation, and compliance oversight
• Strong scientific writing and data analysis skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced research environment
• Experience in gastrointestinal research, microbiome science, metabolomics, toxicology, or related biomedical fields
• Experience maintaining ICH-GCP–aligned documentation systems
• Prior experience in laboratory startup or operational system development
• Demonstrated record of peer-reviewed publications
• Experience coordinating animal and human subject research

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