Project Manager

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Project Manager
Job Category	Staff & Executive – Project/Program Management/Planning
Department	Inst-Hth,Hth Care Pol&Agng Res
Overview	New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Project Manager for the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research. Under the direction of the supervisor at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, the Project Manager will be responsible for managing day-to-day research project operations for faculty at the Center for Population Behavioral Health (CPBH), including, but not limited to: assisting with grant application submissions and progress reports, managing research project budgets and tracking project expenses, tracking faculty and staff effort across projects in compliance with NIH certification, handling IRB submissions, handling purchasing and travel requests, handling and tracking reimbursements, working with Rutgers Human Resources (e.g., post positions, onboard new hires). The Project Manager will assist with other Center faculty administrative activities, as assigned. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Assistance with grant submissions (e.g., updating and formatting biosketches, completing budget forms and budget justifications, assist in preparing Other Support form, assist in preparing subaward documents). Manage research project budgets in coordination with IFH Business Office (e.g., obtain and review project reconciliations to identify and fix any errors; obtain project numbers for new grants). Track faculty and staff effort on research projects in compliance with National Institutes of Health certification (e.g., ensure that effort is in line with what was proposed, and with budget projections). Handle and track purchasing and travel requests, reimbursements (e.g., processing invoices and purchase orders, setting up new vendors in PaymentWorks, purchasing items, assisting with travel arrangements). Put details here Handle and track Human Resources activities (e.g., new position postings, assist with on-boarding new hires). Assist with IRB protocol submissions, and track status of submissions.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	30S
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	98730.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	124892.500
Annual Maximum Salary	151055.000
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	Non-Union
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview .
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff – 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Bachelor’s Degree is required. Experience should include at least 6 years of project management/coordination, administrative or managerial, or related experience, with a high level of independence and ability to work effectively with others.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications	Master’s degree, preferably in business administration or social sciences. Experience with submission and management of National Institutes of Health funded research grant projects because the grant submission and management process follows strict federal and university regulatory procedures and timelines. Experience in business administration within a large public university system, which requires knowledge of how to navigate numerous policies and procedures.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Physical Demands: No significant physical demands. Must be ale to exert force up to 35 pounds. Work Environment: No significant exposures or noise levels.  Office /Laboratory/Clinical environment.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	24ST0504
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Downtown New Brunswick
City	New Brunswick
State	NJ
Location Details

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