The SDSS is seeking an experienced Research Project Manager to report to its Office of Research Strategy and Leadership Team. The position will be responsible for managing one or more highly complex research and team science coordination projects and/or leading collaborative efforts between SDSS and UNC campus units. Projects may be internal to SDSS and UNC or supported by an external sponsor such as NIH, NSF, other federal agencies, state agencies, and non-government sponsors.
Incumbent will develop project management strategy, supporting business cases, and detailed project
plans and will manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, reporting, and scope in collaboration with SDSS and project leadership and, as applicable, other Research Project Managers. Incumbent will manage day-to-day operations for these projects in collaboration with SDSS leadership to include scheduling meetings, running meetings, taking notes, capturing and tracking action deliverables, communicating with all teams, and maintaining project tracking tools, documents, and other artifacts.
Incumbent should be a highly motivated, detail-oriented strategic thinker, a team player, and a
demonstrated problem solver with a proven ability to make decisions. Tasks include:
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Providing program management to include strategic planning, communications, outreach to funded collaborators and/or project stakeholders to help manage team relations.
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Coordinating multiple collaborative groups and activities.
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Monitoring and tracking project milestones and deliverables.
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Recognizing areas for internal improvement and developing plans for implementing updated or new processes and methods to facilitate project outcomes.
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Conferring with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
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Working with relevant business offices and project leadership to develop project budgets, and supervising project resources to assure projects stay on track and within budget.
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Working with relevant teams to write reports.
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Providing proposal development support for research proposal concepts including gathering, summarizing, and analyzing information about funding opportunities, sponsors, and competitors.
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Providing project management for proposals include tracking and gathering of required materials and creation of final documents.
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Supporting event planning to execute events related to projects (workshops, hack-a thons, training events, and multi-institutional meetings).