Research Program Manager

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in related area and minimum six years of related experience or equivalent experience / training.
• Experience managing biospecimen operations for human-subjects research, including collection requirements, sample processing workflows, inventory and banking, retrieval, distribution, and linkage of specimens with associated clinical, biomarker, or genetic data.
• Experience supporting complex observational, biomarker, genetics, and/or multisite research programs, including translating study requirements into collection protocols, SOPs, operational workflows, staffing plans, and implementation procedures.
• Minimum five years of lead or supervisory experience, including responsibility for assigning work, setting priorities, training and developing staff, conducting performance evaluations, addressing performance issues, and maintaining coverage across multiple concurrent research activities.
• Experience overseeing laboratory operations through subordinate staff or laboratory supervisors, including establishing processing standards, SOPs, quality expectations, escalation pathways, staffing coverage, and operational priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and individuals with a wide range of professional, scientific, technical, and educational backgrounds. Ability to interface effectively with investigators, clinicians, external collaborators, vendors, institutional partners, and other members of an extended research team.