The George Washington University
Research Program Manager, Office of Research
🇺🇸 Hybrid - Washington, DC
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $72K - $99K
💻 Project Management
🗓️ October 13th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
George Washington University is hiring a Research Program Manager for the Office of Research within its School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS). The role involves managing and supporting various research programs, partnering with students and Principal Investigators, handling event planning, communications, and administrative tasks to ensure research success, and executing projects to enhance undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral, clinician investigator, and faculty research programs.
Highlights
- Manage the undergraduate summer research program and clinical investigator programming series.
- Maintain and report from relational training databases.
- Assist with grant applications and support research education events and workshops.
- Proficient in advanced Excel and electronic data management.
- Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years relevant experience or a Master’s degree plus 3 years relevant experience.
- Preferred qualifications include experience collaborating with faculty and familiarity with academic institutions.
- Responsible for briefing leaders and fostering collaborative partnerships across the university.
- Full-time position with a salary range from $72,235.20 to $99,250.68.
- Works under the Senior Associate Dean for Research in the SMHS Research Administration department.
- Requires background screening including education and criminal history verification.
Research Program Manager, Office of Research Full Description
Research Program Manager, Office of Research
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Posting Details
I. JOB OVERVIEW
Job Description Summary: | Founded in 1824, the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is the 11th oldest medical school in the country and the first in the nation’s capital. Since its establishment, the school has been at the forefront of medical education, and has grown to include highly-ranked programs in the health and biomedical sciences. With dozens of top-tier residency programs, SMHS is a competitive and esteemed destination for medical school graduates across the country. Find out more here: http://smhs.gwu.edu/
The Office of the Senior Associate Dean for Research is responsible for the research and professional development of Faculty, Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, Scholars, and Medical Students at the George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences.
This senior level Research Program Manager, Office of Research position focuses on providing research program management and support. This position makes recommendations to policy and procedures, and has authority to implement change. This position serves as the primary liaison partnering with students as well as Principal Investigators, and manages day-to-day operations through event planning, communications, student and faculty programming and administrative contributions to ensure research success.
Reporting to the Senior Associate Dean for Research, this incumbent plays a dynamic role in executing activities and special projects initiated by the Dean(s). These activities are to enhance, and improve in the School of Medicine’s Undergraduate Summer research programs, Graduate Research programs, Postdoctoral Research programs, Clinician Investigator programs and Faculty Research initiatives. Responsible for managing internal training databases, reporting, and briefing Leaders about their research initiatives and to help create collaborative partnerships across GW.
Job Duties: Manage the undergraduate summer research program. Update, maintain, and provide reports from relational training database. Schedule, facilitate, and archive monthly programming series for clinical investigators. Assist with grant applications. Plan, implement, and execute training programs including research education events and workshops
Performs other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.
Minimum Qualifications: | Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization plus 5 years of relevant professional experience, or, a Master’s degree or higher in a relevant area of study plus 3 years of relevant professional experience. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Additional Required Licenses/Certifications/Posting Specific Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications: | Experience collaborating with Faculty and research workforce highly preferred Familiarity with academic institutions highly preferred A Bachelor’s degree in the natural sciences preferred Advanced skills managing electronic data Advanced proficiency in Excel Ability to work with minimal direction Self-starter with the ability to take initiative Detailed-oriented, creative and results-driven Strong organizational skills Excellent customer service using discretion and tact Excellent communication skills
Hiring Range | $72,235.20 - $99,250.68
GW Staff Approach to Pay | How is pay for new employees determined at GW?
The Office of the Senior Associate Dean for Research is responsible for the research and professional development of Faculty, Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, Scholars, and Medical Students at the George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences.
This senior level Research Program Manager, Office of Research position focuses on providing research program management and support. This position makes recommendations to policy and procedures, and has authority to implement change. This position serves as the primary liaison partnering with students as well as Principal Investigators, and manages day-to-day operations through event planning, communications, student and faculty programming and administrative contributions to ensure research success.
Reporting to the Senior Associate Dean for Research, this incumbent plays a dynamic role in executing activities and special projects initiated by the Dean(s). These activities are to enhance, and improve in the School of Medicine’s Undergraduate Summer research programs, Graduate Research programs, Postdoctoral Research programs, Clinician Investigator programs and Faculty Research initiatives. Responsible for managing internal training databases, reporting, and briefing Leaders about their research initiatives and to help create collaborative partnerships across GW.
Job Duties: Manage the undergraduate summer research program. Update, maintain, and provide reports from relational training database. Schedule, facilitate, and archive monthly programming series for clinical investigators. Assist with grant applications. Plan, implement, and execute training programs including research education events and workshops
Performs other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.
Minimum Qualifications: | Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization plus 5 years of relevant professional experience, or, a Master’s degree or higher in a relevant area of study plus 3 years of relevant professional experience. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Additional Required Licenses/Certifications/Posting Specific Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications: | Experience collaborating with Faculty and research workforce highly preferred Familiarity with academic institutions highly preferred A Bachelor’s degree in the natural sciences preferred Advanced skills managing electronic data Advanced proficiency in Excel Ability to work with minimal direction Self-starter with the ability to take initiative Detailed-oriented, creative and results-driven Strong organizational skills Excellent customer service using discretion and tact Excellent communication skills
Hiring Range | $72,235.20 - $99,250.68
GW Staff Approach to Pay | How is pay for new employees determined at GW?
Healthcare Benefits
GW offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, time off & leave, retirement savings, tuition, well-being and various voluntary benefits. For program details and eligibility, please visit https://hr.gwu.edu/benefits-programs.
GW offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, time off & leave, retirement savings, tuition, well-being and various voluntary benefits. For program details and eligibility, please visit https://hr.gwu.edu/benefits-programs.
II. JOB DETAILS
Campus Location: | Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.
College/School/Department: | School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS)
Family | Research Administration
Sub-Family | Research Program Administration
Stream | Individual Contributor
Level | Level 3
Full-Time/Part-Time: | Full-Time
Hours Per Week: | 40
Work Schedule: | Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm *Some early mornings or late evenings as assigned*
Will this job require the employee to work on site? | Yes
Employee Onsite Status | Hybrid
Telework: | Yes
Required Background Check: | Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search
Special Instructions to Applicants: | Employer will not sponsor for employment Visa status
Internal Applicants Only? | No
Posting Number: | S013862
Job Open Date: | 10/10/2025
Job Close Date: |
If temporary, grant funded, Sponsored Project funded or limited term appointment, position funded until: |
Background Screening | Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire.
EEO Statement: | The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
College/School/Department: | School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS)
Family | Research Administration
Sub-Family | Research Program Administration
Stream | Individual Contributor
Level | Level 3
Full-Time/Part-Time: | Full-Time
Hours Per Week: | 40
Work Schedule: | Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm *Some early mornings or late evenings as assigned*
Will this job require the employee to work on site? | Yes
Employee Onsite Status | Hybrid
Telework: | Yes
Required Background Check: | Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search
Special Instructions to Applicants: | Employer will not sponsor for employment Visa status
Internal Applicants Only? | No
Posting Number: | S013862
Job Open Date: | 10/10/2025
Job Close Date: |
If temporary, grant funded, Sponsored Project funded or limited term appointment, position funded until: |
Background Screening | Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire.
EEO Statement: | The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Are you currently employed with The George Washington University?
- No
- Yes
- * For current GW employees, have you completed your Introductory Employment Period (IEP)? (As a reminder, employees in their IEP are not eligible to apply for other internal university staff and research positions until the IEP is complete.)
- Yes, IEP complete
- No, still in IEP
- N/a - not a current GW employee
- * What is your salary range expectation?
(Open Ended Question)
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