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Research Project Manager

🇺🇸 New York, NY 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $76K - $80K 💻 Project Management 🗓️ July 9th, 2026
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Edtech.com's Summary

Columbia University is hiring a Research Project Manager to oversee administrative management of studies focusing on reducing health disparities in infectious diseases, mental health, and substance use. The role involves leading research meetings, supporting IRB activities, managing data collection and databases, and facilitating communication among research teams and participants.

Highlights
  • Leads research team meetings and monitors study protocol compliance.
  • Supports IRB-related activities for multiple studies.
  • Programs project data collection tools and manages REDCap and Qualtrics databases.
  • Oversees data collection including participant follow-up.
  • Handles research-related contracting, purchasing, and contracts management.
  • Co-facilitates dissemination of research findings through reports, manuscripts, and presentations.
  • Coordinates research sites and investigator meetings.
  • Proficiency with SPSS, Qualtrics, REDCap, and other digital research tools required.
  • Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree plus four years of related experience and strong interpersonal skills.
  • Master’s degree preferred with public health or social science research background, and experience working with diverse collaborators including minority groups.
  • Salary range is $76,000 to $80,000 annually.
  • Position is contingent upon grant funding.

Research Project Manager Full Description

  • Job Type: Officer of Administration
  • Bargaining Unit:
  • Regular/Temporary: Regular
  • End Date if Temporary:
  • Hours Per Week: 35
  • Standard Work Schedule:
  • Building:
  • Salary Range: 76,000-80,000
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
 

Position Summary

The School of Nursing at Columbia University (New York) seek a talented, highly motivated MPH-level research scientist with a background in intervention implementation research. The candidate will support a range of studies that seek to reduce health disparities primarily targeting infectious diseases, mental health, and substance use.

The Research Manager will be responsible for administrative management of studies. Other responsibilities may include but not be limited to supervised data management and mixed methods analyses, and research team and participant communication, as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Leads research team meetings for study protocol development, study monitoring, and implementation compliance.
  • Supports IRB-related activities across studies.
  • Programs and formats project data collection tools.  Oversees data collection and management. Maintains REDCap and Qualtrics databases for the project.
  • Oversees project data collection, including sending links and following up with those who have not completed them.
  • Conducts research-related contracting and purchasing. Supports contracts management.
  • Co-facilitates the dissemination of research findings and results presentation for the preparation of reports, manuscripts, presentations, and proposals.
  • Coordinates research sites and investigator meetings.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.
  • This role is contingent upon grant funding.

Minimum Qualifications

  • A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus four yers of related experience.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required.
  • Familiarity with SPSS, Qualtrics, REDCap and other digital research tools is required.
  • Comfort with performing tasks at various levels of complexity is essential.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree preferred.
  • Public health or research-focused social sciences.
  • Knowledge, experience and comfort in working with various types of collaborators is preferred, including academics, community-based partners, medical/healthcare cadre, and members of various minority groups, especially sexual and gender minorities.

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