Research Project Manager

🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $82K - $140K

💻 Project Management

🗓️ September 25th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring a Research Project Manager for its HIV Cure Center. This role involves providing strategic and operational leadership to advance HIV cure research by managing daily operations, financial resources, regulatory compliance, program development, and collaboration with faculty, research teams, and industry partners.

Highlights

Lead strategic and operational management of the HIV Cure Center's research and clinical portfolio.
Coordinate clinical progression and regulatory compliance for a lead HIV cure drug candidate.
Manage internal funds and grant administration, overseeing budgets exceeding $5M annually.
Serve as key liaison among faculty, research teams, industry partners, funders, and university administration.
Assist director with human resources activities including recruitment, performance management, and training.
Experience required in HIV research, clinical trials, pharmaceutical or biomedical research, and translational medicine.
Strong knowledge of grant funding mechanisms, regulatory compliance, and intellectual property in biomedical research.
Minimum of a relevant post-baccalaureate degree or bachelor’s with 3+ years related experience; 5+ years progressive research operations or program management experience preferred.
Compensation range is $82,100 to $140,000 per year.
Department served is Global Health and Infectious Disease at UNC-Chapel Hill.