Research Project Manager

Job Description Summary

The research project manager (RPM) is responsible for project managing defined research for the Ultrasound business within GE Healthcare. The RPM leads cross-functional planning, tracking, communication of status, and execution of research activity. The RPM manages wing to wing execution for research activity taking defined projects from the strategic research management team through development, management, and closure, while meeting all quality, content, schedule, and budget targets.

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Job Description

Roles and responsibility:

• Project manages defined research activity, which includes, internal and external, GE and Investigator Sponsored studies, product evaluations, reader studies and other activities defined to meet strategic research needs.
• Supports Central Research Operations teams for execution of GE Sponsored clinical research studies.
• Ensures that the research activities abide by all defined cross-functional standards, meets the intent and letter of Phased Review Discipline, QMS, SOPs, GCP, and all compliance and regulatory requirements of the applicable regions.
• Leads the cross-functional research activity team and project manages the activity to conduct assigned internal and external research activity and deliver the required deliverables per the business needs and defined study plan.
• Partners with the Research Manager (RM) for prioritization and changes to study details.
• Develops research documents as required, including protocols, plans, informed consent forms, and required storage of research documents including managing.
• Negotiates budget and contracts with external partners and processes payments.
• Conducts and/or coordinates required training, initiation, monitoring and closure with study site and study team. Serves as QC to support review and approval of these activities for peer studies as required.
• Develops relationships with and supports external research partners and manages communication with external sites in a professional and productive manner.   

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in life science, engineering, clinical field or equivalent
• 5+ years of more progressive responsibility and experience project managing clinical and/or technical research and development studies in a clinical setting, industry, or government agency
• Demonstrated understanding/experience with Good Clinical Practices, global and regional research regulations, research processes, New Product Introduction (NPI) cycle and cross-functional interdependencies
• Demonstrated ability to build lasting cross-functional relationships

Desired Characteristics

• Master’s Degree in science or related field or advance medical degree
• Professional certification in Project Management (PMP) or clinical research (CCRP, CCRA, or CCRN)

Inclusion and Diversity

GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support