Careers

Description:

The Senior Research Manager (SRM) manages day-to-day research coordination for the Native Collective Research Effort to Enhance Wellness (N CREW) program, which addresses overdose, substance use, mental health, and pain, and is housed within the Northwest Regional Research Center (NWRRC). The SRM is responsible for project tracking, award implementation, Tribal research support, training and event coordination, Institutional Review Board (IRB) processes, data-quality support, grant reporting, and related research administration. The SRM serves as a central liaison among Principal Investigators (PIs), project staff, participating Tribes, community advisors, partner organizations, and funders to support timely, compliant, culturally responsive, and successful project outcomes.

Skills/Eligibility:

Education

Minimum education required:

·       Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Behavioral Health, Social Sciences, Research Administration or a closely related field

o   In lieu of the minimum educational requirement, at least eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in public health research, research administration, research project management, or a closely related field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the position may serve as an acceptable substitute for the minimum education requirement.*

* Note: the substitute-experience requirement is the total experience threshold, and is not added to the shorter minimum requirement listed in the Experience section below. All other distinct education, credential, and experience requirements remain applicable.

Additional education preferred:

·       Master’s Degree in Public Health, Behavioral Health, Social Sciences, Research Administration or a closely related field

Credentials

Additional credentials preferred:

·       Certified in Public Health (CPH) or equivalent professional certification

Experience

Minimum experience required:

·       At least five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in public health research, research administration, research project management, or a closely related field that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the position*

·       At least three (3) years of professional experience working with Tribes, Tribal organizations, Tribal communities, or Tribal health clinics

·       At least two (2) years of experience managing or coordinating grant-funded programs

·       Demonstrated experience tracking research or project budgets

·       Demonstrated experience preparing written reports, grant reports, or other technical products

Additional experience preferred:

·       At least five (5) years of professional experience working with Tribes, Tribal organizations, Tribal communities, or Tribal health clinics

·       Direct experience working with Northwest Tribes

·       Experience planning, organizing, implementing, and tracking NIH awards

·       Experience coordinating IRB submissions, Tribal research review, and/or community-engaged research

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

·       Advanced knowledge of research project management, grant administration, and federal award requirements, including requirements applicable to NIH-funded research

·       Advanced knowledge of Tribal Data Sovereignty, research confidentiality, data governance, and culturally responsive research practices

·       Working knowledge of human-subjects protections, Institutional Review Board processes, and Tribal research review requirements

·       Familiarity with the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and other relevant legislation

·       Advanced proficiency with common workplace software programs (including Microsof