Research Project Management 
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, and deliverables for clinical and translational research projects.
• Collaborate with the Principal Investigator (PI) to implement recruitment strategies and ensure Institutional Review Board (IRB) and sponsor compliance.
• Maintain effective communication with research participants, staff, and collaborators throughout each study.
• Organize and document study-related meetings, ensuring timely communication and follow-up.
• Monitor study progress and maintain accurate and compliant records, including supplies, regulatory documentation, and sponsor-required reports.
• Assist with research budget development and management, including tracking expenditures, monitoring compliance with sponsor guidelines, and providing financial updates to the PI.
• Oversee multi-phase studies, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods projects, ensuring integration of community input and stakeholder engagement.
• Apply project management strategies to support large federally funded studies (e.g., R01-funded Perinatal Wellness Doula Home project), including qualitative data collection, randomized controlled trial implementation, and dissemination activities.

Research Compliance and Regulatory Oversight 
• Ensure compliance with federal, local, and institutional regulatory requirements and university policies across all clinical trials and clinical/translational research projects.
• Maintain regulatory documentation and study resources. Oversee the Louis-Jacques Lab Calendar to track key research activities.
• Conduct continuous process improvement evaluations and ensure participant protection and privacy.

Staff Supervision and Training 
• Supervise Louis-Jacques Lab staff (e.g., research coordinators, research assistants, community health workers, community scientists or partners, students, and trainees).
• Provide coaching and guidance for faculty and trainees in navigating both departmental and institutional research enterprises.
• Serve as a resource for research staff and PIs in implementing research protocols and reviewing study goals and outcomes for obtaining and interpreting relevant information.
• Coordinate and mentor students, volunteers, research support staff, and interns assigned to clinical research projects. 

Collaboration and Dissemination 
• Serve as a liaison with research entities across departments and institutions to facilitate collaborative research efforts.
• Partner with Dr. Louis-Jacques and other stakeholders to establish and maintain processes for conducting and disseminating findings from quality improvement and research projects.

Administrative and Reporting 
• Prepare and coordinate grant submission and related administrative activities

• Clinical research professional certification through SOCRA or ACRP
• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
• Previous experience with clinical research operations, including IRB submissions
• Previous experience with federal research grant applications and/or management.
• Previous experience working in clinical trials and/or regulatory research.
• Experience collaborating with community stakeholders, advisory boards, or conducting research in underserved populations
• Previous supervisory experience.
• Proficient in the Microsoft suite, including Word, Excel, Teams, and Outlook
• Proficient in REDCap electronic data capture database development and management
• Ability to work independently, plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Previous experience managing budgets and progress reports for federally funded grants
• Bilingual or multilingual skills (Spanish, Haitian Creole)
• Knowledge of health disparities and social determinants of health
• Previous experience with EPIC EHR