Research Project Manager - Supporting Data Projects Job Listing at Mercy in Chesterfield, MO (Job ID 968495)

Description

We're a Little Different

Our mission is clear. We bring to life a healing ministry through our compassionate care and exceptional service.

At Mercy, we believe in careers that match the unique gifts of unique individuals – careers that not only make the most of your skills and talents, but also your heart. Join us and discover why Modern Healthcare Magazine named us in its “Top 100 Places to Work.”

Overview:

Research Project Manager (RPM) within Mercy Research will:

• Manage the overall coordination, status reporting, financials, schedules and stability of project-oriented work efforts, ensure that project goals and objectives are met within agreed upon time, scope and resource requirements.
• Maintain status reports and project metrics and appropriately triage and categorize all incoming work. Understand dependencies between project issues, external influences, etc. and act to develop remedies as needed.
• Interact significantly with project team members (business, clinical and technical team members), vendors, finance personnel, and Mercy multiple functional or support departments.
• Share information with coworkers and encourage coworker participation in Mercy Research activities.
• Provide information to project team members regarding operational, change management, and trial management strategies and opportunities.
• Develop, maintain and facilitate the usage of various datasets, databases and medical records systems necessary to facilitate study start-up, conduct and support.

Qualifications:

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience: 3 years healthcare or clinical experience demonstrating capabilities and success applicable to the role. Demonstrated experience may be gained from prior roles, through completion of college degrees, or a combination of applicable professional and educational experiences. 
• Preferred Education: Advanced degree or Bachelor's degree with a professional certification relevant to health project management.
• Preferred Experience: 5 years of experience in business development with project management expertise in a healthcare environment.
• Preferred Certification: Professional certification in a research or project management area.
• Other Skills and Knowledge:
  • Excellent communicator, both orally and in writing.
  • Superior organizing and coordinating skills.
  • Attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information.
  • Ability to prioritize multiple projects and manage complex relationships.
  • Able to manage multiple, simple to moderately complex projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
  • Clinical research skills, understanding, and practice experience.
  • Ability to prepare and analyze research reports and proposals.
  • Perform designated database management with skills.
  • Self-starter who enjoys creating and innovating in a hands-on manner, adapting quickly to any situation.
  • Comfortable working in an environment where ideas are shared and challenged.
  • Strong business acumen and judgment.
  • Facilitates work in an open and collaborative style.

We Offer Great Benefits:

Day-one comprehensive health, vision and dental coverage, PTO, tuition reimbursement and employer-matched retirement funds are just a few of the great benefits offered to eligible co-workers, including those working 32 hours or more per pay period!

We're bringing to life a healing ministry through compassionate care.

At Mercy, our supportive community will be behind you every step of your day, especially the tough ones. You will have opportunities to pioneer new models of care and transform the health care experience through advanced technology and innovative procedures. We're expanding to help our communities grow. Join us and be a part of it all.

What Makes You a Good Match for Mercy?

Compassion and professionalism go hand-in-hand with us. Having a positive outlook and a strong sense of advocacy is in perfect step with our mission and vision. We're also collaborative and unafraid to do a little extra to deliver excellent care – that's just part of our commitment. If that sounds like a good fit for you, we encourage you to apply.

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