director program manager Baltimore, MD
Job description
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), Institute of Human Virology (IHV) is currently recruiting for International Program Director. This position will manage the Botswana Research award -Botswana Smoking Abstinence Reinforcement Trial (BSMART). The study will evaluate the effectiveness, implementation and preliminary cost-effectiveness of the SBIRT intervention.
Benefits Information:
UMB offers a comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes wellness, work/life balance, and professional development. This position participates in a retirement program that must be selected and is effective on your date of hire. Exempt regular staff receive a generous PAID leave package that includes over 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year, 15 paid holidays, 3 personal leave, unlimited accrual of sick time, and comprehensive health insurance; professional learning and development programs; tuition remission for employees and their dependents at any University System of Maryland school; and flexible work schedules and teleworking options (if applicable per job).
Essential Functions:
- Design and oversee workplans by engaging stakeholders in all aspects of the study, from protocol development, preparation, data collection and analysis and dissemination of findings.
- Work with Principal Investigator and stakeholder for planning, including training of data collection teams; and work plans.
- Responsible for high quality data collection using tablets REDCap Mobile Device Applications and electronically extracting all clinical and laboratory measurements longitudinally from the Integrated Patient Management System (IPMS) and the Patient Information Management System (PIMS).
- Responsible for Data checks to verify completeness for each site (against IPMS, PIMS) and to check for data errors.
- Provide programmatic support for qualitative interviews.
- Develop a standardized evaluation approach to understand whether the delivery of the intervention is sustainable.
- Support data collection for cost effectiveness analysis.
- Prepare regular reports on program activities for the donor and contribute to writing, editing and reviewing manuscripts, reports, posters, and presentations.
- Perform other duties assigned.
Education: Bachelors in a related field of expertise.
Experience: Six (6) years working in an appropriate field with at least two (2) years of experience of overall responsibility for program direction, coordination and implementation. International program experience is preferred.
Supervisory: Prior supervision of others preferred.
Preferred: Master’s or PhD in Public Health, Epidemiology, Social Statistics, Biostatistics, or related discipline experience is preferred.
Other: No substitution of experience for minimum education requirement.
Hiring Range: $122,000 - $130,000 (Commensurate with education and experience)
UMB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law or policy. For assistance related to employment, please contact the Staffing department at [email protected].
If you anticipate needing a reasonable accommodation for a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), during any part of the employment process, please submit a UMB Job Applicant Accommodation Request. You may also contact [email protected]. Please note that only inquiries concerning an ADA request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
