Program Coordinator - MPS

About the Program

The Suicide CPR Initiative, led by Dr. Marjan Holloway, is a clinical research program focused on developing and evaluating innovative interventions to reduce suicide risk. The Initiative is uniquely positioned to address military suicide through its longstanding affiliation with the Uniformed Services University Health Sciences (USUHS) and its partnerships with the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and national and international collaborators.

Responsibilities

• Assists with the administrative and programmatic coordination of multiple federally funded research projects, including tracking timelines, deliverables, and project documentation.
• Assists with the coordination of research operations, including personnel onboarding and offboarding, purchasing, consultant agreements, travel, meeting logistics, effort tracking, and maintenance of project documentation to support efficient program execution.
• Monitors project milestones, reporting deadlines, and regulatory requirements; prepares status updates and assists with the timely submission of progress reports, grant documents, and other sponsor-required materials under the direction of the supervisor.
• Provides administrative support under the direction of a supervisor such as hiring, purchasing, and tracking progress.
• Serves as a liaison between investigators, research staff, institutional offices, subcontractors, and external collaborators by facilitating communication, scheduling meetings, documenting action items, and following up on outstanding tasks.
• Assists with budget administration by tracking expenditures, monitoring cost center activity, reconciling project expenses, processing invoices and purchase requests, and supporting financial forecasting and reporting.
• Maintains organized project records, databases, and tracking systems; assists with collecting and compiling information for grant applications, presentations, publications, publication clearances, audits, and other programmatic activities while ensuring accuracy and completeness of documentation.
• Assists with regulatory and compliance activities by maintaining regulatory documentation, tracking Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions and approvals, monitoring required training and certifications and coordinating study documentation.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance of and participation in required training for role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Minimum of 0 - 2 years experience required.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of organizational objectives, the federal budget process, office automation.
• Ability to work completely independently, use sound judgement in solving problems.
• Knowledge of project management principles, and good communications skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a T1/Public Trust background check.

Work Environment

This position is located in Bethesda, MD at the Suicide CPR Initiative Office (HJF Headquarters Building) and the incumbent will be expected to work on-site 4 days per week. This position will take place primarily in an office setting.

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $52,800 - $55,000. Actual salary will be determined based on experience, education, etc.

Benefits

HJF offers a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on your health and well-being, from medical, dental, and vision coverage to health savings and retirement plans, and more.

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