Research Director

About the Role

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Public Health has received funding from several federal grants to conduct research in the area of reproductive and pediatric epidemiology. These studies, overseen by an established research group, seek to identify influences on child health and neurodevelopment. Areas of focus include surveillance for autism and other developmental disabilities as well as genetic and environmental factors that impact children's growth, transition to adulthood, and general health.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the planning, coordination, organizing and reporting for all phases of research activities
• Development of research protocols, recruitment, data collection, coordination with laboratories
• Human resource management, fiscal management and reporting
• Preparation of reports to funding agencies relevant to the research projects involved
• Coordinate and interact with multiple collaborative groups necessary for each research project

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's and 0-2 years' experience; or a combination of related education and experience in substitution
• Extensive experience managing epidemiologic and public health research studies
• Minimum of 5 years (preference to those with 10 or more years) coordinating and directing research staff in the conduct of recruitment, data collection, survey research, obtaining biological samples, tracking hard-to-reach cohorts and data cleaning, coding and analyses
• Ability to multitask amongst numerous projects with a variety of investigative and collaborative teams
• Strong data and computer skills
• Supervisory experience is highly desired — this person will be hiring, training, managing and conducting performance reviews on research staff
• Experience working with federal funding agencies, academic IRBs, HIPAA compliance, materials transfer agreements and data use agreements
• Excellent organizational, documentation and communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work independently with minimal oversight from study investigators