Research Program and Project Manager
 Massachusetts General Hospital | |
 United States, Massachusetts, Boston | |
| 100 Cambridge Street (Show on map) | |
 May 13, 2026 | |
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Responsible for managing medium to large-scale projects within an assigned functional area or across multiple entities. Takes ownership of the project lifecycle overall by guiding teams and staff, facilitating communication between stakeholders, and monitoring progress toward project goals. Ensures that the project is completed successfully and provides support to team members and stakeholders as they complete essential tasks.
Essential Functions: Develops comprehensive project plans, monitors and manages projects from initiation through completion. -Secures required resources and uses formal processes and tools to manage resources, budgets, risks, and changes. -Manages projects to ensure on-time completion according to specifications and within budgeted costs. -Communicates regularly on project status with project stakeholders. -Owns project plans for medium to large-scale projects. -Provides guidance to project coordinators. -Identifies potential risks early, analyzes the possible impact, and develops mitigation strategies. Education Experience The Medical Practice Evaluation Center (MPEC) within the Mongan Institute is seeking an intellectually curious and highly organized individual with supervisory experience to serve as a Research Program and Project Manager with a focus on research related to adolescent health and HIV. The candidate will work with an internationally recognized, multidisciplinary team from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, alongside collaborators from many institutions, including the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the National Institutes of Health, and the Adolescent Medicine Trials Network. MPEC uses methods of clinical epidemiology, economics, and computer simulation modeling to evaluate clinical outcomes, costs, and cost-effectiveness of strategies for preventing, managing, and treating HIV/AIDS, TB, and other diseases, both infectious and non-communicable. The adolescent research portfolio focuses mostly on HIV and includes up to 10 active projects funded by several grants and contracts. The adolescent research team includes 2 faculty, 1 fellow, a senior program manager, 3-5 research assistants, and an administrative team of 5, as well as dozens of collaborators. The Research Program and Project Manager will play a key role in research program administration, including supervision of research activities, training, and staff, in addition to managing a designated portfolio of individual projects and potentially contributing to projects as a researcher, if interested. Interested candidates should apply via www.massgeneral.org/careers. **When applying, please include a cover letter along with your resume.** For more information regarding our group, please visit http://www.massgeneral.org/mpec/. (copy link and paste into browser to view) The General Hospital Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. | |