Thrasher Research Fund Job

Position: Research Manager, Thrasher Research Fund

Purposes The Thrasher Research Fund fulfills Christ's special admonition to care for children by providing grants for research that will improve child health worldwide. The Fund's Research Managers interface with grantees interested in receiving funding, manage applications through the Fund's external peer review process and provide oversight on funded projects. The Fund maintains a lean staff, which requires the Research Managers to adapt to additional responsibilities outside their primary job description, such as marketing, website maintenance, budgets and multimedia content creation.  The Fund's proximal customers are scientists and physicians seeking research funding, peer reviewers, and members of the Fund's Scientific Advisory and Executive Committees. These customers expect the Research Managers to be well-trained in research methodology, to be familiar with the large spectrum of pediatric health challenges and corresponding research priorities, to help find solutions to problems that arise in the design or conduct of research, and to be proficient at grant management. The customers appreciate the efficient, transparent and timely communication for which the Fund has developed an excellent reputation. Qualifications Master's degree or higher in a health-related field  Demonstrated experience with medical research design and ability to evaluate weakness in designs  Understanding of children's health issues and relevant research priorities  Effective verbal and written communication skills  Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to productively interact with researchers from a wide variety of ethnic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds  Availability to travel for domestic and international site visits  Ability to work in a team environment and adapt to fill new roles in the team structure  A working knowledge of epidemiology and biostatistics Responsibilities ·      30%  Supervise an assigned number of current research projects.  Stay informed of research and financial progress, conduct site visits, troubleshoot problems to adapt research design to changing environments.  ·      30%  Oversee each assigned project through the review process.  Identify reviewers, interact with investigators, summarize opportunities, strengths and weakness of applications for the Advisory and Executive Committees.  ·      15% Participate in the initial stages of review of a project.  Screen Concept Papers for the Fund's Committees.  ·      15% Represent the Thrasher Research Fund to prospective grantees.  Field inquires about the Fund and proposed studies' general "fit' to the Fund. Participate in outreach efforts including site visits to meet and direct prospective grantees.  ·      10% Supervise the completion of special projects as assigned.  Examples include production of a Biennial Report,  website maintenance, strategic planning, monitoring of policies and procedures, overseeing fund budgets, and planning outreach events at medical conferences. Worthiness Qualification Must be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently temple worthy. Posting Notice/More Info. Please Note: All positions are subject to close without notice.

Justin Brown, M.P.H.
President
Thrasher Research Fund
Phone: (801) 240-2838
email: brownrj@thrasherresearch.org
http://www.thrasherresearch.org

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