Research Program Manager

Title: Human Subject Research Program Manager
Location: Redmond, WA
Duration: 12 months
Compensation: $35-45/hr
Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S.

ABOUT THIS FEATURED OPPORTUNITY:

As a Program Manager for Human Subjects Research, you'll be a critical member of a multi-disciplinary team contributing to our efforts to gain a scientific understanding of the next generation of virtual humans, biomechanics, neuroscience, motion analysis, simulations, computer vision, and whatever else we dream up to create the ultimate AR/VR experiences.

As a Program Manager for Human Subjects Research and for the Research labs, your role will be to work with technical program managers, research scientists, research assistants, facilities managers, network engineers, information technology and lab safety teams to drive, plan, and coordinate data collection in the labs. To be successful, you will be eliminating barriers to your team's success and ensuring the big picture stays in focus while delving into the details on specific issues. Ideal team members are adaptable and resilient, eager to attack unfamiliar problems, tenacious and clear in cross-team communication, and able to use a light touch to find ways to help research teams be more efficient.

THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Program Managers and Technical Program Managers to maintain and augment end-to-end support services for human subjects research, from inception, data collection, to final data analysis and publication; including maintaining training materials and administering training for new researchers and research assistants.
- Collaborate with other PMs in the assessment and implementation of new technologies to gain efficiencies for study set up and administration, ensuring that new technologies maintain strict compliance with data privacy and security standards.
- Assist research teams with user study safety, legal and ethics compliance, including informed consent workflows, hardware and lab safety, and Institutional Review Board (IRB) oversight compliance.
- Coordinate logistics for study room bookings and research assistant (RA) assignments.
- Coordinate IT and networking infrastructure set up, troubleshooting, and network security compliance for research/UX labs.
- Assist research teams with research participant recruiting and screening, including the maintenance and administration of screening surveys, participant database upkeep, and the implementation of new data handling procedures in response to policy changes.

Required Characteristics:
- Bachelor's Degree in a scientific discipline, user research, or administration.
- 2+ years experience in a research environment (Participant Engagement in a Human Computer Interaction (HCI), User Experience Research (UXR) or other Human Subjects Research (HSR) environment).
- Experience with program management software (e.g. Jira) and experience with CRM software (e.g. Constant Contact, Salesforce) or similar contact database software.
- Experience in program management for neuroscience or UX (user experience) teams.
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams, e.g., research, software, and hardware.
- Experience managing budgets.
- Experience working with and reporting to an Institutional Review Board

Desired Characteristics:
- Some coding/scripting: Python, Matlab, SQL
- Biosignal data collection: wet/dry EEG, EMG EKG, fMRI, etc.
-Familiarity with study design, protocol documentation, and review (e.g., IRB) procedures
-Leadership of teams of research assistants/research coordinators

Our benefits package includes:

• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Competitive pay
• 401(k) retirement plan
• ...and much more

About INSPYR Solutions
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