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Job Description

The Project Manager II will lead and manage multiple research studies within the Endocrinology Department, with a primary focus on diabetes. The Project Manager II will be responsible for overseeing research operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, maintaining high-quality data standards, and leading staff development efforts. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and hands-on leader who thrives in a dynamic, collaborative research environment.

Qualifications

+ Bachelors degree or greater preferred, or combination of applicable experience and education

+ 5+ years experience with Masters degree; 7+ years with Bachelors degree, of prior healthcare industry experience required, preferably in the areas of project management, change management, health care delivery re-design or integration, health policy reform.

+ Demonstrated leadership in managing complex research operations preferred

+ Prior experience in endocrinology or diabetes research desired but not required.

Responsibilities

Research Project Oversight:

• Manage all aspects of clinical research projects from start-up through close-out, ensuring timelines and deliverables are met.

• Lead the operational execution of ongoing studies, ensuring adherence to protocol, budget, and regulatory guidelines.

• Serve as a central liaison between study sponsors, research staff, coordinating centers, and participants.

• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and job aids to standardize project workflow and improve operational efficiency.

• Assist in writing and preparing manuscripts, abstracts, and presentations.

• Play a key role in data capture, data extraction and analysis

Data and Documentation Management:

• Ensure data quality, validation, and integrity across all research systems and studies

• Oversee data entry and resolve technical difficulties and discrepancies in documentation.

• Develop, maintain or implement procedures for data entry, data cleaning, documentation and other administrative tasks

• Maintains source documents and subject files in accordance with hospital procedures. Ensures accurate and complete compilation of subject data through chart reviews.

Staff Supervision and Team Development:

• Supervise clinical research coordinators and other research staff, including performance management, coaching, and disciplinary actions.

• Develop and deliver comprehensive training and education content related to the assigned areas.

• Lead efforts to build a cohesive, highly competent team through proactive coaching, mentoring, and feedback sessions.

• Identify training needs and ensure the professional development and retention of team members.

• Cultivate a culture of learning, flexibility, respect, and collaboration within the research team and broader clinical environment.

• Identify gaps in current workflows and recommend structural improvements to the overall research program design and implementation.

• Conduct team meetings and mock visits to ensure readiness for study initiation.

Regulatory Compliance and Reporting:

• Prepare and submit grant applications, IRB/GCO documents, and study filings.

• Maintain source documentation and participant records according to institutional and regulatory requirements.

• Stay current on relevant clinical research regulations and emerging technologies.

• Monitor study visit schedules, documentation, and supplies, ensuring preparedness and compliance across all studies.

• Perform other related duties

About Us

Strength through Unity and Inclusion

The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history.

About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.

Compensation Statement

Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $78000 - $138490.92 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.