Boys Town · 1 month ago
Manager of Research Operations
Omaha, NE
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
4+ years expBoys Town is a national child and family care organization that has been serving the community since 1917. The Manager of Research Operations provides operational leadership and promotes efficiency for the Institute for Human Neuroscience and all research laboratories within the Institute, focusing on optimizing resources and strategies for research operations.
ConsultingHealth CareMedicalMental Health
Responsibilities
Responsible for hiring, training and directly supervising administrative/operational staff within the Institute for Human Neuroscience (reception/front desk, scientific communication, graphic design, outreach and recruitment, and computing teams)
Ensures all accounting, coding, purchasing, and human resources policies and practices are being followed accurately and efficiently
Responsible for sourcing, developing, and optimizing shared resources and strategies to bolster all of the labs within IHN, with a particular emphasis on participant availability and software systems, with an emphasis on Ripple, Coins, NDA, and future systems. In particular, strategizing for IHN as a whole to make sure software systems are utilized optimally, everyone is trained properly and continues to be, and new systems are identified and implemented to improve efficiency and precision across all elements, including recruitment, data collection and recording, the participant experience, and analysis
Monitors the schedule and billing of MRI, MEG, and OPM Cores and tracks progress toward goals
Supervises and develops procedures for travel booking and expense reconciliation
Meets regularly with IHN Lab Directors to understand current pain points and possible synergies
Anticipates future operational needs and possible issues, and presents evidence-based plans to address these future needs and possible issues to the Senior Director of the Institute for Human Neuroscience
Strategizes with the Senior Director of the Institute and other lab directors on programmatic planning and implementation for COBRE grants including pilot projects, Neuroimaging workshops, Seminar Series, and External Advisory Committee events and coordinates scheduling of these events
Meets regularly with lab directors to discuss strategic plans for new and existing grants or other funding; supports programs and activities that stimulate external funding to support research; provides effort forecasting; and advises research faculty
Develops and encourages great communication throughout the organization, as well as with external partners
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in science, communication, English, psychology, sociology, or business required
Minimum four years of proven experience working directly with NIH funded research and project management required
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 90 days of transfer or hire if working in person required
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) certification within 30 days of transfer or hire required
Preferred
Experience with research participant recruitment, communication, and research software systems
Benefits
Reduced to no cost visits for services performed by a Boys Town provider at a Boys Town location
Low to zero-dollar co-pays on certain maintenance drugs
No cost mental health visits to an in-network provider
Generous match on their 401K or 401K Roth account
Tuition reimbursement
Parenting resources from our experts
Professional development opportunities within the organization
Company
Boys Town
Boys Town specializes in social services, mental health, criminal justice, community strengthening and healing services.
Founded in 1917Boys Town, Nebraska, USA
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Rod Kempkes
Chief Executive Officer
Judy Rasmussen
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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