Clinical Research Project Manager
Humana (Miami, Florida)

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Job Description: Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the nation's largest publicly traded health benefits companies. Humana offers a diversified portfolio of health insurance products and related services - through traditional and consumer-choice plans - to employer groups, government-sponsored plans, and individuals. Today, Humana is a leader in consumer engagement. Throughout its diversified customer portfolio, the company provides guidance that can both help lower costs and lead to a better health plan experience. Company: Humana Inc Position: Project Manager Location: Miami, FL The University of Miami-Humana Health Services Research Center (HSRC) is a public-private partnership dedicated to development of new scientific knowledge and translational insights in health services and health behavior research with an emphasis on improving individual heath and patient outcomes. The HSRC conducts research projects for three constituencies: Contract Research Clients, which are third party organizations such as pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufactures, health care systems and hospitals, and other managed care companies Grant Funded Research for entities such as the NIH, CDC, AHRQ, etc.; and Research to support Humana's Clinical Operations Humana is currently seeking candidates for the position of Project Manager within the Health Services Research Center located in Miami, Florida on the University of Miami medical campus. The candidate will be responsible for managing research client relationships, grant applications, and research projects for Humana. This entails working on a collaborative team with biostatisticians and clinician researchers to develop research study protocols, deliverable-based project budgets, seek out internal review board approval and that of Humana's privacy committee where necessary to conduct the study, thoroughly document all phases of the research process according to research compliance protocols, draft interim and final study result reports, and prepare presentation material that translates the research results to Humana's core business. In the field of Contract Research, the candidate will also be responsible for client relationship management, generating additional research requests and ensuring project profitability. The candidate will work toward generating new clients for the research center. He/she will also facilitate work groups with Humana's clinical operations teams to implement the results of research findings. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate experience in the following areas: An understanding of the process for designing and implementing research studies Large-scale and long term project management Client and contract management Project budgeting and cost management Lead the development of health outcomes communication collateral materials Collaborate on teams involving Biostatistics, Clinicians and Legal department Strong clinical vocabulary and writing skills Basic data manipulation, pivot tables, etc. Knowledge of US health care payment and reimbursement methodologies Use of large administrative claims or other secondary data sets for research Presentation skills for client generation and result sharing Ability to multitask and meet deadline oriented deliverables Ability to travel, when necessary, to meet with clients (approx 20% of time) Negotiating contract terms at various levels of an organization Extensive experience using the MS Office suite of applications Possesses excellent communication skills Ability to maintain client confidentiality Minimum Requirements: Masters or PhD degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Business, or Pharmacy required 5 years clinical or health services research experience desired. Familiarity with statistics and analytical reporting Familiarity with HIPAA and compliance laws Knowledge of health benefits, healthcare delivery and pharmaceutical industries Strong PC skills

Minimum Education Required: Bachelor Years of Experience Required: At Least 3 Years Expected Travel Time: About 50%