Ohio State University is hiring a Senior Project Manager to lead the full lifecycle of complex research and technical assistance projects within the public safety portfolio. You will be responsible for managing multiple large-scale grants and contracts from proposal through completion, ensuring all work meets quality standards and compliance requirements.
What You'll Do
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and budgets aligned with organizational goals.
- Monitor project status, timelines, progress reports, budgets, and deliverables to meet funder requirements and recommend corrective actions.
- Conduct financial analysis, modeling, and forecasting to develop, implement, and reconcile budget projections and actual spending.
- Provide administrative support including scheduling, note-taking, organizing and maintaining project documentation, coordinating meetings and events, and ensuring compliance with institutional policies.
- Manage risks, issues, and change requests effectively to minimize project disruptions.
- Lead project team meetings to facilitate communication between stakeholders, gather progress updates, and ensure clarity on timelines, deliverables, and expectations.
- Cultivate strong relationships with internal and external partners to optimize collaboration and outcomes.
- Establish and enforce quality standards for all project outputs, including presentations and all written deliverables.
- Conduct reviews and audits of deliverables to ensure accuracy, completeness, and relevance for law enforcement practitioner and policy-maker audiences.
- Implement continuous improvement practices to enhance project quality and efficiency.
- Identify new project opportunities and contribute to strategic planning efforts.
- Support grant proposal development by providing project scope, timelines, and resource requirements.
- Serve as the day-to-day support for financial and HR activities related to the public safety research portfolio (e.g., budget updates, effort allocations).
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- 4 years of relevant experience in managing research projects.
Nice to Have
- Advanced degree in a relevant field.
- 4-8 years of experience managing multiple projects simultaneously, supported by diverse funding sources, and with demonstrated success collaborating with public safety or law enforcement organizations.
- Experience working in a university setting and managing research-driven projects.
- Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, schedules, and cross-functional teams.
- Familiarity with compliance and reporting tasks, including Data Use Agreements, IRB protocols and submissions, and funder progress reporting.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, meeting facilitation software, and other project management tools.
- Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical and writing skills.
Technical Stack
- Microsoft Office
- Meeting facilitation software
- Other project management tools
Team & Environment
You will collaborate with Public Safety research staff, Glenn College faculty, students, and other stakeholders.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary range: $81,800-$106,900
Work Mode
This is a remote position.
Ohio State University is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability. We are dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion.
