Research Project Manager

Research Project Manager

Truveta is the world’s first health provider led data platform with a vision of Saving Lives with Data. Our mission is to enable researchers to find cures faster, empower every clinician to be an expert, and help families make the most informed decisions about their care. Achieving Truveta’ s ambitious vision requires an incredible team of talented and inspired people with a special combination of health, software and big data experience who share our company values.

Truveta was born in the Pacific Northwest, but we have employees who live across the country.  Our team enjoys the flexibility of a hybrid model and working from anywhere.  In person attendance is required at least once per year for an onsite meeting. 

For overall team productivity, we optimize meeting hours in the pacific time zone. We avoid scheduling recurring meetings that start after 3pm PT, however, ad hoc meetings occur between 8am-6pm Pacific time. #LI-remote

Who We Need 

Truveta is rapidly building a talented and diverse team to tackle complex health and technical challenges. Beyond core capabilities, we are seeking problem solvers, passionate and collaborative teammates, and those willing to roll up their sleeves while making a difference. If you are interested in the opportunity to pursue purposeful work, join a mission-driven team, and build a rewarding career while having fun, Truveta may be the perfect fit for you. 

This Opportunity 

The Project Manager role on the Evidence Services team is responsible for coordinating complex healthcare research projects from initiation through final delivery. In this role, you will manage project timelines, milestones, and deliverables while ensuring alignment across multidisciplinary teams including analysts, biostatisticians, epidemiologists, and scientific leadership. You will help keep projects on track, address risks proactively, and maintain visibility across a portfolio of research engagements. This position reports to the Senior Director of Research Services. 

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage multiple research projects for the Evidence Services team, ensuring projects progress efficiently across study phases from initiation through final delivery.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, timelines, and trackers for both internal teams and external partners to ensure alignment and timely execution.
• Monitor project progress against milestones, proactively identifying risks, bottlenecks, or scope changes and coordinating solutions with cross-functional teams.
• Facilitate project meetings by organizing agendas, documenting key decisions and action items, and ensuring follow-up on commitments.
• Support coordination across multidisciplinary research teams including analysts, biostatisticians, epidemiologists, and scientific leadership.
• Track project utilization and support analyses to inform project planning and resource allocation.
• Coordinate invoicing and track payment for Evidence Services projects.
• Help maintain visibility across the portfolio of research projects, providing regular updates on timelines, progress, and key deliverables.
• Contribute to the development, documentation, and maintenance of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and project management best practices for research engagements.
• Support oversight of written and scientific communication deliverables, helping ensure analyses and findings are presented clearly, accurately, and in alignment with organizational standards.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure research outputs - including presentations, reports, and manuscripts - meet high standards for clarity, scientific integrity, and client readiness. 

Required Skills

• 5+ years of experience in project management, research operations, consulting, or a related role.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent projects with complex timelines and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to track multiple deliverables, timelines, and dependencies across teams.
• Experience developing project plans, milestone trackers, and project documentation to support structured project execution.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to clearly summarize discussions, document decisions, and track action items.
• Experience supporting professional or client-facing deliverables, ensuring consistency, quality, and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and operational thinking, with the ability to track utilization metrics and support resource planning.
• Ability to proactively identify project risks, flag issues early, and coordinate solutions across stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and commitment to maintaining quality and consistency across deliverables.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with evolving priorities.
• Proficiency with project management and productivity tools. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate degree (e.g., MPH, MHA, MBA, MS, or similar) in public health, healthcare management, research administration, or a related field.
• Professional project management certification such as PMP, CAPM, or equivalent.
• Experience working in healthcare research, real-world evidence (RWE) research, life sciences, or clinical research environments.
• Experience coordinating research studies or scientific projects involving analysts, statisticians, or epidemiologists.
• Familiarity with research workflows including study protocols, statistical analysis plans, publications, or scientific reporting.
• Experience supporting consulting or client-facing research engagements.
• Experience developing or managing standard operating procedures (SOPs) or operational frameworks.
• Experience with resource planning, project costing, or utilization tracking in a professional services or consulting environment.
• Experience supporting quality assurance processes for analytical or scientific deliverables.
• Strong writing and editing skills, particularly for scientific, analytical, or technical communications.
• Interest in helping build and scale operational systems for growing research teams.
• Experience managing people. 

Why Truveta?   

Be a part of building something special. Now is the perfect time to join Truveta. We have strong, established leadership with decades of success. We are well-funded. We are building a culture that prioritizes people and their passions across personal, professional and everything in between. Join us as we build an amazing company together.  

We Offer:

• Interesting and meaningful work for every career stage
• Great benefits package
• Comprehensive benefits with strong medical, dental and vision insurance plans
• 401K plan
• Professional development & training opportunities for continuous learning
• Work/life autonomy via flexible work hours and flexible paid time off
• Generous parental leave
• Regular team activities (virtual and in-person)
• The base pay for this position is $110,000 to $125,000. The pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target. Pay is based on several factors including location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles are eligible for additional compensation such as incentive pay and stock options.

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked here.

Truveta is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and empowering workplace. We believe that having employees, interns, and contractors with diverse backgrounds enables Truveta to better meet our mission and serve patients and health communities around the world. We recognize that opportunities in technology historically excluded and continue to disproportionately exclude Black and Indigenous people, people of color, people from working class backgrounds, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ people. We strongly encourage individuals with these identities to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements.

Please note that all applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer as we are unable to sponsor work visas or permits (e.g. F-1 OPT, H1-B) at this time. We appreciate your interest in the position and encourage you to explore future opportunities with us.