CAP-CT Associate Director

UCSF•San Francisco, CA

1d•$100,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Division of Geriatrics is seeking a full-time Associate Director to help lead and oversee the Caregivers As Partners in Care Teams (CAP-CT) Program. This role serves as a senior technical and operational leader, working closely with Program Leadership while exercising a high degree of independence in managing program strategy, implementation, and continuous improvement. The Associate Director of CAP-CT will supervise a Program Coordinator and is responsible for setting priorities, delegating work, and ensuring alignment with program goals. Their supervisory duties also include: staff development and training, as well as performance reviews and management. The Associate Director of CAP-CT will lead the development, execution, and refinement of program goals, milestones, and deliverables in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. They will independently research, analyze, and develop solutions to complex and evolving programmatic challenges, often requiring innovative approaches to issues without clear precedent. The Associate Director will take primary ownership of program operations, including leading stakeholder meetings, managing contracts and vendors, overseeing project timelines, directing data collection and reporting, developing policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs), and supporting recruitment and training efforts. This role requires advanced judgment in selecting methods and strategies to achieve objectives across a broad and complex scope. The ideal candidate is a thought leader and proactive problem-solver with strong leadership and communication skills, capable of navigating high-stakes environments and driving program success. The Division of Geriatrics’ work is grounded in a deep commitment to and respect for older persons from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences. We are specialists in aging. Our expertise is in optimizing the health of older individuals. We work in the community and on virtually every UCSF campus – Parnassus, San Francisco VA Health Care System, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Mission Bay, and UCSF Center for Geriatric Care. The Division has over 130 employees including faculty, volunteer clinical faculty, fellows, staff, student interns and volunteers. We are deeply committed to, and will champion, diversity, equity and inclusion as our core mission. We will nurture and grow a culture in which everyone from all backgrounds is welcomed, supported, respected, and valued! The Caregivers As Partners in Care Teams (CAP-CT) Program is a DHHS-funded cooperative agreement with the Administration for Community Living to realize the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers by creating a national educational program, “Caregivers As Partners in Care Teams.” This program is led by a Principal Investigator at UCSF, who will lead curricular development and the focus will be on teaching health care teams on how to assess caregivers and incorporate them into care. To reach national scope, this is a collaboration that brings together educators and experts across multiple UCSF departments (DGIM, the Global Brain Health Institute, Institute for Health and Aging, Institute for Health Policy Studies) and institutions (UC College of the Law, the Division of Geriatrics at UC Irvine, Archstone Foundation).

Requirements

High degree of knowledge in the overall field.
Recognized expertise in specific areas.
Ability to solve problems that require analysis of unique issues/problems without precedent and/or structure.
Ability to manage programs that include formulating strategies and administering policies, processes, and resources.
Functions with a high degree of autonomy.
Strong leadership skills.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to navigate high-stakes environments.
Proactive problem-solver.

Nice To Haves

Thought leader.

Responsibilities

Manage a significant, independent academic or research program.
Formulate program strategies and goals.
Plan, direct, and control program budget and other related resources.
Serve as a senior technical and operational leader.
Exercise a high degree of independence in managing program strategy, implementation, and continuous improvement.
Supervise a Program Coordinator.
Set priorities, delegate work, and ensure alignment with program goals.
Oversee staff development and training.
Conduct performance reviews and management.
Lead the development, execution, and refinement of program goals, milestones, and deliverables in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
Independently research, analyze, and develop solutions to complex and evolving programmatic challenges.
Take primary ownership of program operations.
Lead stakeholder meetings.
Manage contracts and vendors.
Oversee project timelines.
Direct data collection and reporting.
Develop policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Support recruitment and training efforts.