ICTS Community Liaison & Program Manager

University of California, Irvine•Irvine, CA

8d•$108,100 - $132,300

About The Position

Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide. To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu. The Institute for Clinical and Translational Science is a special project department housed under the Office of Research on the UCI Campus. The UCI CTSA is one of 62 NIH-NCATS funded institutes in the US. The ICTS Mission is to improve health and healthcare by catalyzing translational research across the spectrum and by advancing the science of translation. The cohesive theme of ICTS is to build, track, implement, and evaluate sustainable programs that advance innovation, quality, efficiency, and value of translational science across the broad spectrum of clinical research. The ICTS functions as a local centerpiece for the national program, and we are dedicated to advancing scientific discovery and medical breakthroughs. Collectively, our goal is simple: to accelerate these discoveries from the lab and translate them into life-altering medical care. The ICTS provides diverse resources to UCI researchers, such as faculty and student training awards, pilot study seed funding, expert consultation on statistical analyses, participant recruitment, and implementation of human subjects research studies, and professional education Your Role on the Team Independently oversees a the ICTS Community Engagement Unit and represents the program to outside organizations. Assists with the design and development of academic or research program components and administers the full range of the program components and operational requirements; administrative, finance, human resources, and facilities for the academic or research program. Works with faculty on formulating short-term planning and procedures of the programs and disseminating those plans to the rest of the department. Develops and organizes conferences and other public forums. Works under direction of the ICTS Principal Investigator, CAO, and Faculty leads to establish program agenda, funding, objectives.

Requirements

Academic background and experience in selected area of research.
Advanced knowledge of administrative, budgetary, human resources and financial principles and practices.
Advanced oral and written communication skills.
Advanced ability to think creatively and independently on concepts requiring advanced analytical skills.
Advanced interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse groups to achieve results.
Advanced ability to work collaboratively with internal and external peers and managers.
Highly skilled fundraising experience.
Doctorate in related area and / or equivalent experience training
Experience with community engagement

Responsibilities

Independently oversees a the ICTS Community Engagement Unit and represents the program to outside organizations.
Assists with the design and development of academic or research program components and administers the full range of the program components and operational requirements; administrative, finance, human resources, and facilities for the academic or research program.
Works with faculty on formulating short-term planning and procedures of the programs and disseminating those plans to the rest of the department.
Develops and organizes conferences and other public forums.
Works under direction of the ICTS Principal Investigator, CAO, and Faculty leads to establish program agenda, funding, objectives.