Research Assistant Project Manager

UCSF • San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

The Research Assistant/Project Manager works with Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation (DoC-IT) faculty and staff as well as collaborates closely with external researchers and clinical and business stakeholders within the UCSF Health system that partner on DoC-IT projects. The Research Assistant/Project Manager provides project management, analytical, and administrative support for research initiatives focused on advancing the use of digital health in applied clinical informatics research. Responsibilities include coordinating project activities; scheduling and facilitating meetings; documenting decisions and action items; developing and maintaining project timelines, work plans, and project documentation; and supporting communication among investigators, project staff, and external stakeholders. The individual supports research implementation activities through development of study materials, participant outreach and coordination, tracking project progress and deliverables, conducting literature reviews, preparing reports and presentations, proofreading manuscripts, and managing references. Additional responsibilities include maintaining project tracking systems, monitoring compliance requirements (e.g., IRB submissions, training requirements), tracking grant and reporting deadlines, and providing administrative support such as processing purchase orders and invoices. This position has significant advantages and growth opportunities. First, through their work, the Research Assistant/Project Manager will gain tremendous insight into the research, clinical, administrative, and educational functions of a large academic medical center. A motivated Research Assistant/Project Manager can use this knowledge to become a more integral member of research projects and to even start providing guidance to them. Second, our faculty publishes its work in peer-reviewed journals and would provide a Research Assistant/Project Manager with authorship on publications, should they meet standard contribution criteria. Finally, the work of a Research Assistant/Project Manager directly contributes to improving clinical care for patients at UCSF and across the US healthcare system. They will be encouraged to take advantage of training and learning opportunities within the Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, the Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS) and other related entities.

Requirements

• Project management skills
• Analytical skills
• Administrative support skills
• Familiarity with digital health and clinical informatics research
• Ability to coordinate project activities
• Ability to schedule and facilitate meetings
• Ability to document decisions and action items
• Ability to develop and maintain project timelines, work plans, and project documentation
• Ability to support communication among investigators, project staff, and external stakeholders
• Ability to support research implementation activities
• Ability to develop study materials
• Ability to conduct participant outreach and coordination
• Ability to track project progress and deliverables
• Ability to conduct literature reviews
• Ability to prepare reports and presentations
• Ability to proofread manuscripts
• Ability to manage references
• Ability to maintain project tracking systems
• Ability to monitor compliance requirements (e.g., IRB submissions, training requirements)
• Ability to track grant and reporting deadlines
• Ability to process purchase orders and invoices

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a large academic medical center
• Interest in contributing to publications
• Desire to improve clinical care
• Willingness to take advantage of training and learning opportunities

Responsibilities

• Coordinating project activities
• Scheduling and facilitating meetings
• Documenting decisions and action items
• Developing and maintaining project timelines, work plans, and project documentation
• Supporting communication among investigators, project staff, and external stakeholders
• Supporting research implementation activities through development of study materials
• Participant outreach and coordination
• Tracking project progress and deliverables
• Conducting literature reviews
• Preparing reports and presentations
• Proofreading manuscripts
• Managing references
• Maintaining project tracking systems
• Monitoring compliance requirements (e.g., IRB submissions, training requirements)
• Tracking grant and reporting deadlines
• Providing administrative support such as processing purchase orders and invoices

Benefits

• Authorship on publications
• Training and learning opportunities within the Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, the Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS) and other related entities

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed