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Project DirectorUniversity of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) • Los Angeles, CA, United States
Project Director

Project Director

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) • Los Angeles, CA, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Department Summary

The Project Director's work will encompass distinct areas : 1) recruiting and maintaining relationships with participants; 2) coordinating and assisting with data collection; 3) liaising with UCLA faculty, clinicians, and research staff; 4) tracking data collection; and 5) performing administrative tasks related to the study and to helping the Principal Investigator. In addition to performing these tasks, the Project Director will guide research volunteers. The Project Director, working with the team, will : Recruit and screen participants. Communicate with research participants, encourage them to maintain participation, and respond to technological or procedural questions. Serve as the main contact person for research participants; prepare and send necessary information, confirmation emails, telephone participants to remind them of appointments, provide directions, and information about the study and related resources. Perform interviews on health topics including in menopausal and hormonal status in women. Help with studies at UCLA involving attaching sensors (e.g., ECG electrodes, respiration belts) to the body. After training, operate other advanced physiology recording systems (including brain imaging with "fNIRS"). Bring participants for MRI scanning, and help with setting them up in the MRI scanner. Approach and liaise with physicians and staff in the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center, and other sleep centers, for recruitment purposes. Develop documentation, tracking procedures, and training materials related to the research study. Use systems for organizing data collection, recording and backing up of data, and participant tracking. Prepare and analyze data for submission as required by the Institutional Review Board and other organizations. Work with the School of Nursing staff to arrange purchases, subject reimbursements, and other financial tasks. Perform administrative duties as requested. Perform additional project and data management duties as assigned.

Position Summary

The Project Director's work will encompass distinct areas : 1) recruiting and maintaining relationships with participants; 2) coordinating and assisting with data collection; 3) liaising with UCLA faculty, clinicians, and research staff; 4) tracking data collection; and 5) performing administrative tasks related to the study and to helping the Principal Investigator. In addition to performing these tasks, the Project Director will guide research volunteers. The Project Director, working with the team, will : Recruit and screen participants. Communicate with research participants, encourage them to maintain participation, and respond to technological or procedural questions. Serve as the main contact person for research participants; prepare and send necessary information, confirmation emails, telephone participants to remind them of appointments, provide directions, and information about the study and related resources. Perform interviews on health topics including in menopausal and hormonal status in women. Help with studies at UCLA involving attaching sensors (e.g., ECG electrodes, respiration belts) to the body. After training, operate other advanced physiology recording systems (including brain imaging with "fNIRS"). Travel on occasion to research participants' homes to deliver equipment. Approach and liaise with physicians and staff in the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center, and other sleep centers, for recruitment purposes. Develop documentation, tracking procedures, and training materials related to the research study. Use systems for organizing data collection, recording and backing up of data, and participant tracking. Prepare and analyze data for submission as required by the Institutional Review Board and other organizations. Work with the School of Nursing staff to arrange purchases, subject reimbursements, and other financial tasks. Perform administrative duties as requested. Perform additional project and data management duties as assigned.

Salary & Compensation

  • UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.

Qualifications

  • Demonstrated strong, professional communication and relationship building skills (Required)
  • Demonstrated ability to organize with rigorous attention to detail. (Required)
  • Demonstrated capacity to produce results in an unstructured environment (Required)
  • Demonstrated ability to organize, initiate and work independently to address responsibilities; must have strong time management skills and ability to independently prioritize tasks and re-prioritize work based on knowledge of research objectives. (Required)
  • Ability to supervise volunteers. (Required)
  • Capacity to learn to operate technical equipment. (Required)
  • Ability to discuss sensitive health matters with people of all ages, and from all backgrounds (Required)
  • Skill in handling sensitive or confidential matters with discretion. (Required)
  • Ability to organize, categorize, and summarize data (Required)
  • Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills; ability to effectively and clearly communicate research goals, participant's obligations, benefits and limits to study participation in terms understood by participants; and ability to discuss sensitive health and emotional matters (Required)
  • Ability to work with persons with health issues (Required)
  • Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with co-workers, faculty, research staff, students, and community contacts and collaborate effectively as a team (Required)
  • Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience (Required)
  • Special Conditions for Employment

  • Background Check : Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
  • Live Scan Background Check : A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.
  • Schedule

    Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm

    Union / Policy Covered

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