Proctor Foundation

Full Time

77395BR

Job Summary

This is a contract role the ends one year from your hire date.

The Study Coordinator will join a collaborative and exciting team of researchers at the UCSF Francis I. Proctor Foundation studying eye diseases in the U.S. and internationally. Researchers at the Proctor Foundation conduct randomized controlled trials and large epidemiological studies focused on various topics including infectious and inflammatory eye diseases. This position requires an employee with communication and organizational skills who can be relied upon to play an important role in implementing and disseminating the results of research studies conducted at the Proctor Foundation.

Responsibilities will include but will not be limited to contributing to study design from a methodological standpoint, participating in the review and writing of protocols and study documents, helping to assure compliance with all relevant regulatory agencies, coordinating meetings with the study team, reporting study progress to investigators and other stakeholders, maintaining finances, generating subcontracts, setting up study sites for new projects, training new study sites, data entry, specimen collection, and procurement of study supplies. This position requires professionalism as the Study Coordinator will be working with governmental and academic regulatory agencies, pharmaceutical companies, and researchers. This position will be in person. Travel is not required, but there may be opportunities for domestic and international travel.

The Study Coordinator should have strong writing and communication skill as this employee will be responsible for supporting literature reviews, writing, editing, and formatting manuscripts, and managing and tracking the progress of manuscripts to high-impact medical journals. Although this is an entry-level position and we will provide much training in the beginning, the person in this position must eventually be comfortable working in a diverse team environment with little supervision to carry out their responsibilities. The employee should show a strong interest in research and a desire to contribute to the state of knowledge on the prevention, treatment, and correlates of disease.

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Department Description

The Francis I. Proctor Foundation for Research in Ophthalmology at UCSF is committed to engaging in research activities and providing state-of-art patient care that address infectious and inflammatory disease that cause blindness. The mission is the prevention of blindness worldwide through research and teaching focused on infectious and inflammatory eye disease.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
• One or more years of work experience in project management or research, or related experience.
• Human subjects, and animal care and use: academic training in the biological or social sciences, humanities or bioethics.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to read and comprehend complex materials.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills (clarity, sentence / paragraph construction and grammar, et cetera).
• Demonstrated ability and desire to learn; curiosity around the research activities in which they are involved.
• Skills in problem solving, multi-tasking, working with frequent interruptions, and is an effective listener.
• Proficiency with office equipment and knowledge of standard office software.
• Familiarity with internet searching.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate degree in epidemiology, biostats, stats, public health or related field
• Basic knowledge of relevant federal, state, organizational and system policies.
• Experience in writing, editing, and reviewing scientific manuscripts.
• Experience conducting literature reviews and writing scientific papers.
• Experience in research or demonstrated research or training experience that translates into a research setting.
• Knowledge of medical and scientific terminology.

About UCSF

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences. We bring together the world's leading experts in nearly every area of health. We are home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.

Pride Values

UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents. We seek candidates whose work experience or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence - also known as our PRIDE values.

In addition to our PRIDE values, UCSF is committed to equity - both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce. We are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Additional information about UCSF is available at

Join us to find a rewarding career contributing to improving healthcare worldwide.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California San Francisco is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Organization

Campus

Job Code and Payroll Title

006228 RSCH CMPLNC ANL 1

Job Category

Research and Scientific

Bargaining Unit

99 - Policy-Covered (No Bargaining Unit)

Employee Class

Contract

Percentage

100%

Location

Mission Bay (SF)

Shift

Days

Shift Length

8 Hours

Additional Shift Details

M-F 8:00am-4:30pm