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The Director of Program Administration (DPA) provides management and strategic direction for the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research (AVC-CR), which includes the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) programs. Responsible for articulating long-term vision and goals as well as managing Sr. Management/Associate Director programmatic staff of interdisciplinary CTSI programs, and other AVR-CR programs that impact the clincal research infrastructure at UCSF (across all the schools, the medical center and UCSF affiliates).

Responsible for recruiting and retaining experienced programmatic clinical research administrative, and key faculty in achievement of institutional and CTSI goals; overseeing MOUs and Affiliate and Service Agreements with program partners; accountable to internal and external board or advisory council. Uses highly specialized expertise in research-specific concepts and objectives. This includes oversight of programs, policy intrepretation and implementation, resource management, personnel administration, development and publication of annual reports, and serving as the point person for interactions with UCSF and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) staff as well as CTSA national consortia activities. Attends and represents CTSI in national conferences or seminars annually for CTSA network and clinical research leaders and administrators through CTSA Administrators Group

The DPA manages CTSI’s multiple clinical and translational programs funded by an approximately $25-$28 million budget. They manage submissions, inter-campus awards, set-up, and ongoing support for administrative supplements. The incumbent also serves on an advisory committee for UC BRAID, a consortium of the five biomedical UC campuses. The DPA will also liase/interface with senior research and administrative leaders across all schools and will participate on working groups and committees.

The DPA supports the Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research (AVC-CR). They engage directly with managers and faculty within and across the departments and are a liaison between the AVC-CR and faculty and staff. The incumbent is responsible for aligning the AVC CR’s strategic vision with goal execution, removing roadblocks, performing analysis and gathering data to facilitate decision-making, and ensuring that communications and reporting are happening smoothly and consistently.

The DPA interfaces across multiple functional areas at UCSF, and operates in a shared leadrship structure in partnership with a Director of Operations and a Director of Finance to support the broader AVC-CR Office.

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Advanced degree in related area and 7+ years of related experience; and/or equivalent experience and training

Experience creating, sustaining, or participating in training or activities focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion

Expert oral and written communication skills

Leadership experience in academic and / or government agencies

Demonstrated expertise in building collaborations between academia, industry and / or governmental agencies

Demonstrated expertise with program building within a leading academic institution and administrative, budgetary, human resources and financial principles and practices

Expert ability to work with dynamic and diverse group of faculty, staff and students

Managerial experience and proven success in managing a complex research or academic program(s)

Strong negotiation skills and verbal and written communication skills; ability to influence / persuade all levels of staff

Skills in organization and customer service to effectively manage multiple important priorities

Skills in project management, change management, and effectively leading large committees, advisory groups, etc

Academic or research background and recognized expertise in selected area

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.

UCSF has a robust and growing clinical research community of faculty, staff and trainees. Clinical researchers have unique enterprise-wide needs (infrastructure, administration, services) that require focused executive leadership within the Office of Research to develop and support.

The AVC-CR position her corresponding immediate office will provide this leadership including representing the UCSF clinical research community to the Vice Chancellor of Research (VCR), other UCSF leadership, and extramural stakeholders (e.g. UC-BRAID, CTSA consortium, ACTS and other societal organizations, NIH, PCORI).

The office of the AVC-CR works with the campus clinical research leadership (e.g. VCR, vice-deans/vice-chairs for research, AVC-RIO, AVC-OSR director, etc.) to improve clinical research support across sites, schools and disciplines. The office directs and facilitates the development and implementation of innovative programs and activities that address the clinical research priorities of the clinical research community. These include programs in clinical trials operations, enterprise-wide biobanking, and clinical trial data sharing, among other areas of need for the clinical research community.

The AVC-CR directs and serves as principal investigator the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) which spans the four UCSF health science schools (Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing and Dentistry), the UCSF Graduate Division, and collaborating affiliates of UCSF.

The mission of CTSI is to facilitate clinical and translational research to improve patient and community health. CTSI does this by providing infrastructure, services and training to make research more efficient. CTSI develops broad coalitions and partnerships at the local, regional and national levels to enable a transformation of the research environment. CTSI has $25-$28M in annual funding from multiple sources (NIH, institutional, philanthropy, industry and other) and includes 20 interdisciplinary programs.

We welcome and encourage applications from those with lived and/or professional experience in communities that have been excluded from research, have been historically underrepresented in senior staff and leadership roles, and whose professional interests center equity and justice.

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 diversity.ucsf.edu

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