Project Manager

The Project Manager’ duties include project management for the Brain Healthy Registry (BHR) research study and other collaborative investigations that utilize the BHR for recruitment, screening, administering study procedures, and / or additional research services.

This includes:

Project Planning, Coordination and Management:

• Organizes, facilitates and tracks project tasks
• Develops project management plans to include definition of project objectives, timelines, and milestones
• Works with Principal Investigator (PI) and supervisor to facilitate project reporting including annual / quarterly progress reports and any other sponsor requested requirements
• Prepares proposals and contract agreements for collaborations and / or grants
• Assists Information Technology (IT) team with troubleshooting reported technical errors and testing general website enhancements
• Reviews email, enrollment, engagement and retention metrics, including open / click / enrollment rates for specific email campaigns, participants’ demographics, referral source and user feedback for the purpose of improving user experience, future recruitment materials, and overall participation
• Coordinates with the UCSF Institutional Review Board (IRB), other regulatory groups, and / or in-group IRB specialist to establish approvals and maintain compliance, related to the BHR study or collaborations, as needed
• Works cooperatively with internal staff and multiple internal and external research partners.

Communication:

• Establishes and maintains collaborative interactions with internal and external stakeholders necessary to achieve shared goals, advance the research, and disseminate findings
• Train new staff in best practices for the review, catalogue, and response to participant feedback and inquiries from potential participants
• Develops recruitment and retention materials (i.e., email campaigns, printed brochures, website content, electronic newsletters and social media messages) for the BHR and /or for other BHR collaborations / sub-studies
• Updates BHR social media channels and the recruitment website
• Supports content production for educational resources within the BHR website or Participant Portal
• Prepares communications about project tailoring the message for target audiences.

Other:

• Organizes meetings and conducts follow-up communications to advance the work and ensure follow-up actions are completed
• Attends weekly internal meetings as well as regular project and team meetings. Will also met with supervisor weekly to provide updates
• Prepares materials and reports for presentations; manuscripts; abstracts; etc. as needed.

CENTER FOR IMAGING OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
CIND
The Center for Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIND) is a research center dedicated to studying the causes and effects of neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders, using imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET). Various fields of studies include imaging of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, depression, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, Gulf War illness, and substance abuse. We also work on the development of novel powerful methods for brain MR, including spiral imaging, and new approaches for processing and multivariate statistical analysis of brain imaging.

CIND is equipped with state-of-the art medical image capture equipment such as a Siemens 3T Skyra and a Siemens 7T that produce high-resolution images. We maintain internal HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) compliant storage and a computing grid. Our goal is to enable our researchers conduct image processing Research and Development (R&D) activities.

RADIOLOGY AND BIOMEDICAL IMAGING
The Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging is one of the largest departments in the School of Medicine (SOM) at UCSF. The mission of the department includes patient care, teaching and research. The Department operates across six sites in San Francisco, including the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC).

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.