Scientific Program Manager

Job Summary

The Savic Lab at the University of California, San Francisco, is looking for a Scientific Program Manager to facilitate the coordination of a large collaborative scientific initiative. As the PReDiCTR Program Manager you will work closely with the Administrative Group Lead, project PIs, and the consortium scientific leadership. You will play a key role in managing and coordinating this multi-PI research grant; facilitating communication among the multiple stakeholders; tracking project deadlines, aims, and budgets; and driving projects through to completion. You may also play a central role in preparing research manuscripts for publication, additional grant proposals involving the PIs, progress reports to the NIH, and more. You will be encouraged to provide scientific input, though you will not be directly engaged in lab research.

You will be the right hand for a dynamic team of scientists, researchers, drug developers, sponsors, and other key stakeholders to put together mathematical models to predict clinical outcomes and enable the early and accurate selection of the most promising new TB treatment regimens to move into clinical trials. You should be an accomplished science writer, independent self-starter, creative problem solver, and a hard worker willing to put in long hours when necessary. Some travel.

Finally, all UCSF employees are obligated to meet the highest standards with respect to accuracy, conflict of interest, intellectual property rights, slander, confidentiality and respect for information sources and readers. Develops and organizes conferences and other public forums. Works under direction of Principal Investigator to establish center agenda, funding, objectives.

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy.

Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions that are represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

The salary range for this position is $116,000 - $182,100 (Annual Rate).

To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html

Required Qualifications

• Terminal degree in a related area (PhD, JD, MD, etc.) and / or equivalent experience / training required.
• Minimum 5 years Project Management experience in NIH funded and/or biomedical research projects
• Demonstrated ability writing peer-review manuscripts
• Demonstrated experience in collaborative research projects
• Demonstrated familiarity with the NIH grant proposal and progress report process
• Demonstrated experience to work collaboratively with internal and external peers and managers.
• Demonstrated ability in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google docs
• Advanced oral and written communication skills
• Ability to multitask and quickly prioritize work assignments
• Advanced interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse groups to achieve results
• Advanced ability to think creatively and independently on concepts requiring advanced analytical skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Terminal degree in decision and management sciences (MBA, MS, etc.) and / or equivalent experience / training.
• Project Management Certification
• Experience as a project/program lead
• Experience leading a multi-PI collaborative research project
• Authorship in a peer-reviewed manuscripts
• Advanced knowledge of administrative, budgetary, human resources and financial principles and practices (iincluding cashiering, payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, purchasing, recharge billing, travel / entertainment, gift accounting, collections, data collection and data entry, analysis, review and control, customer servicing, and reporting)
• Familiarity with biomedical research in infectious diseases
• Experience with Data Science and pharmacometrics.