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Institution: University of Southern California
Location: Los Angeles, California
Category:
Admin-Sponsored Programs, Grants, and Contracts
Posted: June 13, 2012
Type: Fulltime
Application Due: Open until filled
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Job Location: Los Angeles, CA

Requisition ID: 012266

Academic/Internal Title Planning, Evaluation & Tracking Director

Division/School Keck School of Medicine

Secondary Division/School

Department: Clinical & Translational Science Institute

Location: Health Sciences Campus

Employment Type: Full-Time

Percent of time for Part-time Position: 100

Tenure Status

Salary Range: Negotiable

Job Announcement:

Reporting to the SC CTSI Director of Strategic Implementation the PET Director will:

Manage Annual Review and Goal Planning:

-Plan and coordinate annual program planning and reviews to create a data-driven, performance-based review and budget allocation process
-Create an efficient management approach for each of the programs, introducing best practices and guiding programs to setting key 5-yr and annual goals; developing associated metrics for measuring impact by establishing high level aims; identifying measures of success for these aims; establishing the baseline for these measures; proposing ambitious annual performance targets; developing activities/projects that will directly impact the identified measures; tracking progress; and budgeting to these activities

Assess New Approaches and Best Practices to Measure Impact:

-Assess and select new approaches and systems to evaluate the impact of SC CTSI efforts including: Return-on-Investment and leveraging best practices from industry, social venture organizations and nonprofit approaches

Facilitate Data capture and Electronic Tracking:

-Manage SC CTSI's approach of using data to measure success and establish competitive benchmarks across the range of functions
-Facilitate a database solution for SC CTSI's evaluation and reporting needs
-Deploy complex evaluation and tracking system solutions to represent SC CTSI progress
-Implement systems by which programs' progress can be shared on public dashboards using a model of transparency to increase accountability, a shared sense of accomplishment, and as a result increasingly aggressive targets for programs

Manage Progress and Outcomes Reporting:

-Coordinates the submission of the Annual Progress Report (APR) for the NIH
-Develops summary reports of program progress against metrics

Preferred experience:

-Managing complex technology and data-driven projects to achieve business-critical goals
-Understanding of sponsored-research project budgeting; and complex budget management

Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum Education:

Master's degree
Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education

Minimum Experience:
7 years

Minimum Field of Expertise:

Directly related program management experience. Expert knowledge of field, teaching experience and/or active in research. Ability to manage sponsored projects and fundraise.

Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Education:

Graduate level (PhD, MS or equivalent) health or social science background or equivalent experience in biomedical or relevant quantitative or qualitative research environment (academic or industry)

Preferred Experience:

10+ years experience in a relevant research, biomedical, pharmaceutical or clinical setting practicing program/project management for complex, interdisciplinary programs or projects; showing increasing seniority in related fields in any capacity

Preferred Field of Expertise:

-Proven track record in disseminating successes in academic environment (e.g. peer reviewed publications, invited presentations, etc) and experience in leading change in policies and processes across complex, matrix organizations.

Position Type: New

Grant Funded

Job ID: 012266

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