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UCLA · 1 month ago

Project Director

positionLos Angeles, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityDirector/Executive
money$30/hr - $48/hr

UCLA is a prominent educational institution, and they are seeking a Project Director to oversee various aspects of research studies. The role involves recruiting participants, coordinating data collection, and liaising with faculty and research staff while performing administrative tasks to support the Principal Investigator.

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Responsibilities

Recruit and screen participants
Communicate with research participants, encourage them to maintain participation, and respond to technological or procedural questions
Serve as the main contact person for research participants; prepare and send necessary information, confirmation emails, telephone participants to remind them of appointments, provide directions, and information about the study and related resources
Perform interviews on health topics including in menopausal and hormonal status in women
Help with studies at UCLA involving attaching sensors (e.g., ECG electrodes, respiration belts) to the body
After training, operate other advanced physiology recording systems (including brain imaging with "fNIRS")
Bring participants for MRI scanning, and help with setting them up in the MRI scanner
Approach and liaise with physicians and staff in the UCLA Sleep Disorders Center, and other sleep centers, for recruitment purposes
Develop documentation, tracking procedures, and training materials related to the research study
Use systems for organizing data collection, recording and backing up of data, and participant tracking
Prepare and analyze data for submission as required by the Institutional Review Board and other organizations
Work with the School of Nursing staff to arrange purchases, subject reimbursements, and other financial tasks
Perform administrative duties as requested
Perform additional project and data management duties as assigned

Qualification

Data organizationTechnical equipment operationCommunication skillsSupervision of volunteersTime managementHealth communicationInterpersonal skillsConfidentiality handlingTeam collaboration

Required

Demonstrated strong, professional communication and relationship building skills
Demonstrated ability to organize with rigorous attention to detail
Demonstrated capacity to produce results in an unstructured environment
Demonstrated ability to organize, initiate and work independently to address responsibilities; must have strong time management skills and ability to independently prioritize tasks and re-prioritize work based on knowledge of research objectives
Ability to supervise volunteers
Capacity to learn to operate technical equipment
Ability to discuss sensitive health matters with people of all ages, and from all backgrounds
Skill in handling sensitive or confidential matters with discretion
Ability to organize, categorize, and summarize data
Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills; ability to effectively and clearly communicate research goals, participant's obligations, benefits and limits to study participation in terms understood by participants; and ability to discuss sensitive health and emotional matters
Ability to work with persons with health issues
Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with co-workers, faculty, research staff, students, and community contacts and collaborate effectively as a team
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Benefits

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Company

UCLA

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UCLA offers a combination that’s rare, especially among public research universities.
dateFounded in 1919
location
Los Angeles, California, USA
people-size5001-10000 employees
web-link
http://www.ucla.edu

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (266)
2024 (223)
2023 (226)
2022 (182)
2021 (164)
2020 (172)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$157.89M
Key Investors
California Institute for Regenerative MedicineUS Department of EnergyDepartment of Cannabis Control
2025-01-30Grant· $29.14M
2023-08-14Grant
2023-04-25Grant· $2M

Leadership Team

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James Puffer
Professor Emeritus
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Jenny Lester
Clinical Trials Director
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