Associate Director Global Health Research - Infectious Diseases

Scheduled Hours

40

Position Summary

Oversee a complex portfolio of major Global Health grants and contracts, working closely with several PIs and many external partners. Provide strategic leadership regarding existing grants and emerging opportunities for laboratory and field research projects. Manage communication and administrative issues for the diverse team with a broad network of collaborators. Work with others to plan, manage, and supervise research projects locally and overseas in developing countries.

Job Description

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops and executes a visionary strategic plan for the team, aligning with the school's mission and goals. In collaboration with the budgeting and grants office, oversees the project budgets and programs, ensuring they reflect the latest trends and advancements in global health, health equity, and health innovation. Fosters and maintains strong relationships with research partners and DOLF affiliates.
• Provides high-level direction and expert oversight of research initiatives by coordinating with research coordinators, principal investigators, and other stakeholders. Ensures that projects are executed efficiently, in alignment with the research team's strategic vision, goals, and timelines, and in compliance with the highest standards of research ethics.
• Drafts/edits or tracks DOLF-related publications and abstracts under the supervision of the PIs. Plans and attends meetings with study partners and representatives from funding agencies and policy leaders.
• Works with PIs and staff to manage outreach and dissemination activities for study outcomes and results on the website, social media, and newsletter.
• Organizes annual DOLF partner meetings including funders and global partners. In addition, help to plan DOLF seminar series and conference presentations.
• Supervises the administrative team consisting of a Program Manager for Operations, Admin Coordinator and Financial Analyst.  

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior work with international focused research and knowledge of field research in low and middle-income countries.
• Ability to use quantitative statistical data analysis programs (such as SPSS and Stata) to analyze data; ability to use qualitative data analysis programs.
• Knowledge of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and NIH funding procedures
• The candidate must be familiar with rights management of copyrighted materials, and how to obtain rights and permissions as needed.
• Research experience, especially an understanding of human subjects’ research and ethical issues.
• Willingness and ability to travel for work in low resourced settings (no more than 10% of time).
• Experience participating in the development of a research program, its implementation and evaluation.
• Strong organizational skills; strong academic writing; and strong verbal communication skills;
• Detail oriented; comfort with public speaking; and a working knowledge of proposal writing.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Respond to quick deadlines.
• Self-starter and strongly motivated.
• Ability to optimize content presentation.
• Supervisory experience.

Required Qualifications

Master’s in Public Health, science communication, or a similar field and five years’ experience or PhD and three years’ experience.

Grade

G14

Salary Range

$73,700.00 - $125,900.00 / Annually

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

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Pre-Employment Screening

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