Director of Research

• Direct Supervision of multiple staff including statisticians, program managers, and field analysts., Providing operational guidance including managing their work across multiple projects.
• Manage the Lived Experience Advisory Board (LEAB), similar to a Community Advisory Board. The LEAB is a long-standing group of individuals who provide their lived experience with homelessness and provide real world expertise to ongoing research.
• Point of contact for funders at the state and local level - taking leadership to develop new research and fundable opportunities
• Supporting the Director of the Benioff Homelessness and Housing (BHHI) research group to determine the future direction of the research group / organizational strategy
• Taken on managing staff moral and development opportunities for all staff in the research group
• Managing large high profile research projects with California State Agencies such as the California Department of State Hospitals (DSH), California Department of Insight and Innovations (CDII), California Department of Social Services (CDSS)
• Managing relationships with California Policy Lab at UCLA and UCB
• Supervising ongoing qualitative research and methodologies for research studies

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 $147,600 - $221,300 (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

• Terminal degree in a related area (PhD, JD, MD, etc.) and / or equivalent experience / training required.
• Masters level degree or higher in a related area and five or more years of relevant experience and / or equivalent experience / training required
• Academic or research background and recognized expertise in selected area.
• Expert oral and written communication skills.
• Leadership experience in academic and / or government agencies.
• Demonstrated expertise in building collaborations between academia, industry and / or governmental agencies.
• Demonstrated expertise with program building within a leading academic institution and administrative, budgetary, human resources and financial principles and practices.
• Expert ability to work with dynamic and diverse group of faculty, staff and students.
• Managerial experience and proven success in managing a complex research or academic program(s).
• Strong negotiation skills and verbal and written communication skills; ability to influence / persuade all levels of staff.
• Skills in organization and customer service to effectively manage multiple important priorities.
• Advanced proficiency with NIH grant applications and Progress Reports
• Deep knowledge of UCSF systems, security requirements, HR policies
• Advanced proficiency in REDCap survey development
• Advanced proficiency in Dedoose and/or ATLAS.ti qualitative coding software
• Experience forming and engaging with Community Advisory Boards

• Strong fundraising experience.