Community Outreach Director - Pediatrics

The Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA) initiative is
establishing the IMPACT Network, an international research network advancing
clinical trial readiness for profound autism and genetically defined
neurodevelopmental disorders. The Clinical Coordinating Center, based jointly
at UCLA/CHLA and Boston Children's Hospital, seeks a Community Outreach
Director to lead engagement with patients, families, and advocacy partners. The
Director will define the network's community engagement strategy, build
partnerships with patient advocacy groups and community organizations, guide
recruitment and study materials, ensure all outreach aligns with the
IRB-approved protocol and Good Clinical Practice, and supervise the Community
Outreach Coordinator. The ideal candidate holds an advanced degree or
equivalent experience and brings a strong record of community engagement or
patient advocacy leadership in a research or clinical setting.

Salary Range: $74,445.00 - $152,460.00 Annually

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree or 4-5 years of experience or equivalent
  combination of education and experience.
• Ability to work independently and also have interpersonal
  skills to work with teams.
• Exceptional writing skills to produce wide range of
  documents and deliverables.
• Experience communicating effectively and professionally and
  working with a variety of internal and external partners, including UCLA
  administrators, outside funders, policy makers and community representatives.
• Strong organizational skills to successfully work on and
  track complex programs involving short deadlines and multiple tasks, in
  coordination with multiple teams to achieve program/project mission and goals.
• Working knowledge of program/project development,
  evaluation, creating datasets, financial management and reporting, research
  principles including CITI training, grant writing and proposal submission,
  University procedures and policies, program/project related federal and state
  regulations.
• Ability to seek out and learn new policies, procedures, and
  software to advance the mission of the program/project.
• Ability to train new program/project managers and other
  staff within and external to the unit.

Preferred:

• Master's degree or 2-3 years of experience.