Research Coordinator for Community Cervical Cancer Prevention Projects
Req Number: 42231BR
Job Title: Coordinator Analyst
Job Code and Payroll Title: 7236 ANALYST III
Location: Mission Bay
Department Name: Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Work Days: Monday - Friday, 40 hours
Shift: Days
Shift Length: 8 Hours
Job Summary
We are looking for an SF-based Research Analyst to coordinate research
operations related to international cervical cancer screening and prevention
projects led by Dr. Megan Huchko.
Current projects include the community cervical cancer prevention (CCCP)
projects and affiliated operational research related to cervical cancer
prevention and reproductive health at the Family AIDS Care and Education
Services (FACES) program in Western Kenya and at the Infectious Disease
Institute in Uganda. All of the
research work takes place in East Africa, so this job will involve a
significant amount of time coordinating a team through emails, phone calls and
several trips each year. While this is a
40-hour/wk position, phone calls with the team in Kenya or Uganda often take in
early mornings or late at night.
FACES-CCCP Project (Kenya,
R01; 80%)
Project
Description:
Our
formative work in western Kenya, a country with a high cervical cancer burden,
uncovered tangible barriers and facilitators to these key steps in the
“cervical cancer prevention cascade” and has led to a strategy that will
increase women’s uptake of cervical cancer prevention activities. Based on this work, we have developed the
following hypotheses: (1) cervical cancer screening with self-collected human
papillomavirus (HPV) specimens will reach more women when offered through
community health campaigns versus government clinics; and (2)
community-developed strategies will successfully link more women to treatment
than the current standard of care (i.e., referral to treatment sites). To test
these hypotheses, we propose a two-phase cluster-randomized trial of
implementation strategies for a Ministry of Health and WHO-recommended cervical
cancer prevention protocol in western Kenya.
During Phase 1, communities will be randomized to HPV-testing in either
community-health campaigns or in clinics, with standard referral for treatment
of HPV+ women to government facilities.
We will use the RE-AIM framework, a framework used to evaluate
implementation strategies, (Reach, Efficacy, Adoption, Implementation
consistency and costs, and Maintenance)
to assess the key outcomes; we will then work in partnership with the community
to develop a strategy for enhanced linkage to care. In Phase 2, all communities
will offer community-based testing with enhanced linkage to care. Conducting
this cluster-randomized trial will enable us to assess the proportion of women
in each community who get cervical cancer screening, the gain in treatment
access with enhanced linkage to care, and the cost-effectiveness of the two
interventions. The RE-AIM framework will
allow us to measure and refine the context-specific dimensions of the project
to produce a “toolkit” for scale-up within this region and implementation into
similar settings.
Working directly with the PI for this NIH-funded five-year
cluster-randomized trial, this person will also assist with coordination of the
research programs including hiring the Kenyan research team, maintaining communication
with overseas investigators and staff; protocol development and modifications;
writing the manual of operations; ethical review committee application and
renewal management for both the UCSF and KEMRI committees; study monitoring and
evaluation; data management and analysis; progress report and manuscript
writing; coordination of supply needs between Kenya and San Francisco; and
budget oversight. Two to three short (two-week) trips to Kenya will be
required, with possible opportunities for further travel as desired or needed. In
addition to these functions, he/she will be responsible for coordination of study
data collection tools for CCSP, and data quality assurance measures.
All of this will be done in collaboration with the CCCP team, including
Megan Huchko, PI, UCSF based co-investigators (Starley Shade, Jim G Kahn, Craig
Cohen, and Bob Hiatt), UNC-based co-investigator Jennifer Smith, and the Kenyan
team (site-PI: Elizabeth Bukusi, research coordinator TBH, data manager TBH and
costing director TBH).
IDI-CCSP Project (Uganda;
U54; 20%)
Project
Description:
Similar
to Dr. Huchko’s R01, this is a community-based cervical cancer prevention
project based in western Uganda, which is part of a larger NIH-funded program
grant to use community-based methods to prevent HIV-related malignancies. The goals of this prospective cohort study
are to measure the factors associated with the successful uptake and completion
of self-collected HPV testing as part of an entire cervical cancer screening
cascade, and to look at prevalence of high-risk HPV and cervical dysplasia in
this setting. In order to accomplish
this, we will work with a local media company to create context specific
outreach and educational materials, carry out community campaigns using village
health workers and screen approximately 3000 women over a two year period. This work will be done in collaboration with
the co-PI in Kampala, Uganda, Miriam Nakalembe, and the overall program leader,
Jeff Martin. In addition to the
operational research goals, this grant will help build the capacity of Ugandan
research scientists to carry out large, independent research projects.
Key Responsibilities
% of time |
Key Responsibilities |
20 |
Administration:
Under general supervision, oversee all aspects of the research programs,
including development of standard operating protocols, manual of operations,
management of human subjects approval at UCSF and in Kenya/Uganda (including
modifications and renewals), preparation of reports for grant funders |
10 |
Budget management: Work with the PI and post-awards team
to amend and manage budgets for
grants and subcontracts. Work
with the Kenya teams in Kisumu and Nairobi to manage study expenditures at
research sites. This will be done on a
smaller scale with the Uganda team. Ensure timely coordination of supply ordering in collaboration with
site-study coordinator |
15 |
Team Development
and Leadership: Under general supervision, assist with the hiring and
training of the Kenyan study team, lead weekly team calls, troubleshoot
problems with on-the-ground. May also
work with residents and students who are involved in short and longterm
research projects. |
15 |
Data management and
Analysis: With the assistance of the UCSF and Kenyan data teams, work to
ensure timely and accurate data collection and management through the
development and administration of data collection tools, cleaning programs
and preparation of reports. Assist the
data team in Kenya with the piloting of data collection and storage
systems. Troubleshoot operational
issues throughout the study period. |
10 |
Grant Writing:
Preparation of grants related to the work done through these awards |
20 |
Costing: Work
with MH and JGK to develop the costing tools & SOPs and oversee cost data
collection by the Kenya-based costing research associate (CRA). Oversight will involve in-person training,
weekly check-in calls, emails, review of draft data collection, data cleaning
with the CRA, preparation of progress and technical reports, and contribution
to cost-effectiveness analysis modeling and dissemination (abstracts,
manuscripts), |
10 |
Dissemination of
results: through data analysis and production of abstracts, manuscripts,
powerpoint presentations. |
100% |
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Qualifications, Licenses and Certifications
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Problem Solving
Common problems solved by the employee:
Less frequent and more complex problems solved by the employee:
Problems/situations that are referred to this employee's supervisor:
Qualified candidates should apply through the UCSF careers website at http://ucsfhr.ucsf.edu/careers/ using requisition #42231BR.