GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION: Under the general direction of the Associate Director or designee, the Program Support Administrator provides high-level and diverse coordination and support for multiple programs, professional development and training, research symposiums, scientific conferences, and other programs. The Program Support Administrator collaborates with all program and department managers and directors in the planning and scheduling of programs, the allocation of resources, the assessment of resources, and the communication and outreach to insure successful attendance in all projects and programs to meet enrollment and revenue goals.

The laboratory of Dr. Gilles Martin is seeking a highly motivated and outstanding candidate to fill a newly NIH-funded postdoctoral fellowship position. Experience in in vitro electrophysiology, behavioral and/or imaging techniques is preferable. On-going research in the lab focuses on 1) the role of nucleus accumbens cholinergic interneurons in mediating the effects of binge alcohol drinking, 2) the role of synaptic gating of cognitive and emotional information by accumbens medium spiny neurons in the development of binge alcohol drinking. This position is available for 5 years. Interested applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae (with a research statement and list of publications), and the names and contact information of three references to Martin Gilles, Assistant Professor at Gilles.Martin@umassmed.edu

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION: Under the general supervision of the Department Administrator or designee, the Financial Assistant IV is responsible for the preparation of fiscal reports related to grant and contract proposal budgets and the processing and review of all grant, contract and school fund expenditures.  The position provides personnel coordination activities for faculty, staff and consultants associated with all program areas of the department. This is a benefited, part-time, 24 hour per week position working the day shift.  

Using next generation sequencing tools and in vitro culture techniques we are studying the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2. We will study specimens from patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 as well as examine the ability of the virus to replicate in cells in vitro. Our specific expertise is in immunology (particularly innate immunity), but we work closely with colleagues with expertise in bioinformatics and structural biology (including the use of cryo-EM), so the fellow will have abundant opportunities to learn new techniques and concepts that are at the forefront of the science in viral pathogenesis and immunity TO APPLY: Please email CV, cover letter and contact information for three references to: Robert Finberg MD, at Robert.Finberg@umassmed.edu  

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:  Under the direction of the Director or designee, the Internal Review Board (IRB) Analyst reviews IRB submissions ensuring efficient and effective research compliance with institutional, state and federal policies and regulations. The IRB Analyst takes a proactive role in defining, evaluating, and conducting education and training programs related to IRB procedures and related regulations and federal guidance. 

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION: Under the direction of the Principle Investigator or designee, the Clinical Research Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of collection and management of data for complex treatment, ancillary, and prevention protocols regulated by the FDA or DHHS, and sponsored by federal agencies, foundations, industrial sponsors or UMass Medical School in support of clinical trials.    

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION: Under the direction of the Principle Investigator or designee, the Clinical Research Coordinator II (CRC) is responsible for all aspects of collection and management of data for complex treatment, ancillary, and prevention protocols regulated by the FDA or DHHS, and sponsored by federal agencies, foundations, industrial sponsors or UMass Medical School in support of clinical trials.    

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:  Under the general direction of the Department Administrator, or designee, the Grant and Contract Specialist II is responsible for performing diversified and complex administrative, financial, and pre and post-award budgetary functions in support of departmental activities, to include both responsibilities for both restricted and unrestricted departmental funds. 

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:  Under the direction of the Associate Vice Chancellor/Director or designee, the Administrative Coordinator performs complex and varied duties associated with the coordination of departmental administrative functions.

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION: Under the general direction of the Department Chair or designee, the Academic Administrator II is responsible for planning and managing the administrative and business affairs of a department whose functions include: education, research, clinical care, and service.  

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:    Under the general direction of the Principal Investigator or designee, the Project Director II manages the day-to-day operations of short term and multi-year research projects. The Project Director II is responsible for the implementation of research projects from inception to completion and manages and coordinates these activities.

POSITION SUMMARY:   Under the general direction of the Deputy Executive Vice Chancellor for Operations, (DEVCO), Commonwealth Medicine (CWM), the Senior Healthcare Operations Consultant (SHOC) will lead and provide consultative services to CWM clients. Commonwealth Medicine is the public service and health care consulting division of UMass Medical School (UMMS), which utilizes a unique public university partnership model to work with public health and human service agencies and other clients to anticipate, recognize and address some of the most complex problems facing at-risk, medically complex, disabled and economically disadvantaged populations.  The SHOC will be responsible for not only leading and providing advice and expertise to healthcare and related client organizations but will also assist the CWM leadership to grow the division of healthcare operations consulting through research and development of solutions to meet current health care delivery system challenges.  The SHOC will be not only an individual contributor on healthcare operations related projects, but from time to time may also lead a team of consultants during a client engagement.  The successful candidate will maintain relationships with key business partners and other senior industry leaders in order to leverage best practices, evaluate emerging technologies and distribute knowledge internally to inform plans and strategies. The SHOC will continually evaluate the performance of healthcare operations consulting projects and oversee the successful management of such projects.   The range of duties attendant to this senior-level consulting position will span from internal management and operations to external business development and relationship building. This is primarily a client facing role and will require work on site at client organizations.  The ideal candidate will leverage a large professional network, as well as outstanding interpersonal and leadership skills, to develop and sustain productive working relationships with key stakeholders and clients, including, but not limited to: the federal government; the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and other public sector partners; clinical systems and hospitals; outpatient and community-based health centers; trade associations and professional groups; consulting firms; and other health care entities.

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:  Under the direction of the Principal Investigator or designee, the Research Nurse Coordinator II is responsible to carry out all delegated tasks related to complex protocols testing investigational drugs, devices, or research interventions. The Research Nurse Coordinator II is a primary resource for study protocol conduct acting as a liaison between the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), clinical partners (ex. University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care (UMMHC)), the Principal Investigator, Institutional Review Board (IRB), and sponsors to ensure good clinical practice standards (GCP) throughout the life cycle of the study.    

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION: Under the direction of the Principal Investigator or designee, the Research Coordinator II is responsible for independently carrying out multiple complex and diverse research initiatives.     

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION: Under the direction of the Principal Investigator or designee, the Research Specialist conducts and evaluates scientific research in a laboratory, clinic, and/or teaching environment (hereafter referred to as “laboratory”)  Employees in this position understand the context and implications of the research in order to apply and interpret theoretical knowledge necessary to conduct research in one or more scientific disciplines. The range of duties includes, but is not limited to: project planning, data collection and analysis, project management, preparing reports, and communication and instruction.  Work may include the training and supervision of staff, students and others in performing specific techniques/experiments.    

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION: Under the direction of the Principle Investigator or designee, the Clinical Research Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of collection and management of data for complex treatment, ancillary, and prevention protocols regulated by the FDA or DHHS, and sponsored by federal agencies, foundations, industrial sponsors or UMass Medical School in support of clinical trials.    

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:  Under the direction of the Director or designee, the Senior Software Engineer functions in all phases of applications development. This position is responsible for the analysis of user needs, software and database design, programming and life cycle development of all business and clinical applications. The Senior Software Engineer will work with other engineers in the design and development of software applications that support the demands of UMMS academic, research and business needs.  They may also manage the evaluation and research of 3rd party software and conduct feasibility studies to determine appropriate solutions. Performs duties in a manner consistent with a complex, diverse, dynamic hardware and software environment and serves a complex medical/education community. This position requires an experienced developer that is in touch with new trends and is very familiar with rapid development. The position requires individuals to be detail oriented, organized, independent, responsible and accountable.

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:   Under the direction of the Principal Investigator or designee, the Research Associate I performs a variety of complex research experiments.    

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:  Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator or designee, the Research Laboratory Technician I, performs a variety of specimen preparatory techniques, dry lab data collection, and routine laboratory maintenance.    

GENERAL SUMMARY OF POSITION:  Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator or designee, the Research Laboratory Technician I, performs a variety of specimen preparatory techniques, dry lab data collection, and routine laboratory maintenance.