Field Research Supervisor

The Field Research Supervisor leads the clinical research activities of protocols under the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine investigating Long COVID and the clinical course of acute COVID-19. The incumbent supervises daily field operations for observational and interventional studies, including field activities conducted in household settings throughout the San Francisco Bay Area involving recently COVID-positive index cases and their close contacts. The Supervisor trains and oversees study staff, coordinates day-to-day operations, and accounts for the overall administration of assigned protocols, exercising a high degree of autonomy and independent judgment. The position reports to, and may be supported by, Program Managers overseeing broader related study portfolios.

The Supervisor directs Clinical Research Coordinators, data analysts, and study clinicians to meet project deliverables and ensures compliance with human-subjects protocols, standard operating procedures, Good Clinical Practice, and applicable regulations. Working with the project team, the Supervisor resolves operational issues, monitors team progress, sets priorities, and holds regular staff meetings to provide training and quality assurance. 

The Supervisor maintains study-related forms and procedures and updates them as operations evolve. Partnering with Program Managers across the Division, the Supervisor ensures projects are accurately represented and appropriately prioritized, and coordinates with the finance team on budget management, monthly invoice review, and participant-reimbursement oversight. 

The incumbent may have central responsibility for ensuring IRB approval and compliance, contract generation, negotiation and approval, subject recruitment, appropriate study testing, and adequate enrollment of multicenter clinical trials, longitudinal cohort studies, local investigator-initiated studies, and biorepository efforts. This is a position of leadership whose main purpose is to ensure that clinical research commitments are met and that the programs maintain a reputation for excellence in all activities.

Department Overview:

ABOUT DIVISION OF HIV, INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND GLOBAL MEDICINE

The Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is an internationally recognized global leader in clinical care, research, and education. With its home-base located at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG), the Division has been ranked as the top facility in the country for AIDS care since 1983. The Division’s work is featured frequently in the media, and it is often visited by numerous international, national, state, and local dignitaries and delegations. The Division consists of approximately 36 faculty members, 11 fellows/postdoctoral scholars and 170 academic and staff employees.  It is the largest Division of the Department of Medicine (DOM) at ZSFG, with a total expenditure budget of approximately $52 million dollars.