[Jobs] UCLA: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CALIFORNIA HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY

[Leora Lawton]

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CALIFORNIA HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY

Job Description:
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (Center) has an outstanding
career opportunity for an Assistant Director, California Health
Interview Survey. The Center is one of the nation's leading health
policy research centers and the premier source of health policy
information for California. Established in 1994, the Center is based in
the School of Public Health and affiliated with the School of Public
Affairs.

The Assistant Director will manage and be responsible for a variety of
critical functional areas of the California Health Interview Survey
(CHIS), the nation's largest state health survey. CHIS is conducted by
the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research in collaboration with the
California Department of Public Health, Department of Health Care
Services, and the Public Health Institute. CHIS is supported by grants
and contracts from many major public agencies and foundations. Major
responsibilities include:

*       Oversight, tracking, and coordination of project deliverables,
operations of a secure Data Access Center (DAC), and delivery/receipt of
CHIS data products to/from funders and others.

*       Assist in the management of multiple contracts, ensuring
compliance with programmatic terms and conditions and directing the
activities of several staff.

*       Contributor to the direction of future enhancements to the
operations, design, implementation, and dissemination of CHIS.

Qualifications:
*       Degree in Biostatistics, Statistics, Social Survey Research,
Sociology, or a relevant Public Health field, with a minimum of three
years of increasing responsibility in social and/or health surveys.

*       Demonstrated knowledge of statistical methods and administration
of survey projects.

*       Experience working with SAS, SPSS, or other statistical
programs.

*       Demonstrated experience in project management and the management
of a data collection project.

*       Demonstrated skills in financial planning and budget management.

*       Excellent writing and analytic skills required.

*       Supervisory experience. Demonstrated ability to develop, plan
and direct the work of support staff.

*       Experience in survey instrument design, development and testing,
preferred

Compensation:
Full-time, contract position. Salary: $5070 - $9126 monthly, dependent
on experience. Excellent benefits. EOE.

How to Apply:
Go to https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu and search for Requisition #14121.


-- 
Dr. Leora Lawton
Executive Director, Berkeley Population Center
 & Lecturer, Sociology Dept.
112A Survey Research Center
Corner Channing & Bowditch
(510) 643-1270 (office)
(510) 928-7572 (cell)