at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 50728
Department: MED-Mesulam Ctr Cog Neur & Alz
Salary/Grade: EXS/7
Target hiring range for this position will be between $70,964-$88,705 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Job Summary:
The Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center (CNADC) is a multi-departmental component of the Feinberg School of Medicine. We specialize in the clinical care and scientific study of neurological diseases that interfere with cognition and behavior. Areas of emphasis include age-related memory impairments, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal degenerations, primary progressive aphasia, and related neurodegenerative conditions. Our three interacting missions are to investigate the causes and clinical characteristics of neurodegenerative diseases, to ensure that our patients are the beneficiaries of the latest advances, and to explore the neural foundations of behavior and cognition in health and disease.
The Clinical Trials Unit, directed by Dr. Ian Grant currently works on several interventional and observational studies with subjects that have subjective complaints of memory loss, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease (EOAD), mild to moderate Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), and semantic variant Primary Progressive Aphasia (svPPA).
Manages all activities associated with biomedical &/or social-behavioral research studies considered very complex by the inclusion of several of the following: multiple investigators, teams, sites, sub-contracts, participants, longitudinal assessments/ interventions; &/or multi-million dollar budgets. Ensures completion of contract requirements & client specifications. Oversees day-to-day operations including identifying & securing needed resources; creating, implementing, monitoring, & updating project plans; facilitating meetings with appropriate parties; tracking tasks/deliverables to ensure timelines, milestones &/or goals are attained; monitoring & reporting progress as appropriate; & resolving or escalating issues in a timely manner. May co-author scientific papers for presentation & publication & coordinates writing, submission & administration of grants.
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