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BSD CCC - Education

About the Department

The University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCCCC) is an integral component of the Biological Sciences Division (BSD). The BSD is the largest of four Divisions of the University and includes the Pritzker School of Medicine. UCCCC administers four established scientific programs, and the NCI-sponsored Cancer Center Support Grant provides funding for ten Shared Resources. The Comprehensive Cancer Center is comprised of over 190 faculty members from twenty departments with members currently being awarded over \$47 million in total direct costs in peer-reviewed cancer research grants, and \$28 million in non-peer reviewed grants and contracts. The activities of the Center are broad and varied, including research, training and education, communications, fundraising, marketing, clinical trials management and community outreach.

UCCCC has one of the largest cancer clinical trials programs in the country and in the Chicago area with nearly 500 adult and pediatric therapeutic trials actively accruing patients. Many of these studies are investigator-initiated, including Phase I or I/II trials, demonstrating UCCCC commitment to translate basic research findings to the clinic through proof-of-principle and early phase studies. UCCCC opens over 250 new trials each year and accrues approximately 900 participants to therapeutic trials each year.

Job Summary

The Evaluation Specialist will lead the design of a comprehensive strategy to assess fidelity, impact, and potential of Cancer Center initiatives that support community outreach and engagement, education and training, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Examples include the Community-Academic Mini Grants Program, HealthyU health education program for UChicago community and staff, Oncology Lifetime Learners community training program, City Colleges of Chicago Cancer Clinical Research Internship, and diversity and inclusion workshops for faculty investigators and their research teams.

The position will oversee implementation of the evaluation strategy including data collection, management, analysis, and reporting. Responsibilities include coordination of evaluation activities among Cancer Center faculty and staff; management of work study students, interns, and other individuals hired to assist with evaluation activities; preparation of logic models, data visualizations, and other materials for grant proposals, progress reports, manuscripts, and public presentations; and familiarity with current challenges and best practices in program evaluation. The position reports to the Cancer Center\'s Director for Education, Training, and Evaluation and will also work closely with leadership in the Office of Community Engagement and Cancer Health Equity and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

This at-will position is wholly or partially funded by contractual grant funding which is renewed under provisions set by the grantor of the contract. Employment will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these grant funds and satisfactory job performance.

Responsibilities

Performs background research on specified topics and synthesize information in the form of annotated bibliographies and literature reviews.

Collaborates with Cancer Center leadership to articulate the desired outcomes of specific initiatives and their relation to the Cancer Center\'s mission (i.e., logic models).

Adopts or develops process and outcome metrics across initiatives.

Maintains familiarity with current challenges and best practices in program evaluation, especially with respect to common initiatives across cancer centers nationwide.

Adopts or develops tools and procedures for data collection, manageme t, and analysis.

Leads coordination of evaluation activities among Cancer Center faculty and staff.

Performs quantitative research activities, such as survey administration, data management, data cleaning and validation, and data analysis.

Performs qualitative research activities, such as implementation of interview and focus group protocols, data management, data cleaning and validation, and data analysis.

Manages work study students, undergraduate interns, and others hired to assist with evaluation activities.

Leads development of internal briefs and data dashboards for Cancer Center leadership to monitor progress toward desired outcomes across initiatives.

Leads development of methods writeups, data visualizations, and other materials for grant proposals, progress reports, manuscripts, and presentations to professional and lay audiences.

Represents the Cancer Center at professional meetings and other outlets for the exchange of evaluation best practices and reports of impact.

Uses subject matter and best practices knowledge to perform lab and/or research-related duties and tasks. Works independently to assist with project design.

Solves complex problems relating to the administration of projects, including planning new procedure