Product Manager

Job Summary:

Contributes to the design development and implementation of features and workflows within an online research platform used to conduct and manage clinical and cognitive research studies. Identifies and evaluates opportunities to enhance platform functionality based on feedback from researchers study teams and participants and translates these needs into product requirements and actionable development tasks. Coordinates with interdisciplinary teams including developers researchers and external collaborators to support the full product lifecycle from scoping through deployment and iteration. Applies strong project management and organizational skills to manage multiple concurrent studies development efforts and competing priorities across contracts. Leads and facilitates technical discussions contributes to documentation and supports user training to ensure effective adoption and use of platform technologies. Utilizes platform metrics and reporting to inform decision-making monitor performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement. Contributes to the deployment maintenance and integration of other applications beyond the online research platform.

Department Overview:

Neuroscape a division within the UCSF Department of Neurology and part of the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences is a pioneering translational neuroscience center dedicated to advancing brain health through technology innovation scientific discovery and clinical impact. Neuroscape brings together neuroscientists neurologists psychiatrists engineers game designers and data scientists to develop and rigorously test scalable digital therapeutics neurotechnology platforms and precision medicine approaches designed to improve cognitive function and mental health across the lifespan.

Embedded within the Department of Neurology at UCSF a global leader in patient care neuroscience research and education Neuroscape is uniquely positioned to bridge cutting-edge research with real-world clinical applications. The divisions collaborative and interdisciplinary environment supports innovation at the intersection of neuroscience technology and medicine with a strong emphasis on translating discoveries into accessible interventions that improve lives locally and globally.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in neuroscience biology cognitive science or a related field and one year of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of one-year of experience required
• Demonstrated ability to identify and prioritize key issues critical to organizational needs and the successful development and delivery of features fixes and enhancements within an online research platform.
• Ability to research collect and analyze targeted information to use in determining product
  options or alternatives.
• Proficient organization and project management skills to manage multiple concurrent studies
  development tasks and platform initiatives including prioritizing competing requests across
  multiple study teams and contracts.
• Proficient oral communication skills to effectively convey and explain information.
• Proficient written communication skills to draft clear concise documentation reports and specifications.
• Demonstrated ability to lead build consensus and promote effective exchange of information across interdisciplinary teams including study teams and internal and external constituencies.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite software.
• Ability to translate participant study team and other stakeholder needs into product requirements and actionable tasks understood by development teams.
• Ability to manage product development workflows across the full product lifecycle including scoping development QA testing deployment and iteration.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced coursework or training in data analysis product management or digital health
• Experience supporting or managing digital platforms at scale (e.g. multi-study and multi-user systems).
• Proficient knowledge of product development concepts practices standards processes and project management tools (e.g. Asana ClickUp Plane or similar platforms).
• Working knowledge of web-based platforms cloud services and data collection tools (e.g. AWS Firebase Qualtrics) and their applications to research workflows
• Leads coordination and launch of international collaborations and multiple studies.
• Has at least 10 years of clinical research trial experience
• Experience with IRB protocols and regulatory processes in clinical or research environments.
• Can conjoin study-centric needs from a technical point of view with practical delivery requirements needed for an online clinical trial research.