***Update: This position has been filled***
ALL-SAFE is seeking a full-time project manager to lead development and product scaling of an open-source low-cost laparoscopic training system.
The African Laparoscopic Learners for Safe Ectopic Pregnancy (ALL-SAFE) is a collaboration of surgeons, educators, and researchers from the University of Michigan, Southern Illinois University, Ethiopia, Cameroon, and Kenya who have created a laparoscopic training system to teach surgeons in the low-resource setting to perform laparoscopic operations. Modules consisting cognitive and psychomotor laparoscopic skills teaching are housed on an open-source platform. Surgical learners self-assess and peer-assess their acquired laparoscopic skills through video review. The platform is already being used at several sites in sub-Saharan Africa and is in the expansion phase. ALL-SAFE is the Grand Prize winner of the Global Surgery Training Challenge.
Responsibilities:
- Work independently to support new and ongoing aspects of the training system including design, planning, execution, and outcome analysis
- Coordinate and attend regular stakeholder and collaborator meetings
- Coordinate operations of technical group and surgical groups including administrative, financial, personnel, planning, and technical support.
- Coordinate product implementation and scaling at sites throughout sub-Saharan Africa (will require zoom meetings with African collaborators and physical travel to African sites)
- Oversee project website (Appropedia)
- Oversee product testing in US and Africa and oversee data collection
- Attend national and international surgical meetings to advertise and scale product
- Assist in writing/revising funding applications, grant reporting, and scientific manuscripts
- Serve as the contact for other researchers and organizations
Required Qualifications:
- A “generalist” mindset
- Masters degree or equivalent experience, ideally in a field with an experimental or analytical focus (medicine, psychology, public health, economics, engineering, etc.)
- Demonstrated ability to take an idea from concept to implementation, a “finisher”
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and within a team
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- A passion for working in teams
- Experience in being accountable to diverse stakeholders
- Well-developed organizational skills
- Proven initiative and demonstrated willingness to be flexible where needed
- Commitment to excellence in research and following appropriate standards and guidelines
- Expertise in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Expertise in remote platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams
Desired Qualifications:
- Graphic design experience
- Technical developer experience
- Experience with research administration and finance
- Experience writing and/or reviewing grant proposals
- Experience writing and/or reviewing scientific manuscripts
- Experience with research administration and finance
Anticipated dates for the position: 3/1/2023 – 3/1/2025
Anticipated time commitment: 40 hours/week
***Update: This position has been filled***
