National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center

The National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center is seeking a Project Manager to provide project management support for various initiatives and process improvement efforts as well as providing support for the center’s operations in collaboration with the center leadership. Come join our friendly and dynamic team and help advance Alzheimer’s research and discovery!

Note: This position is remote/hybrid optional.

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This episode is the second in a new series on Dementia Matters featuring speakers from the Fall 2022 focusing on in research. Listen to the new episode (and previous episodes) here: https://lnkd.in/gE7Cvi9Q

The National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center at the University of Washington is seeking an experienced communication leader to provide a full spectrum of communications, public relations, marketing, and design resources to support the mission and growth of NACC and the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers Program. This role will oversee the NACC communications team and serve as a member of the NACC leadership team. Come join our friendly and dynamic team and help advance Alzheimer’s research and discovery!

Note: This position is remote optional.

If you or someone you know fits this description, learn more about the position and apply today on UW Hires: https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=jobprofile&jobhistory=1&szOrderID=222760

The National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center is seeking a highly experienced project manager to oversee a large project portfolio, institute process improvements, and contribute to strategic planning. This role will oversee the project team at NACC and serve as a member of the NACC leadership team. Come join our friendly and dynamic team and help advance Alzheimer’s research and discovery!

If you or someone you know fits this description, learn more about the position and apply today on UW Hires: https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/ENG/Candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=jobprofile&szOrderID=221871

The National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center is now accepting applications for the New Investigator Awards, which have helped launch the careers of nine Alzheimer’s disease scientists since 2018, including Tamar Gefen, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Gefen spoke to the NACC about how this award helped build her career.

Applications are due by February 20.

Learn more: https://naccdata.org/nacc-productivity/ni-award-winners-blog

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EPIDEMIOLOGY has an outstanding opportunity for a Grant and Finance Manager. NACC facilitates collaborative research among approximately 37 Alzheimer's Dementia Research Centers (ADRCs) funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), and is in its fifth 5-year funding cycle with a budget of approximately $36M. NACC maintains a database of clinical and neuropathological data collected from the ARDCs and also funds and oversees investigator-initiated collaborative research projects among ARDC investigators. These projects define and collect data specific for their research needs. In addition, NACC provides data management and statistical consulting/analysis for investigator-initiated collaborative R01s which are independently funded by the NIA. This position is integral to the success of NACC, and it is vital that the person occupying this position possesses the ability to work with investigators and other personnel from diverse backgrounds and multiple institutions.

The Manager of Program Operations, working title: Grants and Finance Manager (GFM), will report directly to the Program Director and support NACC’s important mission by serving as the lead for the Grants and Finance team. The mission of NACC is to facilitate and advance Alzheimer’s research by maximizing productive and impactful utilization of its Alzheimer’s data resources and expertise. NACC coordinates and maintains a massive and complex Alzheimer’s disease database of
standardized clinical and neuropathological research data collected from approximately NIA-funded Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers (ADRCs) across the United States. NACC was recently awarded an additional $36M to expand its data coordination, computing, and research activities and facilitation over the next 5 years.

The GFM will provide a crucial link between the technical and finance functions across NACC and must possess a strong grants and financial management background with knowledge of NIH grant submission and management. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are also essential, as the person in this position will work collaboratively with all NACC working groups, National Institute on Aging sponsors, and national collaborators in the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center consortium. The GSM’s ability to develop strong relationships with a broad base of administrative leads and collaborators will play an important role in delivering on NACC’s mission. The GSM will directly supervise the two other members of the Grants and Finance team at NACC and should have a good understanding of HR processes and staff supervision and mentorship.

This position will lead the Grants and Finance team at NACC, that addresses all financial related activities at NACC, including grant related budgeting management, compliance issues, and administrative functions that involve financial processes or budgetary issues.

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National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center is hiring an Administrative Specialist! Interested in joining our team? Learn more about the position and apply today: https://bit.ly/NACCAdminSpecialist

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As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of the nation’s premier educational and research institutions. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in education, research, and community service. Our staff not only enjoys outstanding benefits and professional growth opportunities, but also an environment noted for diversity, community involvement, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits, and natural beauty.

We value and honor diverse experiences and perspectives, strive to create welcoming and respectful learning environments, and promote access, opportunity and justice for all. As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

Epidemiology has an outstanding opportunity for an ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST. The National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center (NACC) serves as the data, communication, and collaboration coordinating center for the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers (ADRC) Program. NACC is home to one of the largest, oldest, and most powerful Alzheimer’s datasets, built in collaboration with more than 42 ADRCs throughout the US over the past 20+ years. We are on a mission to modernize data collection, integration, and sharing to advance Alzheimer’s research. NACC is part of the Department of Epidemiology within UW’s School of Public Health.

The NACC Administrative Specialist (NAS) will serve as the executive assistant to the Program Director (PD) of the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center (NACC). This position will directly report to, support, and work closely with NACC’s PD who sets the strategic direction for the center and oversees the center’s Technology, Operations, Research, Grants and Finance, and Communications teams. The Administrative Specialist must have outstanding interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, and be able to coordinate and collaborate across teams at NACC and with a wide range of external partners. This position will provide high-level administrative assistance to the PD in managing competing priorities and will help ensure a cohesive and streamlined program. The NAS must be able to problem solve and work independently and to take initiative to prioritize the workload and accomplish a broad volume of work.

NACC is currently funded by a $36M grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and is home to one of the largest (45,000+ participants), oldest, and most powerful Alzheimer’s datasets. Our extensive database of rich, longitudinal, standardized clinical and neuropathological data was built in collaboration with more than 42 Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers (ADRCs) across the US over the past 20+ years. NACC facilitates impactful research by serving as the data, communication, and collaboration coordinating center for the ADRC Program. NACC is in the process of driving major innovations that will modernize data collection, integration, storage, and sharing to transform and advance Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia (ADRD) research. NACC is expanding its database to integrate electronic health records, Medicare claims, digital biomarkers, and digital neuropathology data, as well as additional genetic, biospecimen, and standard imaging (MRI and PET) metadata. Additionally, NACC is developing a novel data search and visualization portal to make all these data streams readily searchable and accessible to the international research community. This work will open the door to new discoveries in Alzheimer’s, improve our understanding of the disease, and enable the development of earlier disease detection technologies and more impactful therapeutics.

NACC is organized into five teams: 1) technology team, 2) operations team, 3) research team,?4) grants and finance team and 5) communications team. NACC has been funded by NIA since 1999 and is based at the University of Washington, Department of Epidemiology.

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National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released their annual report on advances in and research. Read the full blog post and learn more about recent advances on their website: https://bit.ly/NIHResearchReport

The final episode of the special series has dropped! In this series conclusion, hear Dr. Cerise Elliott discuss the role of National Institute on Aging - NIH in and how they promote open science to advance research across the program. Listen to all episodes of this special series on our website: https://naccdata.org/nacc-collaborations/dm-pod-info

Concluding our special series on the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center's 2022 Spring ADRC Meeting, Dr. Cerise Elliott joins the podcast to discuss the National Institute on Aging - NIH's work within the field of Alzheimer’s disease research, how the NIA promotes open science to advance research across the ADRC program, and other key takeaways from the spring meeting. Listen on our website or wherever you get your podcasts: go.wisc.edu/2knx0y

Episode 5 of special series has dropped! Tune in to this week’s episode and hear from Dr. Rhoda Au as she discusses digital biomarkers, gamifying cognitive testing, and how the field of Alzheimer’s disease research is entering its digital age. Listen on our website: https://naccdata.org/nacc-collaborations/dm-pod-info

In part five of our special series with the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) and the National Institute on Aging - NIH, Dr. Rhoda Au of the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center joins the podcast to discuss digital biomarkers, gamifying cognitive testing, and how the field of Alzheimer’s disease research is entering its digital age. Listen on our website or wherever you get your podcasts: go.wisc.edu/9x4a35