Associate Director, CCTS Evaluation & Tracking

Associate Director, CCTS Evaluation & Tracking

Hiring Department:
Center for Clinical and Translational Science

Location:

Chicago, IL USA

Requisition

Posting Close Date:
July 28, 2026

Salary:
The previously determined salary range for this position was $85,000 to $110,000.

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent "Best Colleges" rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities.

UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

Position Summary

The CCTS Associate Director of Evaluation and Tracking plans, develops and implements the unit's core mission strategies including overseeing the development of processes for capturing output and outcome data used to evaluate performance effectiveness and track progress and impact among the various programs of the CCTS. Develops objectives and design research and data collection procedures for the Evaluation and Tracking Program.

Provide expertise in science policy and studies of collaboration and interdisciplinarity. This position works with senior leadership and core directors to collect evaluation data, produce regular and periodic reports to meet aims and communicate accurate reporting of evaluation findings. Serves as team lead for the CTSA Consortium Impact committee and working groups; and represents the CTSA at national meetings and within the national CTSA consortium.

Duties & Responsibilities

Plan, develop and implement the unit's core mission strategies. Duties include the development of objectives and design of research and data collection procedures for the Evaluation and Tracking Core in the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences to capture output and outcome data used to evaluate performance effectiveness and track progress among the various cores and programs within the CCTS. Conceptualize, initiate and execute research goals for the project, including the development and evaluation of designs for each of the center's core components and programs.

Monitor the process to ensure appropriate methods for maintaining the systems are established and followed and the required operating and information systems and resources are in place to accurately evaluate the Center outcomes. Provide expertise in integration and analysis of longitudinal survey, grant, contract, patent and publication data and qualitative interview-based data as well as quantitative program evaluation methods; science and technology outputs, outcomes and impacts;

social network analysis as well as traditional statistical methods; science policy studies of collaboration and interdisciplinarity. Work with CCTS senior leadership and core directors to collect and analyze evaluation data. Produce regular and periodic reports for the CCTS team and for the University as a whole to meet project aims and effectively communicate the accurate reporting of evaluation findings. Collaborate with the CTSA Consortium and Enterprise Committees to develop, demonstrate and disseminate metrics established to assess and optimize the CTSA Program 's overall impact.

Represent CCTS on local and national committees and working groups aimed at develop short and long term strategies for assessing quality and process improvements in research. Serve as a liaison for the CCTS at national meetings and within the national CTSA consortium in addition to other related duties

Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

* A minimum of a Master's degree in health, biological, social, or behavioral science required;
PhD preferred

* Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in research, program evaluation, data analysis, or performance measurement

* Demonstrated experience designing and implementing quantitative and/or qualitative research or evaluation studies

* Proficiency in data…