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The Director is responsible for all aspects of the administration and management of APA's Research Division, including: all APA research internal and external activities, research conferences, and research training programs; the expansion and operation of a large, national registry as well as associated practice-based research networks; agenda and priorities for clinical and services research that address the needs of psychiatrists, patients, and other stakeholders; effort to expand research capacity in psychiatry; all maintenance and revision activities of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM); relationships and partnerships with the NIH, SAMSHA, and other federal and non-federal agencies as well as other organizations with interests in mental health issues including ACNP, AFSP, ADAA, and Society of Biological Psychiatry; funding opportunities and grants; developing and implementing activities to improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of mental health and substance use services delivered by psychiatrists and other clinicians; all budgetary formulation and management of the department programs; and more.
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The APA Division of Education is a fast-paced and dynamic group focused on using novel pedagogy, technology, and innovative learning approaches to promote the dissemination of evidence-based knowledge to mental health clinicians around the globe. The Deputy Director acts in concert with the Director to develop innovative educational programs and oversee Division operations. The Deputy serves as a liaison to internal and external stakeholders and acts in the stead of the Director as needed. As the Division of Education seeks to innovate within the medical education space, the Deputy uses awareness of current issues related to UME, GME, CME, and MOC to suggest and implement novel programming for the Division. The Deputy works with the Director to plan, organize, and manage resources of the Division. The Deputy provides indirect supervision of the office Directors within the Division.
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The Coordinator serves as support staff to the Office of Scientific Programs. The Coordinator facilitates the planning and implementation of assigned formats; provides information and technical assistance to prospective and selected program participants regarding CME requirements and submission processes; responds to meeting-related inquiries; and collaborates on all phases of conference-related publications. The Coordinator assists in the ongoing maintenance and improvement of the online submission system and conference program database.
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The Senior Grants Accountant will be responsible for preparing, reviewing, and submitting for approval journal entries. Additionally, the incumbent will be responsible for management of government grants, private Grants, and reconciling various month end general ledger accounts and all grants. This position acts as a liaison to other departments for any items related to grants and must have in-depth knowledge and working experience with government contract and financial management regulations. A wide degree of independence and exercise of judgment is required.
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The Senior Editor, Books is responsible for coordinating editorial and production aspects of assigned projects, including substantive editing of chapter and book manuscripts, managing manuscript work flow and editorial schedules; performing editorial and production-related tasks for individual projects; managing approved freelance copyeditors, proofreaders, and indexers; serving as liaison with authors and volume editors; and working closely with the Prepress Manager and Production staff throughout the production process. Incumbent supports all steps required to bring books and other assigned products to market and maintain ongoing products, provide input on new products as needed, and provides editorial project management with the team involved in content development, production, and marketing. Products may include chapters, books, webinars, ebooks and apps, and consolidations of content from existing books, journals, video, and news.
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The Division of Education has implemented several new programs that focus on mental health technology, the future of mental health care delivery and developing novel learning experiences for mental health clinicians. The PM will work directly with the Deputy Director of Education and using project management approaches, the PM will be responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate implementation of education programs. Define and manage projects at the task level for several concurrent projects, provides information and technical assistance to program faculty regarding deadlines and submission processes; responds to meeting-related inquiries; and collaborates on conference-related publications. The successful candidate will have a strong passion for technology, interested in AR/VR, Machine Learning, Digital Medicine and Data Mining.
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The Director of Association Governance at APA is a prominent, senior-level position that works across the organization and serves as a focal point for communication with and among the Officers, Board, Assembly and staff. The Director oversees the development of governance standards and services; manages day-to-day operations; and leads a team of six are accountable for a Board of Trustees including 21 members, Assembly of 250 members, and various high-profile Committees.
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The Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness is a SAMHSA funded 5-year initiative focused on creating an innovative national center of excellence for clinicians treating patients with serious mental illness. The Data Visualization Analyst serve as a key technical member of APAs Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness grant. The Data Visualization Analyst designs, builds, and maintains business intelligence reporting solutions which aggregate online user data from WordPress, Salesforce, Google Analytics, and APA's Learning Management System to create near real-time data visualizations and reports which describe user activities across the grants various websites. The Data Visualization Analysts makes data sets useful and meaningful by presenting key information in a variety of ways which is useful and appealing to end users. Responsibilities include requirements gathering, design, website development, training and deployment of business intelligence (BI) solutions, and preparing tables/figures for reports and presentations.
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The incumbent provides program management and conducts evaluations for the public education programs of the APA Foundation, related, but not limited to school-based mental health and mental health screening in the justice system. In addition, the incumbent works with the Executive Director and Development staff to develop and maintain external funding to sustain APA Foundations programmatic initiatives. S/he will develop and foster effective working relationships with important stakeholders involved in supporting and implementing APA Foundation programs.
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