Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
Luisa Manfredi is a Clinical Research Coordinator with extensive experience across various healthcare organizations. Currently, Luisa coordinates multiple studies at the Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research, focusing on regulatory submissions, patient recruitment, consenting, and data management. Additional roles include recruitment and monitoring of participants for a shoulder implant study at FX Shoulder USA, and serving as a contract employee for Retrotope, Inc., assisting with data quality assurance for a pediatric neurology drug study. Previous positions include Director of the Institutional Review Board at the VA Medical Center in White River Junction, Project Manager for a VA longitudinal surgical study, and Health Sciences Specialist involved in recruiting homeless veterans for primary care studies. Luisa has also coordinated projects related to HIV case management and telepsychiatry, and has held academic roles as an Adjunct Assistant Professor. Educational qualifications include a Master’s in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley and a Juris Doctor from New College School of Law.
Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
PAVIR is the second largest of VA-affiliated not for profits. Located on the premises of the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, PAVIR is a mid-size nonprofit foundation, closely connected with the VA and Stanford University. The VA Palo Alto produces some of the highest quality research in the Federal System, and PAVIR is viewed by its 80+ Principal Investigators as a vital partner. PAVIR fulfills its mission by engaging in $30M+ of sponsored medical research funded by the NIH, DoD, other federal agencies, state agencies, foundations, and industry. We are proud of our 31-year history of service to Principal Investigators, VAPAHCS and the staff we employ. Most of PAVIR's 200+ employees directly work on over 100 different research projects aimed at improving health care. PAVIR's core office provides investigators and their labs with valuable administrative services, such as Contract & Grant administration (both pre-award and post-award), Human resources, Accounting, and Purchasing. At PAVIR we work with many uniquely talented medical scientists. Our researchers have an active appointment with the VA Palo Alto Health Care System and most maintain academic appointments with Stanford University. We recruit and retain talented employees who believe in making a difference in the lives of others through innovative health research. Interested in joining our Research Community? Send us your resume! https://pavir.applicantpro.com/jobs/