Program Manager - Center for Cancer Metabolism

The Program Manager (PM) oversees initial and on-going planning for the Center for Cancer Metabolism (CCM) program, team support, implementation, controls, tracking, evaluation and reporting for program administration; assist the centers director in the execution of the program administration and completion of its specific aims and quickly develop scientific expertise in new areas as needed; leads and manages projects with respect to CCM program development, timelines and deliverables of projects; manages multiple constraints of projects; leads troubleshooting processes and identifies solutions for issues that arise during program daily work and long-term planning, and the research process by developing and maintaining partnerships with department administrators, CCC administrators (HR/financial/other), admins from other research centers, and faculty leaders; oversees the preparation of written summaries of program and research design, procedures, measures, and or data analyses; manages and oversees recruitment and retention practices for CCM laboratory members (students/postdocs/staff), assists with creating job requisitions, screens and reviews applicants, conducts interviews, strategizes retention and promotion plans for current employees; assists with anticipates and responds to changes in CCM program plans as driven by program and project results or events; assigns resources and provides support; develops presentations and present material at conferences, to principal investigator, sponsors, etc: write, edit, and submit program and scientific communications (grant applications, critique responses, peer-reviewed manuscripts, protocols, reports, regulatory applications, abstracts, poster presentations, and other presentations); collaborate with junior investigators, post-doctoral researchers, graduate students and technicians on scientific techniques, writing, and submission of grant applications and journal articles; develop and manage CCM engagement programming (seminar series, workshops, networking events, etc.); contributes to cross-functional efforts through outreach programming, recruits and engages new members to the CCM both within OSU and outside of OSU; leads faculty recruitment efforts for the CCM by posting and advertising for open positions, screens applicants for CCM director, serves as primary point of contact for faculty recruits and represents the interests of the CCM throughout the recruitment process to faculty recruits, co-recruiting TIUs and CCC leadership, coordinates all recruitment-related activities, coordinates MOU, term sheet, offer letter and all administrative work around recruitment with the co-recruiting TIU, communicates directly with CCC leadership regarding faculty recruitment. Candidate is independent and results-oriented, able to handle sensitive material and communications, able to communicate across all levels of administration including with administrative leadership, and develops good working relationships with administrators across all functional areas of the CCC.

Education/Experience:

Bachelors degree in biology is required or equivalent experience; 2 years of clinical research and/or laboratory experience required, 2-4 years preferred; project management experience desired; 5 years of experience in research as well as writing grants and peer-reviewed journal articles desired. Strong verbal and written communicator with meticulous attention to detail and accuracy desired. Expert knowledge and professional experience in the field of cell biology and/or cancer biology is desired.

Function: Research Administration

Sub Function: Research and Administration Management

Career Band: Individual Contributor - Specialized

Career Level: S2