Director of Chemistry Facilities and Operations

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):
Bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in either Chemistry, business, accounting, finance, or another related and relevant STEM field (such as Physics, Biology, Geosciences, etc.). Two [2] years of full time, administrative experience, managing major business-related aspects, such as budget, personnel, and/or grants. Advanced budget management experience along with full-time laboratory support experience. Experience managing facility and/or laboratory safety and security. Direct experience supervising or managing technical staff. Experience in managing construction and renovation of laboratories or similar industrial spaces.

Preferred Qualifications: 
Advanced Degree, in Chemistry, business, accounting, finance, or another related and relevant STEM field (such as Physics, Biology, Geosciences, etc..). Experience with one of the following: PeopleSoft, Oracle, COEUS, and/or HURON Click. Experience working in a Higher Education/Academic environment. Supervisory experience to include guiding, developing and leading staff career advancement. Experience reviewing and overseeing projects, ensuring budget and deadlines are met. Experience with SUNY State, RF, and/or SBF policies and procedures. Knowledge of federal, state, or local agencies and their regulations (including on-line submission of grant proposals or reports). Grants management experience. Two [2] years of direct experience supervising or managing technical staff. Two [2] years of budget management experience. Two [2] years of experience in managing construction and renovation of laboratories or similar industrial spaces. Strong understanding/background in related federal, state, and local code compliance with respect to EPA, OSHA, DEC, and OFPC.

Brief Description of Duties:
Stony Brook University’s Chemistry Department scholars build and use their fundamental understanding of molecular structure innovatively to solve problems in order to improve the human condition globally. Undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers all work closely with faculty to innovate and educate in the acquisition and application of chemical knowledge. Stony Brook Chemistry partners with local and global communities in our research and education enterprise.

Within the Department of Chemistry, this position will have responsibility for facilitating the overall goals, unique needs, and challenges of the department, by administering the department’s business operations. The successful incumbent will have excellent interpersonal skills, exercising strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail. Essential for this role is the adeptness to work independently as well as part of a team with a collaborative approach to problem solving. The incumbent is expected to have highly advanced strategic and analytical thinking skills with an ability to solve problems and make effective decisions. The incumbent must also be a self-starter, exercising excellent judgment in ensuring that all accounts remain in fiscal compliance at all times.

The Director of Laboratories has overall oversight for the support operation for a vibrant graduate and faculty research program and a large undergraduate teaching program with the primary aim to safely and effectively maximize the productivity of the Department’s research and teaching mission. The Director of Laboratories can serve as the Departments liaison to the University on all appropriate technical matters related to facility performance and safety. The Director also supervises technical, administrative, and business staff, and manages departmental research support facilities, including budgetary oversight. The Director of Laboratories’ position is designed to ensure safe and efficient operations in the Chemistry building, which is the workplace for ~2000 students, faculty, and staff within 300,000 square feet of space, including ~175 teaching and research laboratories.

• Financial Management:

  • Provide leadership in managing all aspects of the business including operational planning, business/program development, and fiscal management. Educate and assist researchers, staff, and students in navigating regulations, any and all policies and procedures in a variety of areas (e.g., events, travel, moving, reimbursement expenses, and benefit packages). Represent the Department on the University-wide Department Administrators Committee. This position is responsible for over