Senior Associate Director, Programs- Winship Cancer Institute

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About Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

 

Dedicated to discovering cures for cancer and inspiring hope, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University is Georgia’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, a prestigious distinction given to the top tier of cancer centers nationwide for making breakthroughs against cancer. Winship is researching, developing, teaching, and providing novel and highly effective ways to prevent, detect, diagnose, treat, and survive cancer. Cancer care at Winship includes leading cancer specialists collaborating across disciplines to tailor treatment plans to each patient’s needs and type of cancer; innovative therapies and clinical trials; comprehensive patient and family support services; and a personalized care experience aimed at easing the burden of cancer. Winship is Where Science Becomes Hope®. For more information, visit winshipcancer.emory.edu.

 

ABOUT THE INITIATIVEThe Winship Cellular Therapy Initiative was recently launched to bring together investigators developing cellular therapies for patients with cancer. It operates within the Cancer Immunology Program at Winship, the only NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the State of Georgia and supports innovative investigator-initiated research spanning tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapies, engineered CAR T and TCR platforms, and translational immunology. The Initiative is growing and sustaining a cellular therapy focused research community through an annual symposium, a pilot award program, and trainee development activities.

 

POSITION SUMMARYThe Program Manager is the primary operational and administrative partner to the Initiative's two Scientific Co-Directors. This person plans and runs the Initiative's meetings and events, organizes activities with the External Advisory Board, Consultants, and multi-institutional collaborators, works collaboratively within Winship to administer the pilot award program, manages the budget and purchasing, and prepares financial and scientific reports or other materials that facilitate regular updates to institutional leadership, advisors, and prospective philanthropic donors. The Program Manager also anticipates what the Co-Directors need and connects investigators and administrators who should be working together.Because the Initiative is new, the Program Manager will not inherit an established calendar, tracking system, or set of procedures, and will work with the Scientific Co-Directors and Winship Administrative leaders to create them. In the inaugural year, this person will be tasked with a key leadership role in working as a team to plan the first retreat, initiate and execute External Advisory Board meetings, organize the first pilot award cycle with Winship administration, and set up regular financial and scientific reporting to institutional leadership. The systems and relationships established in year one will shape how the Initiative operates going forward.

 

Winship is seeking qualified candidates for the Senior Associate Director, Programs position. Position details are as follows:

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directs the strategic planning, development, and implementation of a program.
• Serves as a liaison and key spokesperson to various committees and organizations.
• Responds to inquiries and assists in promoting the program.
• Assists with policy formulation, strategy development, and the management of daily operations.
• May collaborate with representatives from private, government, and international agencies.
• Conducts research, designs new initiatives, and writes publishable articles and papers.
• May supervise staff.

ADDITIONAL JOB DESCRIPTION: 

Events and meetings

• Take initiative in a leadership role to plan and run the annual retreat, including venue, agenda, speaker invitations and travel, registration, catering, and oversight on financial and scientific materials
• Create and manage the calendar of recurring Initiative meetings, agendas, and record decisions and follow-up items
• Coordinate meetings among investigators, institutional leaders, and external partners with the goal of facilitating scientific advances in cellular therapy translational research

Website and online presence

• Build and maintain the Initiative's website, working collaboratively with Winship marketing and web staff
• Keep content current, includ