Associate Director, Network Lab Program Quality & Compliance

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

 

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

 

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. These values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an anti-racist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, anti-racism and inclusion.

 

At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, home to three Nobel laureates, interdisciplinary teams of world-renowned scientists seek new and innovative ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer and infectious diseases.  Fred Hutch’s global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy, and COVID-19 vaccines has confirmed our reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. An independent, nonprofit research institute based in Seattle, Fred Hutch houses the nation’s first cancer prevention research program and serves as the international headquarters of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network.  The HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) and Coronavirus Prevention Network (CoVPN) Laboratory in the Immunology & Vaccine Development Program of the Vaccine & Infectious Disease Division is dedicated to understanding human immunology and mechanisms of vaccine-induced immune protection against HIV and other infectious diseases.

 

The Fred Hutch offers a vibrant intellectual environment within a beautiful lakeside campus in Seattle’s South Lake Union biotech hub.  The Fred Hutch campus contains five major research buildings along with the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and is in close proximity to major research partners, such as the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s Research Institute and the Allen Institute for Immunology. This role will have the opportunity to work partially at our campus and remotely.

 

Position Overview:

The Associate Director's primary role is to spearhead and oversee initiatives ensuring the quality and compliance of laboratory support across HVTN's clinical trials, both domestically and internationally.

The Laboratory Center oversees over 150 laboratories with diverse roles and varying quality requirements including specimen processing, clinical safety testing, immunologic endpoints, HIV diagnostics, virology, biobanking and more. The Associate Direct of Laboratory Program Quality and Compliance leads a global team of at least 10 staff members that oversee quality at these laboratories.

 

Reporting Structure:

The Associate Director for Laboratory Quality and Compliance reports to the Director of HVTN Laboratory Operations and collaborates closely with the Principal Investigator of the HVTN Laboratory Center.

Responsibilities

• Quality Assurance Leadership: Guide the central HVTN Quality Assurance Program, interacting with QA managers at over 150 globally distributed partner laboratories to align with HVTN procedures and DAIDS GCLP guidelines.
• Team Management and Goal Setting:
  • Optimize workflow and monitor productivity within the team.
  • Track team members' satisfaction and report to network leadership.
  • Set individual and collective goals, planning resources accordingly.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a consultant and subject matter expert, ensuring timely response to inquiries and representing HVTN in communications with stakeholders and cross-network projects.
• Global Team Supervision: Oversee a growing glob