Careers Job Description
General Description
The CCNY Associate Program Manager of the MSK (Memorial Sloan Kettering) / CCNY (City College of New York) Partnership for Cancer Research, Research Education, and Community Outreach collaborates with the MSK Program Manager to provide administrative and managerial leadership for all Partnership activities in the context of a complex multi-PI and multi-institutional structure. The position is based at CCNY but will work with PIs, Partnership staff, investigators, and administration at both institutions for effective management of the grant which is awarded separately to each of the Partnership institutions. The Associate Program Manager is responsible for the management of all the day-to-day operations of the Partnership at CCNY including: solicitation and review of the pre-pilot, pilot, and full research projects; financial management of the Partnership; administrative support of the undergraduate, graduate, and fellows' training programs, organization of the annual Program Steering Committee and preparation of the progress report, the annual symposia, and regular academic meetings. This position will ensure all programmatic activities and communications regarding the Partnership adhere to the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) expectations and requirements. The Associate Program Manager is responsible for ensuring effective and appropriate collaboration and communications with all participants in the Partnership, and for effectively managing MSK staff and all members of the Partnership to help achieve all research, training, and outreach goals set forth by the U54 grant and the NCI. They will work on strategies to enhance communication within the partnership, enhance administrative infrastructure for collaborative projects, collaborate on evaluation of the partnership program, and disseminate the accomplishments of the education, outreach, and evaluation cores. They will be responsible for maintenance and updating of the Partnership website. They will also work with senior leadership to ensure that the Partnership has the resources necessary to accomplish its goals and to identify any relevant institutional initiatives that may enhance the Partnership.
Other Duties
Partnership Program Planning and Development
Staff and Operations Management
Grant and Financial Management
Information and Technology Management
Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree Required. Masters Degree preferred.
Communication Skills: The ability to develop, facilitate, and orchestrate effective communication with all Partnership members; responsible for organizing and communicating all activities and responsibilities of the Partnership’s Administrative Core, Internal Advisory Core, and Program Steering Committee. Fully responsible for writing/preparing the Partnership’s annual non-competing progress reports for NCI. Individual must be able to communicate effectively with all levels of Partnership staff including project and study investigators at both MSKCC and CCNY, research and clerical support staff, institutional leaders, and the NCI. Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.
Information Management Skills: The ability to communicate, explain, interpret, share and present information to employees, management and clinical staff as well as appropriate external contacts.
Analytical Skills: The ability to perform basic math calculations and as well as a knowledge of statistics and budgeting. A good understanding of fiscal management. Strong decision-making abilities in the face of ambiguity and incomplete information, and the ability to analyze and synthesize both quantitative and qualitative information to identify and focus on key facts, opportunities and possibilities is required.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Biology
Full Time
$70,000.00 - $90,000.00
Mar 02, 2023 (Or Until Filled)