Co-Program Leader, Cancer Biology Research Program- School of Medicine

TQC Ltd; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition benefits

Career development

Job summary

Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center is seeking a senior leader to guide the Cancer Biology program within the CCSG structure. You will align program aims with cutting-edge cancer research, mentor junior faculty, and help recruit talent to advance interdisciplinary collaborations.

As a member of the Massey senior leadership team, you will oversee strategic growth, foster cross-disciplinary partnerships, and drive education and training initiatives across the cancer

Qualifications

• Academic appointment with tenure, or tenure-track position at the level of Associate or full Professor.
• PhD, MD, or MD/PhD (or equivalent).
• Extensive cancer relevant research experience.
• Proven extramural funding track record, with active NCI funding.
• Extensive publication experience.
• Proven trainee and faculty mentorship skills.

Responsibilities

• Conceive and formulate the overall theme and specific aims of the CCSG program based on leading edge areas of cancer research.
• Govern the program by leading its members with common scientific interests to collaborate towards reducing to practice the program aims.
• Organize new member orientation and mentorship of junior faculty members, suggesting senior member mentors, and steering new members to pilot project and other funding mechanisms.
• Participate in strategic planning and recruitment activities for Massey through Executive and Governance Committees.
• Promote and coordinate initiatives to foster intra- and inter-programmatic collaboration, across disciplines.
• Promote research education activities including Center-wide symposia, retreats, poster sessions, training programs, and courses.
• Reviewing and interviewing potential program members to understand their area of cancer research and identify collaborations for CCSG membership.

Skills

Tenured track record

Extramural funding

Publications

Mentorship

Grant applications

Collaboration

Education

PhD / MD / MD-PhD (or equivalent)

Job description

Advertising Summary

Virginia Commonwealth University is amajor, urban public research university and is classified asCarnegie Level 1 research institution. As a preeminent national,urban, public research university and academic health center,Virginia Commonwealth University is committed to an environmentwhere all can thrive in their pursuit of excellence. The MasseyComprehensive Cancer Center is an NCI-designated cancer center thathosts 1000-plus researchers conducting basic, population,translational and clinical cancer research. Massey is part of VCUMedical Center. one of the nation’s leading academic medicalcenters, which provides state-of-the-art treatments and patientcare, while educating workforce and advancing research.

Unit: School of Medicine

Department Summary

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center(Massey) is working toward a future without cancer – onerevolutionary idea, one promising therapy and one life saved at atime. Through innovative research, patient care, education andcommunity engagement, Massey is discovering, developing, deliveringand teaching effective means to prevent, detect, treat and curecancer and to making these advancements equally available to all.Founded in 1974, Massey was among the earliest cancer centersdesignated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). It is the onlycancer center in the Richmond metropolitan region and one of onlytwo NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the state,placing it among the top 4 percent of cancer centers in thecountry.

Purpose of the Position

As a member of the Massey senior leadership team, the position willprovide leadership and direction with other members of the seniorleadership in the furtherance of the mission to reduce the statecancer burden for all Virginians by addressing the confluencebetween biological, social, and policy drivers through high-impact,cutting-edge research; person-centered care across the continuum,from prevention through survivorship; community integration; andtraining the next generation of community-centric researchers andhealth care professionals. The Co-Program Leader will oversee the programmatic growth andcohesiveness of the Cancer Biology program and identifyopportunities for strategic growth and development to facilitateinterdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary cancer researchcollaborations. The over-arching responsibilities for this positioninclude articulating the vision and formulating the overall aims ofthe program, governing the program by leading its members withcommon scientific interests to collaborate towards reducing topractice the program aims, mentoring junior faculty members, andparticipating in strategic planning and recruitment activities forMassey.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Conceiving and formulating the overall theme and specific aimsof the CCSG program based on leading edge areas of cancerresearch.


• Governing the program by leading its members with commonscientific interests to collaborate towards reducing to practicethe different program aims.


• Organizing new member orientation and mentorship of juniorfaculty members, suggesting senior member mentors, and steering newmembers to pilot project and other funding mechanisms to assureviability as independent researchers.


• Participating in strategic planning and recruitment activitiesfor Massey through Executive and Governance Committees.


• Promoting and coordinating initiatives to foster and facilitateintra and inter-programmatic collaboration, especially acrossdisciplines.


• Promoting research educational activities that include suchactivities as Center-wide symposia, retreats, poster sessions,training programs, and standard and special courses in the variousschools of the institution.


• Reviewing and interviewing potential program members tounderstand their area of cancer research and identify potentialcollaborations, as part of the application process for CancerCenter membership.

Minimum Qualifications

• Academic appointment with tenure, or tenure-track position at the level of Associate or full Professor


• PhD, MD, or MD/PhD (or equivalent)


• Extensive cancer relevant research experience


• Proven extramural funding track record, with active NCI funding(or equivalent)


• Extensive publication experience


• Proven trainee and faculty mentorship skills


• Experience in, and coordination of, collaborative grants andmanaging trans-disciplinary research


• Experience with MPI, P01 and/or SPORE grant applications


• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment ofrespect, professionalism, and civility with a population offaculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences,or a commitment to do so as a faculty member at VCU

Salary Range

Commensurate

Benefits

All full-time university staff are eligible forVCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive healthbenefits, paid annual and holiday leave, generous tuition benefits,retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity andcash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources,abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, andmore.

FLSA Exemption Status

Exempt

ORP Eligible

Yes

Restricted Position

No

Flexible Work Arrangement

Other

Rank

Open

Tenure

Open

Months

12 months

Contact Information

Contact Name: Trey Ashman

Contact Email: [e-mail]