Director, GEM Business Operations

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center; United States; On-site; USD 142,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Research, Inc. (HRI) Roswell Park Division seeks a Director of GEM Business Operations to provide executive leadership for the GMP Engineering & Cell Manufacturing Facility.

You will oversee administration, project management, supply chain, and cross-functional operations to scale operations and improve financial and performance visibility. This is a full-time, on-site role offering a comprehensive benefits package and a salary range of 141,581 to 178,874 USD annually.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in business administration, operations, finance, healthcare administration, life sciences, engineering, or related field with five years of full-time business operations/related experience including 18 months in supervisory/managerial capacity.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, operations, finance, healthcare administration, life sciences, engineering, or related field with seven years of full-time business operations/related experience including 18 months in supervisory/managerial capacity.

Responsibilities

• Provide business and operational leadership for Roswell Park’s GEM facility, overseeing administration, project management, supply chain, and cross-functional operations.
• Strengthen operational infrastructure, improve financial visibility, standardize processes, and ensure effective cross-functional execution across GEM programs.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Project management

Financial tracking

Education

Master's degree in business or related field

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Job description

Title: Director, GEM Business Operations

Job Type: Regular

Company: Health Research, Inc. (HRI)

Division: Roswell Park Division

Department: Center for Immunotherapy

Time Type: Full time

Weekly Hours: 40

FTE: 1

Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Summary: Provides business and operational leadership for Roswell Park’s GMP Engineering & Cell Manufacturing Facility (GEM), supporting the continued growth of a complex academic and industry-facing cell and gene therapy manufacturing organization. Overseed and coordinated key operational functions, including administration, project management, supply chain, business operations, and related support activities. Responsible for strengthening operational infrastructure, improving financial and performance visibility, standardizing processes, and ensuring effective cross functional execution across GEM programs. Works closely with GEM leadership and Industry Partnerships to support the operationalization of external opportunities from initial engagement through proposal development, contracting, project initiation, execution, financial tracking, and closeout.

The salary range for this position is $141,581- $178,874 annually which includes a comprehensive benefits package. The actual offer may vary based on qualifications, skills, and experience.

Qualifications

• 1. Master's degree in business administration, operations, finance, healthcare administration, life sciences, engineering, or a related field and five (5) years of full-time business operations, strategic operations, program management, organizational operations, project management, or related experience including eighteen (18) months experience in a supervisory, consultative, managerial or executive capacity;
• 2. Bachelor’s degree in business administration, operations, finance, healthcare administration, life sciences, engineering, or a related field and seven (7) years of full-time business operations, strategic operations, program management, organizational operations, project management, or related experience including eighteen (18) months experience in a supervisory, consultative, managerial or executive capacity.
• NOTE: Degrees must be conferred by an accredited school, college, or university, or by an institution recognized by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and/or Health Research Incorporated as adhering to acceptable educational standards.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corporation (RPCIC) and Health Research Inc. (HRI) Roswell Park Division believe that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities, and we do not discriminate against our employees, applicants or job seekers because of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, creed, age, disability, pregnancy-related condition, military or veteran status, marital or familial status, domestic violence victim status, citizenship status, genetic information, individual’s relationship or association with a member of a protected category or any other protected group status as defined by law.

Our Core Values

• Innovation
• Integrity
• Teamwork
• Commitment
• Compassion
• Respect

Grant Funding

This is a grant-funded position. Compliance with funding requirements such as time and effort reporting, grant deliverables, and contract deliverables is required.

E-Verify

Employer Health Research Inc. (HRI) Roswell Park Division participates in the E-Verify program.

Welcome to Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, America's first cancer center founded in 1898 by Dr. Roswell Park. As one of the largest employers in Western New York, Roswell has over 3,300 employees, including over 200 physicians and scientists and 400 nurses. It’s a new era at Roswell Park. Leading the way in cancer research, treatment and education for more than a century, today Roswell Park is setting our course for a second century of extraordinary advances in cancer research and treatment. Equipped with the best facilities, the sharpest and most creative minds, and the single objective of curing cancer, we stand on the threshold of historic discovery.