Director, Translational Research Operations

University of Pennsylvania; United (PA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition benefits

Retirement plans

Job summary

The University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia seeks a Director of Translational Research Operations to lead the Translational Research Unit, building operational workflows, managing budgets, and guiding projects from conception to completion. You will translate complex science into scalable, financially sustainable pipelines and supervise staff across functions.

Successful candidates will show strong leadership, strategic thinking, and proven ability to grow teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science and 7 to 10 years or Master of Science and 5 to 7 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Experience in organizational growth, change leadership, and building high-functioning teams in a biomedical science environment.
• Experience in immunology is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of operations and scientific professionals, setting and monitoring goals, addressing performance challenges, and overseeing hiring and onboarding for Translational Research Unit staff.
• Develop business and product strategies; align goals with the Director of Immune Health.
• Oversee updated service rates, billing, and quarterly expenditure/revenue reports.
• Serve as point-of-contact for internal and external investigators interested in using Translational Research Unit services; ensure seamless communication for new study planning and onboarding.
• Establish and oversee QA and QC protocols for each service; ensure data is recorded, organized, and stored; create and oversee project trackers.
• Identify and propose improvements to enhance robustness, quality, and efficiency across the sample lifecycle, in collaboration with processing and platforms teams.
• Lead development of client-facing website and tracking systems for clinical cohorts and services with data infrastructure.
• Collaborate with R&D to develop new services; work with communications to draft MOUs for external partners.

Skills

organizational growth

change leadership

building high-functioning teams

immunology knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Science and 7 to 10 years or Master of Science and 5 to 7 years or equivalent combination of education and experience

Job description

The University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine in Philadelphia seeks a Director of Translational Research Operations to lead the Translational Research Unit, building operational workflows, managing budgets, and guiding projects from conception to completion. You will translate complex science into scalable, financially sustainable pipelines and supervise staff across functions.

Successful candidates will show strong leadership, strategic thinking, and proven ability to grow teams