Research Operations Manager, AFCRI/PIGI Lab

University of Pennsylvania; United (PA); On-site; USD 67,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a Research Manager - AFCRI OSD-PIGI to oversee operations for the Abramson Family Cancer Research Office of the Scientific Director and the PennImage-Guided Interventions Lab. You will coordinate study coordination, data integrity, and research process implementation while aligning with timelines and milestones.

You will collaborate with the AFCRI Scientific Director, PIGI Lab Co-Director, and the Deputy Vice Chair for Research to balance

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, and 3 to 5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience working with financial systems, research software packages, and procurement of research and operational supplies, services, and equipment.
• Working knowledge of academic medicine environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the day-to-day operations of assigned area including the supervision of AFCRI OSD employees.
• Provide advice and guidance to AFCRI Scientific Director, faculty clinicians, lab members, and management of all clinical, translational, and basic research personnel activity, to include the oversight and development of training initiatives and standard operating procedures.
• Manages the administrative team on strategy development for all operational activities and ensures that appropriate strategies are aligned with institutional objectives.
• Develop best practices, methods, techniques, and operational standards for clinical, translational, and basic research across the enterprise.
• Manage administrative and educational program deliverables and oversee events, including the Distinguished Lectures in Cancer Research, Radiology Research Cores, research trainee events, faculty recruitment, and scientific visitors.
• Ensure streamlined and standardized processes, eliminate redundancies and ensure sound financial stewardship of space, equipment and expenditures.
• Partner with research finance team and administration to manage AFCRI OSD and education budgets.
• Develop and maintain collaborative partnerships. Act as liaison between key stakeholders including: commercial partners, alumni, sponsors, donors, institutional leadership, faculty, and extended organizational members.
• Direct communication of priorities to ensure execution of goals and milestones through regular meetings, status updates, other written communications, website updates, and social media content.
• Operationalize and oversee the data collection, archival and reporting of organizational metrics. Establish data collection methodologies, data validation, and the implementation of reporting technologies.
• Oversee adherence to quality standards, operational best practices, identify potential risks to short, intermediate, and long-term organizational goals.
• Ensure provision of appropriate services across the Radiology Research Division, PIGI Lab and AFCRI OSD constituents.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Financial systems experience

Research software familiarity

Education

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts and 3–5 years experience

Job description

University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a Research Manager - AFCRI OSD-PIGI to oversee operations for the Abramson Family Cancer Research Office of the Scientific Director and the PennImage-Guided Interventions Lab. You will coordinate study coordination, data integrity, and research process implementation while aligning with timelines and milestones.

You will collaborate with the AFCRI Scientific Director, PIGI Lab Co-Director, and the Deputy Vice Chair for Research to balance