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Rutgers University

Managing Director

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, us, 08933


Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title

Managing Director

Job Category

Staff & Executive

Department

CINJ-Biospecimen Collection-ZR0152

Overview

Through our science, our evidence-based actions, our openness, and our respect for those we serve, we will advance cancer-focused research worldwide and reduce the burden of cancer in our catchment area. By engaging with and empowering our exceptionally diverse populations, and addressing their questions and fears, we will engender hope for cancer patients and their families and play a critical role in strengthening the fabric of our communities by gaining and protecting their trust and providing access to the outstanding oncology care each person deserves.

Our mission is to accelerate scientific discovery focused on understanding cancer, innovating cancer treatment, and improving cancer prevention; to provide outstanding, novel, and compassionate patient care; to provide evidence-based and culturally informed education to physicians, nurses, researchers, staff, and the community; and to achieve cancer health equity in our state through outreach to and engagement of our extraordinarily diverse communities.

Curiosity and Discovery, Integrity, Collaboration, Cultivating Diversity, Respect and Caring, Perseverance.

Posting Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Managing Director within the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. The primary purpose of the Managing Director, Biorepository and Histopathology Service (BRHS) Shared Resource (SR) is to develop and promote the use of services relevant to its mission, which is to consent, bank, and distribute biospecimens, and offer standard and complex tissue analysis, and tumor microarrays. The BRHS SR is used by more than 60 scientists annually as it fulfills the basic, translational, and pre-clinical banking and molecular pathology needs of the Center’s Members and is central to CINJ’s Strategic Plan. The position is responsible for working with Principal Investigators and Clinicians from project conception to completion, including data analysis and assistance with manuscript and grant application preparation. The position requires a PhD and extensive postdoctoral experience of more than 7 years in understanding and driving relevant research projects to completion independently. The incumbent is expected to manage and account for the work of several staff but is also expected to perform, develop and instruct wet lab research.

Among the key duties for this position are the following:

Manages the shared resource’s daily activities, which include conducting experiments and developing laboratory procedures required for its function; manages a technical group and plans effective strategies to complete a variety of cell and molecular biology-related projects simultaneously.

Implements and approves all standard operating procedures (SOPs) and reviews schedules for laboratory assays.

Leads the development of new histopathological assays and other molecular techniques relevant to spatial biology, including new state-of-the-art imaging technologies and multiplex imaging at a single-cell resolution to enable projects with more transformative and paradigm-shifting outcomes.

Develops guidelines and priorities for the generation of readily available tumor microarrays in accordance with the cancer center’s disease priorities.

Leads the addition of a pediatric tumor biobank with its consent protocol and promotes increased integration with the RWJBH system hospitals.

Position Status

Full Time

Hours Per Week

Daily Work Shift

Work Arrangement

FLSA

Exempt

Grade

35S

Position Salary

Annual Minimum Salary

124223.00

Annual Mid Range Salary

165040.00

Annual Maximum Salary

205857.00

Standard Hours

37.50

Union Description

Executives and Directors

Payroll Designation

PeopleSoft

Benefits

Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to

http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview .

Seniority Unit

Terms of Appointment

Staff - 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility

ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

Ph.D. in a Biomedical Science or a related field is required.

Certifications/Licenses

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed must be representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must have seven (7) years of progressively more responsible experience working with Principal Investigators on research projects involving cancer biology, tissue management, cell culture, spatial biology, and drug development.

Experience required in the following techniques: Immunostaining, immunofluorescence, and microscopy.

Regulatory experience, including IACUC, IRB, and IBC protocol development, is required.

Effective oral and written communication skills.

Must be computer literate with proficiency and working knowledge of database and reporting tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

Research in the field of cancer and cell biology, as evidenced by first authorship in peer-reviewed original research publications, is strongly preferred.

Equipment Utilized

Physical Demands and Work Environment

PHYSICAL

DEMANDS

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Standing, sitting, walking, talking and hearing. No special vision requirements. Lifting up to 25 lbs.

WORK

ENVIRONMENT

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Office environment. Moderate noise.

Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number

24ST2434

Posting Open Date

10/16/2024

Special Instructions to Applicants

Regional Campus

Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)

Home Location Campus

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

City

New Brunswick

State

NJ

Location Details

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