Position DetailsPosition Information
Recruitment/Posting TitleManaging Director
Job CategoryStaff & Executive
DepartmentCINJ-Biospecimen Collection-ZR0152
OverviewThrough 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 SummaryRutgers, 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 StatusFull Time
Hours Per WeekDaily Work ShiftWork ArrangementFLSAExempt
Grade35S
Position SalaryAnnual Minimum Salary124223.00
Annual Mid Range Salary165040.00
Annual Maximum Salary205857.00
Standard Hours 37.50
Union DescriptionExecutives and Directors
Payroll DesignationPeopleSoft
BenefitsRutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to
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Seniority UnitTerms of AppointmentStaff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility ABPQualifications
Minimum Education and Experience- Ph.D. in a Biomedical Science or a related field is required.
Certifications/LicensesRequired Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesTo 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 UtilizedPhysical Demands and Work EnvironmentPHYSICALDEMANDS: Standing, sitting, walking, talking and hearing. No special vision requirements. Lifting up to 25 lbs.
WORKENVIRONMENT: Office environment. Moderate noise.
Special ConditionsPosting Details
Posting Number24ST2434
Posting Open Date10/16/2024
Special Instructions to ApplicantsRegional CampusRutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location CampusRutgers University - New Brunswick
CityNew Brunswick
StateNJ
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