Clinical Computational Diagnostics Operations Manager - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center : Job Details

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Company Overview:

The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.

Job Description:

Are you ready for the next step in your career? We might have the perfect opportunity for you at MSK! The Clinical Computational Diagnostics Services is currently seeking an experienced Operations Manager.

The Clinical Computational Diagnostics Service in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine houses the coordinated scientific, informatics, and administrative personnel who develop, validate, and clinically deploy an expanded set of innovative diagnostic tests in partnership with the clinical laboratories and faculty within the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

Two of the best-in-class tests we have developed are MSK-IMPACT and MSK-ACCESS. MSK-IMPACT has been authorized by the US Food & Drug Administration as a clinical test and has been used to profile tumor and normal DNA samples from more than 90,000 MSK patients as part of clinical care. “Liquid biopsy” applications such as MSK-ACCESS examine circulating cell-free DNA to enable genomic characterization of cancers where genomic tissue is not available and permits longitudinal monitoring of disease burden. These tests produce large quantities of data requiring specialized computational expertise to analyze and provide the foundation for translational research, clinical trials, and patient care at MSK.

We are looking for an outstanding manager to support the overall operations of the service as a Manager, Hospital Operations:

Role Overview:

• Report to the Associate Director and lead the operational, human and information resource functions within the service.
• Support administrative and HR-related tasks of the service.
• Serve as the thought and business partner to the Service Chief/Clinical Director, providing strategic, financial, analytical and operational support for the execution and management of operational and business activities of the Service and/or clinical program.
• Partner with the Directors of Clinical Bioinformatics and Software Engineering in the development and operation of clinical computational systems and processes.
• Provide leadership and direction to a team of managers and technical supervisors, cultivating and encouraging an empowered and engaged workforce, continuous improvement, and the highest quality service for our patients.
• Provide management of internal and external stakeholder relationships which includes working with pharma companies and MSK investigators on clinical trials, specifically logistics, budget, and preparation and submission of regulatory documentation.
• Coordinate with the Office of Technology Development in supporting data and technology partnerships.
• Liaise with the MSK DigITs group (Digital Informatics & Technology Solutions) on behalf of the service.
• In collaboration with the Service Chief/Clinical Director and departmental leaders, develop, prioritize, recommend, implement, manage and evaluate short- and long-range goals, policies, procedures, and programs to meet patient care, educational and research objectives.
• Actively participate in the planning for validations of new clinical assays and data analysis methods with attention to quality assurance working with lab directors and the molecular laboratory manager.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree with 4-7 years' experience supporting a clinical practice (preferably in an academic medical center environment) or transferrable relevant experience.
• Laboratory technologist experience or clinical bioinformatics experience preferred, particularly in molecular diagnostics.
• Prior leadership experience in building and working with teams of laboratory and bioinformatics staff.
• High level proficiency in MS Office Suite products, especially MS Excel.

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm (hybrid)

Location: Macklowe and secondary will be main campus-Schwartz.

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