What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Manager position at Vanderbilt University?
Program Manager
This is a new role in the Vanderbilt Center for Computational Systems Biology that will be a key member of the team assisting the Director. This position will work closely with the Director to ensure smooth operations of the Center.
About the Work Unit
Statement
Vanderbilt Center for Computational Systems Biology (CCSB) is a transitional center between Vanderbilt University Basic Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and the Vanderbilt College of Connected Computing that aims to leverage team science and computational biology to turn biomolecular data into actionable insights.
Philosophy
The CCSB seeks to reinvent the concept of “team science” by creating a truly collaborative environment for computational scientists, cell biologists, and tissue engineers to work together seamlessly. Our goal is to instill quantitative and interdisciplinary thinking into the next generation of young scientists, where computational concepts are interwoven into biomedical research.
Mission statement
At CCSB, we aim to understand complex biological systems, defined as systems of simultaneously changing and interacting parts, with the ability to reverse-engineer these systems synthetically. We seek to investigate how system-level states become disrupted in disease, to identify causative factors that disrupt or alter disease-relevant behaviors.
Assist Pl and personnel in implementation of research programs and collaborations - 100% effort.
- Coordinate, manage, and run scientific meetings between investigators (PI, graduate students, postdocs, staff) as it relates to scientific research.
- In these meetings, highlight and summarize ideas, by which critical thinking skills will be applied to evaluate the ideas and turn them into grant applications.
- Put together grant applications – most of them collaborative. Includes generation and collection of information/documents from various investigators.
- Scientific writing – drafting and editing manuscripts and grant applications.
- Production of illustrations for research proposals and manuscripts
- Manage media content, such as website, social media, and newsletter for the center.
- Manage metrics for the center such as publications, grants, tech transfers resulting from center PIs.
- Facilitate collaborator interactions and open communication between department and other centers, managing exchange of resources.
- Manage the financial aspect of grants and funds related to the center.
Supervisory Relationships:
This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications
Education and Certifications:
- PhD required
- Strong scientific writing skills.
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong oral communication skills.
Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
At Vanderbilt University, we are intentional about and assume accountability for fostering advancement and respect for equity, diversity, and inclusion for all students, faculty, and staff. Our commitment to diversity makes us who we are. We have created a community that celebrates differences and lets individuality thrive. As part of this commitment, we actively value diversity in our workplace and learning environments as we seek to take advantage of the rich backgrounds and abilities of everyone. The diverse voices of Vanderbilt represent an invaluable resource for the University in its efforts to fulfill its mission and strive to be an example of excellence in higher education.
Vanderbilt University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Please note, all candidates selected for an offer of employment are subject to pre-employment background checks, which may include but are not limited to, based on the role for which they have been selected: criminal history, education verification, social media review, motor vehicle records, credit history, and professional license verification.
