Research Center Manager

Cornell University is hiring a Research Center Manager to support the Center for Enervating Neuroimmune Disease’s leadership and research projects. The role combines center operations, research reporting, outreach and communications, participant and sample coordination, laboratory work, and project management.

Responsibilities

• Supervising the collection of clinical data from human subjects and configuring project setup in the REDCap system
• Facilitating the transfer of research data, publications, and events of interest to the NIH-funded Data Management and Coordination Center
• Organizing meetings between research collaborators and attending joint lab meetings
• Contributing to preparation of research reports to NIH and other funders and assisting with grant proposals
• Working with hospital staff to screen subjects for project participation, interfacing with research participants, and partnering with recruitment services to ensure adequate participation
• Maintaining and adding samples to our Biobank and tracking sample storage and shipments to researchers
• Conducting research experiments, such as performing assays on human blood components or culturing human cells for assays
• Interacting with clinicians and other research centers to acquire samples and survey data
• Managing equipment and supplies and assisting with regulatory compliance activities
• Maintaining the Center’s website and social media platforms and serving as a Center point of contact

Preferred

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in life sciences or related field, with knowledge of immunology, microbiology, virology, and/or genetics
• Experience in program management or project planning
• Experience utilizing social media and WordPress
• Master’s
• Ph.D.
• Life sciences
• Immunology
• Microbiology
• Virology
• Genetics
• Program management
• Project planning
• Social media
• WordPress

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care options
• Generous retirement contributions
• Access to wellness programs
• Employee discounts with local and national retail brands
• Health and personal leave
• Three weeks of vacation
• 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end-of-year winter break from December 25-January 1
• Two additional floating holidays
• Tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program
• Tuition aid for external education
• Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program

Company

• Private research university and SUNY partner
• Ithaca, New York, USA
• http://www.cornell.edu/
• Founded in 1865
• 10001+ employees

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3-5 years of relevant experience in biological research, project management, higher education, scientific communication, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent attention to detail, good judgment, and discretion
• Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to multi-task on multiple simultaneous projects
• Demonstrated effectiveness working individually and as part of a team, including working with multiple collaborators in a research network
• Experience with software, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other common user programs, including databases to support data collection, budgeting, communication, and reporting
• Willingness to work with animal biological materials, including human blood components
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members
• Master's degree or Ph.D. in life sciences or related field, with knowledge of immunology, microbiology, virology, and/or genetics
• Experience in program management or project planning
• Experience utilizing social media and WordPress
• Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years of relevant experience in biological research, project management, higher education, scientific communication, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Required skills

• Biological Research, Genetics, Immunology, Microbiology, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Program Management, Scientific Communication, Social Media, Virology, WordPress

Preferred skills

• Experience in program management or project planning, Experience utilizing social media and WordPress

Experience

• 3-5 years