Scientific Research Manager, Tabar Lab

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Job description

Pay Range:
$88,800.00-$(phone number removed)

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.

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Job Description:
Exciting opportunity at MSK: Join our team as a Scientific Research Manager, Tabar Lab! We're looking for a dynamic research professional to oversee the conceptualization, development, implementation and conduct of experiments for scientific research projects. The Scientific Manager will coordinate scientific operations, manage end-to-end grant proposal activities including writing and organization, and intramural and extramural communications.

Role Overview:

Responsible for driving research projects and optimizing experimental methodologies. This includes conduct and analysis of experiments.

Work with the Neurosurgery Chair, Assistant Lab Member, and department administration to conceptualize new research activities of Research Program. This includes preparation and writing of individual and collaborative laboratory research proposals, such as NIH R01, R21, Special Research Agreements and Foundation grants.

Act as focal person for team communications and assume responsibility along with PI for meeting project expectations.

Oversee the implementation of collaborative extramural and intramural projects.

Communicate among project participants and funders, organization of milestones, and preparation of project reports and manuscripts.

Key Qualifications:

MD or PhD, preferably with 2-3 years of postdoctoral research experience and significant knowledge of neuroscience and stem cells.

Core Skills:

Outstanding attention to detail and strong analytical skills.

Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.

Critical thinking and problem-solving to ensure unforeseen issues are handled appropriately and resolved in a timely fashion.

Strategic planning and willingness to substantially contribute to academic activities of the Tabar Lab and help define its intellectual direction for the future.

Highly motivated, eager to advance biomedical research in a dynamic and fast-paced academic environment and interested in the academic success of others and program building.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to interact across all levels in a confident, professional manner.

An engaging leader with a strong team- building focus.

Enthusiasm and dedication to MSK's vision, mission and values.

Additional Information:

Location: 430 E 67th Street, NYC

Schedule: Hybrid

Reporting to the Chair, Department of Neurosurgery

Pay Range: $88,800 - $(phone number removed)

Helpful Links:

Learn more about : Vivian Tabar is a neurosurgeon-scientist and Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery. The lab focuses on the study of human stem cells for regenerative purposes in the brain, but also as tools for the study of brain tumors.

Closing:
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