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About the Role

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is seeking a skilled educational administrator to serve as Assistant Director of Education and Administration for the Cancer Center. This role will develop and oversee Cancer Center education and training initiatives, ensure coordination with institutional initiatives, and manage evaluation, assessment, and grant reporting. The position involves collaboration with various CSHL departments and external partners to align training efforts with strategic goals.

Responsibilities

Planning, implementing, and evaluating Cancer Center educational events and initiatives.
Managing the operation of the Cancer Center Scholars Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.
Developing applications for and managing the operation of training grants (e.g., T32 awards).
Acquiring, maintaining, and analyzing data related to outcomes and career success for Cancer Center trainees.
Performing and analyzing assessments for Cancer Center educational programs.
Developing, analyzing, and presenting data related to Cancer Center members, trainees, staff, events, and programs to formulate recommendations and satisfy reporting requirements for T32 and Cancer Center Support Grants.
Coordinating meetings related to the oversight of Cancer Center educational efforts.
Overseeing and tracking joint educational programs with the nearby Northwell Health medical system.
Coordinating efforts to build new joint training programs with Northwell Health.
Communicating opportunities for training and professional development to members of the Cancer Center community.
Supporting nomination processes for trainee awards and fellowship opportunities.
Developing joint Cancer Center-institutional educational and professional development events and materials.
Coordinating with CSHL’s Director of Research Operations to ensure training and mentoring of early-stage faculty align with NCI Cancer Center guidelines.
Coordinating completion of grant renewal and progress reports related to educational efforts.
Developing presentations summarizing the Cancer Center educational efforts.
Developing trainee recruitment efforts including on-site and virtual symposia and presences at national conferences.
Establishing positive relationships with educational leaders in other Cancer Centers and keeping abreast of educational news.
Representing the Cancer Center in campus and national presentations that highlight educational efforts.
Developing and overseeing cancer-relevant public lectures in partnership with the CSHL Communications Department.
Working with Cancer Center administrative staff on other projects as needed.

Requirements

Bachelors’ degree in the life sciences.
Experience in higher education administration, program management, or a related academic, research, or scientific environment.
Experience with cross-functional collaborations with people in different departments and at different levels.
Experience with program evaluation, surveys, and data analysis.
Graduate-level degree in the life sciences (Preferred).
Experience working in a Cancer Center or scientific administration (Preferred).
Experience developing education and training programs for scientific trainees (Preferred).
Experience with NIH training grants (Preferred).
Experience developing and assessing education programs and workshops (Preferred).

Skills

Strong communication skills.
Strong organizational, problem solving, and analysis skills.
Ability to form positive working relationships with people in different departments and at different levels.
Familiarity with common administrative software programs such as Microsoft Office and Google Suite.
Survey methodology (Preferred).
Ability to travel to 1-4 national conferences per year (Preferred).

Location

New York

Work Type

Regular

Experience Level

Experience in higher education administration, program management, or a related academic, research, or scientific environment
Experience with cross-functional collaborations with people in different departments and at different levels
Experience with program evaluation, surveys, and data analysis

Education Level

Bachelors’ degree in the life sciences
Graduate-level degree in the life sciences

Salary/Compensations

$67,000-$100,000

Benefits

Competitive pay
Exceptional health benefits
Retirement plans
Time off
A range of recognition and wellness programs

About the Company

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a world-renowned biomedical research institution in New York.
It has shaped contemporary biomedical research and is the home of eight Nobel Prize laureates.
CSHL provides a highly dynamic and interactive research environment.
Offers timely exposure to advances in various biomedical research fields and interaction with a broad range of researchers.
Believes that science is for everyone and researchers have a wide variety of backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity

CSHL is an EO Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status.
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