Senior Project Manager, GI Translational Research

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.

Exciting opportunity at MSK: Join our team as a Senior Project Manager, GI Oncology Translational Research! We’re looking for a dynamic clinical research professional to manage the Gastroesophageal cancer (GEC) translational research portfolio led by the Solid Tumor Gastrointestinal (STGI) Oncology service chief.

Role Overview:

• Partner with the Service Chief and GI oncology research leadership to ensure appropriate oversight, governance, and management of the research portfolio and to support the strategic growth of the GEC research program.
• Provide operational, administrative, regulatory, financial, and project management oversight for the GEC translational research portfolio.
• Provide project leadership, guidance, and coordination to ensure stakeholders remain aligned on priorities, responsibilities, timelines, and expected outcomes.
• Coordinate activities across internal MSK departments, including Pathology and Sloan Kettering Institute laboratories, as well as external collaborators, research partners, and vendors.
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings, track progress, provide direction, guidance and leadership support to stakeholders, and communicate project updates appropriately.
• Serve as a central point of contact for the research portfolio and facilitate effective communication among clinical, scientific, administrative, and operational teams.
• Coordinate and facilitate the GEC Research Center Retreats and other strategic program-building activities.
• Must be highly organized, proactive, adaptable, and an excellent communicator, flexible with communication methods to best meet the needs of the service chief and key research stakeholders. This role requires flexibility and responsiveness to research needs, including communication outside of standard business hours via email/phone.

Key Qualifications:

• At least 4-7 years of Project Management experience.
• Prior experience in clinical research, operations and relationship management is preferred.
• A scientific background or demonstrated ability to understand and communicate scientific and translational research concepts is preferred. Experience in gastroesophageal oncology is desirable but not required.

Core skills:

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to interact across all levels in a confident, professional manner
• Outstanding attention to detail and strong analytical and interpersonal 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.
• Enthusiasm and dedication to MSK's vision, mission and values.

Additional Information:

• Location: BAIC, 300 E 66th Street, NYC
• Schedule: Hybrid, 4 days onsite, 1 day remote- flexibility required depending on business needs
• Reporting to the Program Manager, Clinical Research Operations

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Learn more about GI Oncology: They are a dedicated team of experienced and compassionate physicians and clinical research professionals with the mission to encourage research and the development of new therapies to help patients worldwide. GI oncology service has more than a dozen subspecialties, each focused on a single malignancy of the GI tract, including anal, colorectal, esophageal, gastric (stomach), liver, and pancreatic cancers, as well as GI stromal tumors and neuroendocrine tumors.

Closing:

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