Dept Chair Immunotherapeutics and Biotechnology Department

Position Description

The Chair of the Department of Immunotherapeutics and Biotechnology provides vision, strategic direction, and administrative oversight to all appointed faculty and staff. The Dean appoints the Department Chair and reports to the Dean of the School of Pharmacy. The department chair mentors and supervises faculty and staff in the department, including divisional heads, vice chairs, directors, service unit leaders, if applicable, as assigned by the Dean. Represents the department and, when directed by the Dean, the SOP, both internally to the University and externally to various stakeholders. Serves as part of the SOP administrative team through service on the SOP Executive Committee and active participation in various School and institutional planning, implementing, and evaluating activities.

Major/Essential Functions

• Meet academic and professorial expectations according to the appointed faculty rank and appointment. Teach in assigned courses. Maintain an active scholarship program. Seek extramural funding for scholarship. Publish at least one paper each year.
• Maintain an active, extramurally-funded research program (if tenured) or active pharmacy practice (if non-tenured).
• Provide leadership for the Department on all school campuses to achieve strategic goals in teaching, scholarship/research, pharmacy practice, and professional service.
• Oversee the administration of the Department (if applicable) through its division heads, vice chairs, directors, service unit leaders, and administrative staff.
• Provide managerial, budgetary, and personnel oversight for the Department in coordination with the Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration and the Dean. Prepare annual budget requests and reports. Manage and direct the acquisition and disposition of the Department budget as directed by the Dean and following University and SOP policies.
• Oversee maintenance and inventory of Department equipment. Make recommendations to the Dean, Regional Deans, Associate Dean for Sciences, and University administration on modifications of Department laboratory, common equipment or office space.
• Promote wellness, safe working conditions, and procedures in the Department. Interface with TTUHSC Safety Services on safety issues pertaining to the Department.
• Assign workload for the faculty, including teaching, research, pharmacy practice, and service responsibilities. If applicable, coordinate with division heads and vice chairs. Balance workload within the Department and across all departments.
• Mentor faculty and promote faculty development. Oversee faculty professional development and delivery of teaching, research/scholarship work, pharmacy practice, and professional service.

Required Qualifications

• Doctoral degree (e.g., Pharm.D., Ph.D.)
• Ten (10) years relevant experience in pharmacy education or research with at least 5 years in an administrative position with duties and responsibilities for managing human resources and fiscal management; documented accomplishments in teaching, scholarship/research, and practice, at a level of a full professor as appropriate for their discipline.
• Demonstrated ethical conduct, professionalism, interpersonal skills, leadership, and management abilities sufficient to effectively direct the department and develop direct reports, faculty, and support staff.
• Knowledge of and ability to create a vision, strategic direction, research plans, and guide research teams.
• High degree of understanding of current trends in teaching, research, and practice that may be a focused interest of the Department.
• Possess professional recognition within national and/or international professional organizations.