"Enterprise Neurosciences Program Manager"

Job Details

Benefits: All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave granted up front, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more.

Unit: Office Of The Provost MBU

Department: Academic Affairs

Duties & Responsibilities:

The Enterprise Neurosciences Program Manager will serve as the primary programmatic and administrative leader of the VCU Enterprise Neurosciences (EN) Program. They will support the EN Director, Neurosciences Convergence Lab Leads, and EN Investigators with coordination of various administrative tasks including but not limited to organizing special projects, faculty recruitment, grant submissions, and educational programs. They will coordinate and host meetings, facilitate management of complex schedules, and organize visiting scholars. They will further lead and disseminate communications for EN, assimilate materials for Neurosciences Convergence Labs, prepare records and financial reports for program activities, and maintain curriculum, CME, and other educational reports. The exceptional candidate will assist with writing and submitting grants. They will analyze data and information generated or produced by the EN program and write reports and other written materials based on this data. This individual will further respond to requests for program information by staff, students, and faculty and handles any necessary correspondence.

Responsibilities:

The VCU Enterprise Neurosciences Program Manager will provide programmatic, administrative, and academic support to a large, interdisciplinary, trans-institutional Neurosciences program:

• Coordinate faculty recruitment
• Coordinate complex, multi-investigator research and training grant submissions
• Prepare the VCU EN program seminar schedule, send out the weekly announcements for seminars and populate this information on shared calendars
• Design of educational program structure and materials
• Serve as primary point of contact for the VCU EN program
• Create, collection, and consolidate grant materials for team-based submissions
• Coordinate visiting scholars arrangements
• Monitor and ensure that the program complies with all federal government policies
• Maintain and update contents to EN program website and webpages
• Lead and disseminate communications for EN
• Analyze data and information generated or produced by program and write relevant reports

Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.
• Undergraduate or Graduate degree, preferably in a STEM field
• Masters or other advanced degree preferred but not required
• 3+ years of relevant administrative experience, preferably in biomedical academic settings
• Knowledge of research programs and research training programs
• Experience organizing events and programming for faculty and students
• Experience working with faculty, student, and trainee populations from all backgrounds
• Demonstrated ability to work productively, both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent organizational and time management skills and experience managing multiple projects/tasks with conflicting deadlines
• Collaborative and transparent leadership style, cultural awareness and agility, and the ability to build trust and credibility
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and online collaboration tools - e.g., Google Docs, and Dropbox
• Scheduling and teleconferencing software skills - i.e., Zoom, Google Calendar, and Doodle Poll

Preferred Qualifications:

• Website management experience preferred but not required

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience up to $120,000

FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt

Hours per Week: 40

Restricted Position: No

ORP Eligible: Yes

Flexible Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Contact Information: Contact Name: Timothy Luckritz Marquis, Assistant Director for Enterprise Convergence Labs Contact Email: tluckritzmarq@vcu.edu