Manager Office President and Chief Research Officer

Position: Manager Office of the President and Chief Research Officer
* Meet frequently with the CRO to keep him/her abreast of key developments and ensure synchronization of expectations.
* Support CRO, including oversight of daily administrative operations, project coordination, communications, and meeting/event management. Ensures all logistics are complete and confirmed. Provides background material/documentation for meetings and sends reminders of meetings to participants.
* Manages CRO schedule and gatekeeps.
* Responsible for supporting leadership goals.
* Conduct data and material collection to prepare briefs, presentations, and documents and perform analysis supporting key deliverables.
* Attend meetings with the CRO, as appropriate, to represent the function.
* Serve as liaison between the CRO and direct reports/colleagues, handling requests efficiently and timely manner.
* Serve as confidante to the CRO, managing all information with discretion and confidentiality.
* Demonstrate ability to work with great degree of autonomy, working independently on projects and having the ability to use a high degree of tact and diplomacy when handling matters that are critical or confidential in nature.
* Serves on or leads committees and councils.
* Lead and facilitate key departmental projects and initiatives, ensuring the timely execution and quality of results.
* Department specific projects that may include:  + Physician-Scientist Training Program Recruitment – 16 participants annual  + Physician-Scientist Training Program Career Enhancement  + Kids-Inspired Innovation Careers in Science  + HMI3 Lunch & Learn  + Fellow Research Grant Awards - ORD  + Seed Lab Calendaring  + Research Scholar Day Speaker - ORD  + Annual faculty evaluations  + High level faculty recruitment
* Demonstrates courage to challenge the norm, question the direction, and recommend innovative solutions.
* Ability to effectively collaborate with administrative support staff to ensure coordination of work and alignment of priorities are aligned.
* Processing expense reimbursements, invoices, etc.
* Communications support.
* Makes travel arrangements and prepares expense reports; reconciles travel documents.
* Prepares check requests for expenses, speaker’s honorariums, etc.
* Capturing meeting minutes and following up on meeting action items.
* Assists with planning and support of retreats, meetings, and other events.

- Reports directly to the CRO and is a key member of the executive office.
* * Key competencies*: building relationships and exceeding client and management expectations at all levels of the organization; providing high-level support by preparing agendas, reports, presentations, handling information requests, scheduling needs, managing confidential information and other needs as required.
* Bachelors’ degree or 7-10 years of experience working with executive leadership teams and/or management experience required in a highly complex organization.
* Proficient using Microsoft Office Suite and Workday.
* Detail oriented. Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communications skills essential.
* Ability and experience coordinating the activities and deliverables of multiple stakeholders from various areas in an organization.
* Able to deliver clear and concise communications, and to write effectively.
* Must have ability to work in a fast-paced environment, to handle multiple priorities, while being highly organized, and to work under strict deadlines.
* Problem solving initiative to resolve situations.
* Ability to analyze situations, determine their significance and plan appropriate course(s) of action.
* Demonstrated ability to develop effective partnerships across the organization at all levels.
* Demonstrated experience in managing the development of and implementing projects.
* Ability to work successfully in a matrix managed environment
* Demonstrated knowledge of research, healthcare operations and systems desired.

At Lurie Children’s, we are committed to competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity, reflecting individual contributions, experience, and expertise. The pay range for this job indicates minimum and maximum targets for the position. Ranges are regularly…