Associate Director, Histopathology Sciences

Location: Bar Harbor

Associate Director, Histopathology Sciences The Histopathology Sciences (HPS) Associate Director manages a multi-user, multi-core facility that includes, but is not limited to, Clinical Chemistry, Electron Microscopy, Histology and Research Necropsy Services. This includes oversight of ~$3.0MM combined operating, R&D and capital budgets. The HPS Associate Director oversees several direct reports in all component areas, including individual core managers and supervisors and/or senior technologists.

Clinical Chemistry, Histology, Electron Microscopy and Research Necropsy Service directly support multiple programs at all five JAX campuses, including research, production and diagnostic/pathology functions. Fulfilling these responsibilities requires extensive knowledge of multiple phenotyping technologies, including microscopy, sample handling/processing and the command of basic research principles as well as good leadership, management and communication skills. Oversight of this group includes staff management and guiding service development and process improvement as well as forecasting and budgeting.

Added administrative responsibilities may include metric development and monitoring as well as grant applications and related reporting.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Managing Operations - Overseeing operational management of cores including:

Develop/establish major schedules, project management assignments and the allocation of manpower, space and equipment to ensure departmental commitments are met in compliance with institutional standards of operation and safety. Oversee instrument and facility operations and maintenance. Facilitate troubleshooting in a timely manner. Ensure services are delivered within reasonable and established turn-around times.

Manage direct reporting staff and activity; ensure best practices are followed by core supervisors and their direct reports. Assess employee performance including written reviews, assuring technical growth and competence through goal setting and facilitated training. Recruit and train new personnel as needed.

Establish and ensure service QC . Monitor adherence to department and institutional policy; assure SOPs and best practices are identified, incorporated and followed as part of service routine.

Administrative Duties
- Responsible for administrative aspects of service operations including:

Responsibility for the cores’ operating and capital budgets, space, technology and service expansion planning.

Develop operating and capital budgets, operate facility within budget, overseeing subsequent management for all reporting areas; provide forecasting; participate in costing.

Oversee or directly deliver activity tracking and billing activities - assuring that all required records are maintained and all billing is completed in an accurate and timely manner.

Participate in grant writing as required; responsible for grant reporting when applicable.

Serve on institutional committees as needed.

Participate in departmental planning and development.

User Relations and Communications
- This position reports to the Executive Director of Scientific Services with input from Faculty and other major users (i.e. Pathology, Preclinical Services). Regular communication with these parties is indispensable as they provide guidance, direction and evaluation. In addition, the HPS Associate Director will:

Host Scientific Services Interest Group meetings or meet with users as needed and/or required.

Troubleshoot specific user needs.

Survey user(s) to assess satisfaction and changing needs.

Effectively communicate with scientists in protocol development & data interpretation.

Consult with users on experiment design and materials & methods optimization.

Other duties as assigned. The HPS Associate Director interacts with an extensive array of internal and external contacts; this individual may provide tours, training and other types of information to visitors such as students, visting faculty and other groups as needed.

Service Delivery and Core Expertise
- As the subject matter expert in one or more cores, the HPS Associate Director delivers state-of-the-art services and other deliverables as needed or…