Administrative Director

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary:
  Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard
  
  Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range:  -

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

The Administrative Director will report to the Co-Directors of The Carol and Gene Ludwig Center for Research on Neurodegeneration (CGLC);
Department of Neurology Chair with a dotted line reporting to Departmental Administrator/COO.

The incumbent will provide administrative and financial support for day-to-day scientific operations and plays a key role in enabling the strategic direction of a complex, multi-institution, multi-investigator effort to employ powerful scientific resources in pursuit of the treatment and cure of Alzheimer’s disease and related neurodegenerative diseases.

The candidate will work closely with the Co-Directors to advance a series of research projects by coordinating closely with investigative collaborators, sponsors, and donors; managing administrative aspects of the Ludwig Center wet and dry laboratory operations and personnel; and ensuring compliance and quality within this extensive research program. A key role is in fitting-out, equipping and staffing new research space in the new Vagelos Innovation Laboratories at 167th Street and Audubon Avenue.

The successful candidate will support the entire administrative life cycle of CGLC research projects. Will assist the Ludwig Center investigators with grant applications and working closely with NIH and other key sponsors.

This individual will routinely make decisions with the co-Directors regarding the administration of significant and growing annual research expenses. The complex and rapidly expanding program consists of a rich mixture of both broad and focused research projects funded by multiple federal and philanthropic sources, including CGLFF Pilot Research Awards.

The incumbent will also play a key role in the operations of the CGLC center, providing key support in areas such as strategic planning, development, processes implementation, communications, branding and website management, liaising and building relationships with internal and external collaborators, space and equipment management, events, HR, and the development of research resources in order to meet current and future needs.

Responsibilities

As a key member of the CGLC leadership team alongside the Co-Directors and faculty investigators, the incumbent will play an important role in promoting the program’s trajectory from basic science research to pre-clinical translational research.

• Explore and develop new collaborative and funding opportunities to drive the CGLC program, (including NIH, philanthropy and foundations) The individual will facilitate the planning and implementing of new projects based on these new opportunities.
• Responsible for financial strategic planning including annual and 3–5-year budgetary projections, in coordination with the Department of Neurology and VP&S. Suitable for various internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with philanthropic sources, physicians, scientists, regulatory professionals, executive staff and others both within CU and externally as necessary for development and execution of the CGLC’s goals, ensuring their successful execution.
• Working in collaboration with the co-directors to prioritize resource allocation to ensure that…