Overview:

DFCI is a world leader in cancer genomics and has made significant strategic investments in both research and clinical applications of genomics. Some of these investments include the Center for Cancer Genome Discovery (CCGD), which develops and supports new research and clinical applications of genomics methods; and the Center for Personalized Medicine (CCPM) which have recently merged to form the Center for Cancer Genomics (CCG). As a part of the next phase of strategic expansion for these programs, we are looking for an enthusiastic individual to oversee and manage the center’s research financial and administrative portfolio.

Reporting to the Department Administrator for Medical Oncology, Molecular and Cellular Oncology the Business Manager will be responsible for guiding and ensuring efficient operations of the Center for Cancer Genomics and existing collaborators. This position provides senior-level financial management and planning, operations/process improvement, and business relationship support to leadership in Cancer Genomics (Directors and Associate Directors).

We are seeking a talented individual who will proactively ensure long-term sustainable planning while coordinating agile responses to occasional short-term clinical and/or research prioritization changes, and who is adept at balancing resource allocation and prioritization across multiple goals and funding sources.

Responsibilities:

Operational Support for Strategic Planning and Implementation

• Communicate with Cancer Genomics staff regarding Institute-wide strategic initiatives and policies
• Oversee new program development and execution as needed 
• Work with external partners, sponsors and donors to ensure sustainable growth of Cancer Genomics at DFCI

Business development and financial performance

• Oversee all aspects of financial and business analytics; develop and maintain key metrics and dashboard reports that will regularly inform executive and faculty leadership of facility performance
• Oversees and develops financial performance objectives and ensures successful implementation
• Identifies and manages initiatives to enhance cost effectiveness and cost efficiencies
• Develop annual and long-term budget forecasts
• Working with facility leadership, forecasts capital, operating and service center budget needs by evaluating and reporting on market conditions and financial analyses
• Coordinate regular financial reports to Institute as well as leadership
• Oversees ISR/Institutional commitment dollars with Director of Genomics to ensure the DFCI invests in projects associated with business plan and aligns with institute needs 

 Research Administration

• Oversees and participates in managing research programs as director and maintains comprehensive knowledge of status of funding and research contractual obligations
• Ensures compliant research resource utilization and communication/reporting pathways as requested
• Supports the director in developing research proposals and coordinates proposal preparation with institute grants management and Research Office staff
• Ability to assist in grant preparation and management; create and oversee budgets for research projects; assure that budgets meet institutional and facility policies and project goals
• Monitor budgets and milestones of approved projects to help assure that projects are completed on time and within budget
• Manages the effectiveness and cost control for sponsored contracts and is a member of the contract negotiating team for research projects
• Assists Faculty members in finding opportunities for flagship support of the genomics initiatives with federal and non-federal dollars
• Assists Faculty members in strategic planning of grant submissions throughout career and transitions

Facilities

• Serve as a point person with Facilities to facilitate aspects of project planning, information gathering, submissions and implementation
• Assist in coordinating moves or facility use changes in support of facility director
• Assists Director in planning for all space needs of the center members and faculty