Job Description:
The Director of Clinical Bioinformatics will provide broad leadership and direction for the strategic planning, evaluation, design, and implementation of the clinical bioinformatics activities. Mentors, inspires and provides management oversight to all members of the clinical bioinformatics team and collaborates with other Directors within the Center for Data Intensive Science. Engages in joint clinical research projects with faculty in the Biological Sciences Division (BSD). Establishes the vision and guides the team on the future directions for the clinical bioinformatics group. Responsible for introducing new projects designed to aid research in clinical and biomedical sciences. Establishes best-in-practice operations. Understands the skill requirements demanded by future services, assesses current skill levels, and plans staff development accordingly. Actively recruits and retains talented staff. Introduces new projects designed to aid in clinical and/or biomedical research applications. Supports the staff in executing, testing, and rolling-out project specific solutions. Participates in the design of the processes, and the implementation of data analysis improvements. Reviews project team techniques to ensure that appropriate guidelines are followed for project management, change control, problem management, and documentation. Responsibilities:
Additional Info:
Required Documents: -Curriculum Vita -Research Statement -Cover Letter preferred NOTE: When applying, all required documents MUST be uploaded under the Resume/CV section of the application. Benefit Eligibility: Yes Pay Frequency Pay Range: Depends on Qualification Scheduled Weekly Hours 37.5 Union: Non-Union Job is Exempt? Yes Drug Test Required? No Does this position require incumbent to operate a vehicle on the job?No Health Screen Required?No Posting Date: 2018-03-05-08:00 Remove from Posting On or Before: 2018-09-05-07:00[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
The Director of Clinical Bioinformatics will provide broad leadership and direction for the strategic planning, evaluation, design, and implementation of the clinical bioinformatics activities. Mentors, inspires and provides management oversight to all members of the clinical bioinformatics team and collaborates with other Directors within the Center for Data Intensive Science. Engages in joint clinical research projects with faculty in the Biological Sciences Division (BSD). Establishes the vision and guides the team on the future directions for the clinical bioinformatics group. Responsible for introducing new projects designed to aid research in clinical and biomedical sciences. Establishes best-in-practice operations. Understands the skill requirements demanded by future services, assesses current skill levels, and plans staff development accordingly. Actively recruits and retains talented staff. Introduces new projects designed to aid in clinical and/or biomedical research applications. Supports the staff in executing, testing, and rolling-out project specific solutions. Participates in the design of the processes, and the implementation of data analysis improvements. Reviews project team techniques to ensure that appropriate guidelines are followed for project management, change control, problem management, and documentation. Responsibilities:
- Provides overall leadership of the clinical bioinformatics team setting the strategy, vision, and direction
- Lead a team to implement sound clinical bioinformatics strategies to support the research strategies of the unit
- Develop, coordinate, and execute the clinical bioinformatics strategic, operating, talent, and budget plans
- Work with senior management to ensure clinical bioinformatics strategy aligns with the organizational and divisional goals and plans
- Collaborate with faculty within the BSD on clinical bioinformatics research projects and developing clinical bioinformatics systems.
- Develop goals and prioritize clinical bioinformatics effort to align with the needs of the organization while positioning the University of Chicago as a leader in biomedical data science
- Direct the functional business unit, applied to research collaborations, clinical bioinformatics development and clinical/translational efforts, including analytical software and pipeline development, integration, and maintenance
- Work closely with the leadership to coordinate and efficiently manage the resources of the clinical bioinformatics team
- Foster an inclusive culture that fosters innovation and creativity to address key clinical bioinformatics challenges
- Develop, execute and maintain expertise in 'best-practices' in clinical bioinformatics and large-scale informatics methods
- Provide leadership, mentorship and supervision to all members of the clinical bioinformatics team
- Design future research directions and prepare for any changes in organizational structure and technical expertise accordingly for the team
- Drive team development including coaching, goal setting, hiring, technical mentorship, and development and enforcement of best practices
- Develop, facilitate and execute clinical bioinformatics training and educational efforts
- Be a visible, engaged, collaborative leader in the biomedical data science community representing the University of Chicago in relevant conferences, platforms and mediums to advance the research, field and organization
- Strategic leadership skills
- Supervisory skills
- Budget management skills
- Advanced knowledge in relevant scientific field
- Advanced knowledge of research techniques or methods
- Knowledge of scientific applications and equipment
- Knowledge of regulatory policies and procedures
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail
- Organizational skills
- Oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office
Additional Requirements
Education: PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field. Postdoctoral training preferred Experience:- Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the field of clinical bioinformatics or bioinformatics
- Minimum of three (3) years of management and/or supervisory skills
- Experience managing multi-institutional research projects and collaborations
- Experience leading the scientific direction of a research resource
- Strong record of peer-reviewed publications in clinical bioinformatics
- Experience working with large biomedical datasets preferred
- Experience leading the development of large-scale software applications preferred
- Experience training and mentoring early career staff scientists preferred
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Required Documents: -Curriculum Vita -Research Statement -Cover Letter preferred NOTE: When applying, all required documents MUST be uploaded under the Resume/CV section of the application. Benefit Eligibility: Yes Pay Frequency Pay Range: Depends on Qualification Scheduled Weekly Hours 37.5 Union: Non-Union Job is Exempt? Yes Drug Test Required? No Does this position require incumbent to operate a vehicle on the job?No Health Screen Required?No Posting Date: 2018-03-05-08:00 Remove from Posting On or Before: 2018-09-05-07:00[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]