Program Manager-MCC

Weill Cornell Medical College•New York, NY

2d•$104,500 - $131,600

About The Position

The Program Manager supports Meyer Cancer Center initiatives to integrate transdisciplinary research across basic, clinical, and population science. The role manages center membership, research programs, and shared resources through data-driven planning, execution, and continuous improvement. It coordinates cross-functional efforts, manages timelines, and ensures programs deliver measurable value aligned with organizational goals and National Cancer Institute guidelines for the Cancer Center Support Grant (P30).

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
Three years of related experience.
Familiarity with NIH grant guidelines.
Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
Facility with data analysis and reporting.
Excellent organizational skills, including prioritizing own tasks and structuring and organizing the work of others.
Exceptional attention to detail.
Ability to meet deadlines while coordinating and producing high-quality work.
Ability to work and learn independently, as well as collaborate and work as part of a team.
Excellent interpersonal, analytical, and professional skills.
Ability to manage a complex work environment.
Excellent software skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), and comfort with AI-based approaches to work.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in a cancer-related area.
Experience in research grant preparation, including formatting and graphics.
Previous cancer center experience.

Responsibilities

Manage scientific meetings, including site visits, external advisory board meetings, internal senior leadership meetings, research program meetings, seminars, and retreats.
Develop agendas in collaboration with leadership and direct administrative and technical staff in event support and follow-up.
Contribute to written content and oral presentations, ensuring integration across all components.
Oversee MCC member management, including ongoing review of new and existing members and onboarding.
Manage ongoing assessment and strategic positioning of research programs to ensure balance across membership composition, publications, funding, and clinical trial portfolio; advise on optimal organization and execute alignment with NCI guidelines.
Oversee MCC Shared Resources, including dedicated MCC resources and subsidies to WCM Cores; report on and analyze usage data and academic impact, and work with leadership to maximize investment impact.
Manage the development and improvement of informatics systems to process, categorize, and track required P30 data, including membership, clinical trial accruals, research funding base, and shared resource usage; ensure accuracy and seamless data consolidation.
Analyze data relevant to MCC alignment with NCI guidelines, including shared resource usage, inter- and intra-programmatic publications, clinical trial portfolio and accruals, and research funding base; present data according to NCI-defined formats.
Facilitate MCC intramural pilot grant programs in basic science, investigator-initiated clinical research, and population science; maintain standards for proposal solicitation, peer-review selection, and post-award management.
Manage administrative support for pre-application grant processes.
Perform other duties as needed.