Scientific Director, Center for Research in Women’s Health Science (CREWHS)

Cedars-Sinai•Los Angeles, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is seeking a Scientific Director for the Center for Research in Women’s Health Science (CREWHS). This role is responsible for mentoring junior multidisciplinary researchers in women's health or sex differences research, aiming to increase their publications and grant funding. The director will manage CREWHS's annual RFA process, including evaluating and selecting grant recipients. The position also requires the director to maintain their own research, manage their team, and secure funding. The mission of CREWHS is to enhance women's health and care across all life stages by promoting innovation in research, clinical care, education, and policy. CREWHS aims to expand multidisciplinary women's health and sex differences research at Cedars-Sinai and translate this knowledge into improved outcomes for women in disease prevention, recognition, management, psychosocial aspects, and outcome disparities. CREWHS facilitates multidisciplinary sex-based research by providing seed funding to junior investigators, promoting interdisciplinary scientist interactions through seminars and workshops, offering education and training for future leaders in women's health research, funding internships for very junior students to foster early interest, and creating a public awareness campaign on women's health knowledge gaps.

Requirements

Experience in mentoring junior multidisciplinary researchers.
Experience in women's health or sex differences research.
Experience in managing grant funding processes.
Ability to conduct and manage their own research.
Ability to manage a research team.
Demonstrated success in securing grant funding.

Nice To Haves

Experience with RFA processes.
Experience in fostering innovation in research, clinical care, education, and policy.
Experience in promoting interactions between clinical, basic and translational scientists.
Experience in providing education and training for researchers.
Experience in creating public awareness campaigns.

Responsibilities

Mentoring junior multidisciplinary researchers engaged in women’s health or sex differences research.
Managing the CREWHS annual RFA process, including the evaluation and selection process for research grants.
Continuing their own research.
Managing their research team.
Retaining funding for their research.
Providing seed funding to junior investigators.
Promoting interactions between clinical, basic and translational scientists.
Providing education and training to support the next generation of leaders in women’s health research.
Funding internships for very junior students to promote early interest in women’s health science.
Creating a public awareness campaign to address the critical gap in knowledge about women’s health.