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Mission Statement

The mission of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

Summary

The primary purpose of the Assistant Professor for the Cell Therapy Research laboratory operations is to achieve strategic goals and ensure compliance with all rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for cell therapy research laboratory.

Provides leadership to faculty and staff in all activities performed by the laboratories. Ensures facilities have appropriate equipment and resources and meet safety and regulatory guidelines while functioning efficiently and meet productivity goals and patient care needs. Serves as the cell processing facility director as mandated by regulatory bodies to achieve and maintain accreditation.

Core Values

Caring Behaviors

· Courtesy: Is respectful and courteous to each other at all times

· Friendliness/Teamwork: Promotes and rewards teamwork and is sensitive to the concerns of our patients and our co-workers

Integrity Behaviors

· Reliability: Communicates frequently, honestly and openly

· Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for practicing our values

· Safety: Notices a safety concern and brings it to someone's attention; Models safe behaviors (wears badge, washes hands, keeps work area clean and orderly)

Discovery Behaviors

· Responsiveness: By his/her actions, creates an environment of trust; Encourages learning, creativity and new ideas

· Personal Leadership/Self-Initiative: Helps others to identify and solve problems; Seeks personal growth and enables others to do so

Key Functions

1. Assists Director in planning and oversight of the operations and achievement of strategic goals for the SCTCT Cellular Therapy Research Laboratories.

2. Perform integrative research of epigenomics, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics in human complex diseases, such as cancer, through computational approaches while utilizing bulk and single-cell multi-omics sequencing data.

3. Oversee single-cell multi-omics and artificial intelligence for research portfolio.

4. Ensure critical facility parameters that may affect cellular therapy product viability, integrity, contamination, sterility, or cross-contamination during collection are identified, controlled, monitored, and recorded to demonstrate ongoing compliance with regulatory bodies.

5. Supports the creation and maintenance of systems to ensure quality for all products handled through the SCTCT Cellular Therapy Research Laboratories.

6. Participates in conferences and other department functions, conferences, committees as requested.

7. Supports the Director in establishing staffing, space and equipment management.

8. Ensures facilities have appropriate equipment and resources and meet safety and regulatory guidelines while functioning efficiently and meet productivity goals and patient care needs.

9. Plans and conducts in-service sessions on current scientific advances and new technology.

10. Supports the preparation and submission of Investigational New Drug (IND) documents.

11. Develops and participates on research projects, grant proposals, and manuscript preparations and revisions.

12. Perform research to serve as basis for academic writing for publications and grant proposals.

13. Other duties as assigned.

Core Competencies

· IC - Team with Others:

o Encourage collaboration and input from all team members;

o Value the contributions of all team members; and

o Balance individual and team goals

· IC - Self-Motivation:

o Set high standards of performance;

o Pursue goals with energy and persistence; and

o Drive for results and achievement.

· IC - Oral Communication:

o Express ideas clearly and concisely in groups and one-to-one conversations; and

o Create an environment with open channels of communication.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:

· TC -- Laboratory and Medical Knowledge:

• Employee demonstrates advanced laboratory and medical knowledge as defined by AABB, CAP, ASBMT, FACT, FDA, FACT-Net Cord etc. as appropriate.

TC - Professionalism:

o Employee demonstrates commitment to collaborative professional relationships with physicians and all members of the heath care team; Employee demonstrates a high level of responsibility, ethical practice, sensitivity to patient population and adherence to legal and regulatory requirements; Employee demonstrates a commitment to excellence (i.e. proper hand washing practices) and on-going professional development.

Work Location: Onsite

This position has a target base salary of $80,000 to $100,000 and is eligible for incentive compensation, comprehensive health, wellness, time off, savings, and retirement benefits, as well as relocation support, as applicable.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html

Additional Information

• Requisition ID: 172900

• Employee Status: Regular

• Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 0

• Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 0

• Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 0

• FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay

• Work Location: Onsite

• Science Jobs: Yes

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