Administrative Director

Program Leadership and Strategic Planning

• Explore and develop new collaborative and funding opportunities to drive the CGLC program, (including NIH, philanthropy and foundations)
• Facilitate the planning and implementing of new projects based on these new opportunities

Leadership Of Program Operations And Financial Administration

• Oversee the general operation of the entire CGLC program, ensuring that ongoing administrative and operational processes support the goals and objectives of the program
• Plan and lead routine project team meetings
• Oversee the development and management of the CGLC budget in accordance with the financial goals and expectations of the program
• Work closely with financial personnel to address budgetary constraints and strategize when funding considerations arise such as the need for a project extension or request for additional funding
• Review the progress of subcontract sites and make determinations regarding routine financial administration of subcontracts
• Manage HR and faculty affairs, Center wet and dry lab personnel hiring, onboarding, offboarding, regulatory training and access to the facilities in collaboration with departmental HR pod
• Monitor with Center faculty productivity to ensure that all federal research grants deliverables are met in a timely manner and communicated to the funding agencies
• Establish mechanisms to continually evaluate and respond to short- and long-term operational and fiscal needs
• Liaise with research facilities in the Taub Institute, Dept of Neurology, Stem Cell, Brain Bank, Genome Centers (including the High Throughput Screening and Next Generation Sequencing facilities) to ensure easy access of the CGLC to these facilities

Liaison With Philanthropic Sources

• Collaborate with philanthropic sources, physicians, scientists, regulatory professionals, executive staff and others both within CU and externally as necessary for development and execution of the CGLC’s goals, ensuring their successful execution

Communications And Symposia

• Designate the topic of the Annual CGLC Scientific Symposia
• Identify and book meeting facilities, catering, sponsors and speaker invitations for the Annual CGLC Scientific Symposia
• Interact with the Carol and Gene Ludwig Family Foundation (CGLFF) personnel on behalf of the co-directors, to ensure that the CGLFF is fully briefed on progress and plans for the CGLC’s research program
• Interact with other sponsoring agencies (such as NIH program officers or industry sponsors), key project personnel, new donors and potential donors, and VIP supporters and participants, on behalf of CGLC Principal Investigators
• Write formal and informal communications regarding project progress updates and share directly with sponsors, industry collaborators, and other members of the financial/administrative leadership
• Communicate weekly progress updates to CGLFF via email and maintain monthly recurring meetings with CGLFF, co-directors and the chair of the department
• Draft text related to the CGLC’s program for a wide range of publication contexts, such as draft press releases and text of publications for scientific journals

Staff Management

• Support the co-directors by maintaining oversight of all personnel working for the program
• With center faculty, set individual strategies and establish standards for hiring, performance appraisal, and competency assessment
• Provide input into personnel compensation and salary setting decisions
• Establish job expectations and methods for measurement of standards for all personnel
• Cookordination with Human Resources and administrative leadership in the development and implementation of policies and procedures that apply the program
• Maintain awareness of team engagement; identify and respond to key challenges and areas of opportunity

Operations Management

• Work with the co-directors and CU space planners to continually monitor and optimize research space and office utilization to meet the ongoing needs of the center, as well as its future needs for fitting-out, equipping and staffing of new research space in the new Vagelos Innovation Laboratories at W167th and Audubon
• Develop a plan for acquiring and managing high-end shared equipment (centrifuges, microscopies, computational equipment), and develop sustainable funding models for equipment management
• Recruit new staff at investigator, scientist and technical levels

Regulatory/Compliance Oversight

• Work with Center faculty to draft IRB protocols, IACUC protocols and other compliance documentation for multiple projects
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements for animal, human issue, human data, clinical and computational research
• Convey to project team and ensure compliance with institutional policies and procedures