Scientific Program Manager, AACR Project GENIE

About The Project

AACR Project GENIE is an open-source, international, pancancer registry of real-world data assembled through data sharing between 18 of the leading cancer centers in the world. Through the efforts of strategic partners Sage Bionetworks and cBioPortal, the registry aggregates, harmonizes, and links clinical-grade, next-generation cancer genomic sequencing data with clinical outcomes obtained during routine medical practice from cancer patients treated at these institutions with the goal of improving clinical decision making and catalyzing clinical and translational research.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates project scoping, organization, and execution through collaboration with internal teams and external partners.
• Conducts project risk assessments and implements mitigation strategies to ensure timely and successful project delivery.
• Develops, manages, and executes project communication plans, ensuring clear coordination among stakeholders.
• Uses project management platforms (e.g., Smartsheet) to track progress, assign tasks, and maintain timelines.
• Develops agendas, meeting materials, and presentation decks; documents and distributes meeting minutes and action items.
• Collaborates with data providers, strategic collaborators, project sponsors, and internal teams to facilitate the efficient identification, aggregation, and availability of datasets necessary to support new and existing projects.
• Supports the preparation and distribution of project-related communications to participants, strategic partners, and sponsors.
• Contributes to the creation of external-facing communications and reporting related to project activities and milestones.
• Coordinates cross-functional input for the development of external project communications.
• Conducts onboarding sessions and provides training for project team members.
• Ensures compliance with data governance policies and creates or refines procedures in coordination with internal and external compliance officers.
• Oversees project completion activities, including documentation archiving, final reporting, and capturing lessons learned.

Requirements

• PhD, MD, MS, or equivalent in a relevant field such as health informatics, epidemiology, population health, biomedical sciences, or a related discipline, with demonstrated knowledge of cancer genomics or molecular oncology.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience managing complex, large-scale scientific or clinical projects involving multiple departments or institutions.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong organizational, administrative, and leadership skills.
• Proven ability to engage and collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including scientific collaborators, industry sponsors, technical teams, and senior leadership.
• Proactive, self-motivated, self-directed, and detail-oriented with strong critical thinking skills and a data-driven approach to problem-solving.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent workflows while meeting deadlines.
• Competence in using modern project management platforms (e.g., Smartsheet) to track and deliver outcomes.
• Familiarity with MS Office and other standard software.