About City of Hope

City of Hope's mission is to deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. Founded in 1913, City of Hope has grown into one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S. and one of the leading research centers for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope research has been the basis for numerous breakthrough cancer medicines, as well as human synthetic insulin and monoclonal antibodies. With an independent, National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center at its core, City of Hope brings a uniquely integrated model to patients spanning cancer care, research and development, academics and training, and innovation initiatives. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, and Phoenix. City of Hope’s affiliated family of organizations includes Translational Genomics Research Institute and AccessHopeTM. For more information about City of Hope, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

City of Hope’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are key in serving our mission to provide compassionate patient care, drive innovative discovery, and advance vital education focused on eliminating cancer and diabetes in all of our communities. Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ensures we bring the full range of skills, perspectives, cultural backgrounds, and experiences to our work -- and that our teams align with the people we serve in order to build trust and understanding. We are dedicated to fostering a community that embraces diversity - in ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives; this is reflected in our work and represented in our people.

This position will manage programs led by Behnam Badie, M.D.,. Dr. Badie is an expert in surgical neuro-oncology. He is chief of the Division of Neurosurgery and co-director of the Brain Tumor Program at City of Hope. He has personally performed more than 3,000 brain tumor operations and has guided the design of and conducted several first-in-human clinical trials involving local delivery of therapeutics into the brain.

Position Summary:

Provides management of clinical department research programs (primarily the neuro and sarcoma disease teams via this open position), including translational and clinical research. Manages a large portfolio of clinical faculty, manages senior level research development meetings, and facilitates research activities that will result in external grant applications and high impact peer-reviewed publications. Candidate will have a high level of responsibility and autonomy and will work cooperatively with stake holders across the organization (research, medical, financial, regulatory, administrative, and others). Position requires excellent organizational and time management skills, and the ideal candidate will be self-motivated, show meticulous attention to details, and work well under pressure and in response to competing priorities and tight deadlines. The Program Manager is a key position within each clinical department and disease team, serving as the point of contact on academic research matters for program members and outside constituents.

Key Responsibilities include:

Brings grant opportunities to the attention of clinical personnel and facilitates external grant application, particularly multi-component proposals to the NIH, DOD, and CIRM. Manages clinical research operations via facilitating operational and administrative tasks and acting as program liaison for Sponsored Research, Clinical Trials Office, IRB, clinical faculty across the organization and Beckman Research Institute. Understands the administration of budgets expenses. Oversees expenditures within established limits. Understands and monitors budget activities and analyze variances.Manages operational and administrative tasks and acts as program manager for information sciences, research associates and research nurses by providing necessary documentation and effectively communicating data needs. Manages basic, clinical and/or translational research meetings and research retreats with relevant physicians, scientists and other research support staff by creating agendas, collecting and sharing appropriate information and reports and ensuring resulting action items are fulfilled. Brings grant opportunities to the attention of clinical personnel to initiate interest and facilitate application.