IAMI Drug Development Research Project Director

IAMI Drug Development Research Project Director

The Drug Development Research Project Director position is responsible for developing and implementing Drug Discovery and Early Drug Development project plans on individual projects as well as directing research programs. This position reports directly to the Director of the Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation (IAMI). This position will be located on both Lawrence and Kansas City Medical Center (KUMC) campuses.

Key roles and responsibilities include :

• Assembling Drug Discovery and Early Development project teams comprised of researchers from KU, Children's Mercy Hospital, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, and collaborators outside the University of Kansas (other universities, contract drug development organizations) to implement project plans from target identification and validation through clinical proof of concept, maintaining a cohesive and highly effective project team during all phases of the drug project.
• Serving as the primary point of contact for the team and ensuring that open lines of communication are established and maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
• Playing a leadership role in implementing the strategic plan for KU Drug Discovery integrating functions such as Medicinal Chemistry, Combinatorial Chemistry, High Throughput Screening, Imaging, the Product Development Core, and Animal Resources.
• Working directly with the Technology Transfer offices on both Lawrence and Kansas City campuses, technology transfer offices at consortium partner institutions, and our private sector partner, BioNovus Innovations, LLC, in support of intellectual property and commercialization activities.
• Working closely with KUMC School of Medicine, KU Cancer Center, and BioNovus finance associates to secure funding for projects as well as execute projects to meet budget forecasts.
• Managing broad-reaching research programs. Examples may include providing project and portfolio management support for KU Cancer Center-supported shared resources (e.g., Lead Development and Optimization Shared Resource, Clinical Pharmacology Shared Resource), strategic planning initiatives, public-private partnerships, P01 and SPORE initiatives, as well as development of competencies and capabilities aimed at expanding research portfolios.

In addition to demonstrated expertise in Drug Discovery or Drug Development, this position must demonstrate project management competencies. These competencies include :

The Drug Development Research Project Director will work with either the Drug Discovery, Delivery, and Experimental Therapeutic (D3ET) or Investigator Initiated Trials (IIT) steering committees to advance new cancer therapeutic strategies.

The Drug Development Research Project Director will have responsibilities for supporting KUCC shared resources. This position will work with the Cancer Center Lead Development and Optimization (LDOSR) and Clinical Pharmacology (CPSR) Shared Resource Directors and respective team members to organize, manage, and advance cancer researcher's projects from the laboratory bench to the patient's bedside.

The Drug Development Research Project Director will provide project and portfolio management support to strategic partnerships with industry, academia, government, and disease philanthropy collaborators. Responsibilities will include development of methods and processes that enable, facilitate, and advance collaborative projects with external partners focused on therapeutic, diagnostic, and medical device technologies, coordination of internal and external research activities necessary to create and advance these technologies, as well as pursuit of philanthropic, government, and private sector funding for projects.

Required qualifications include :

Preferred qualifications include :

Skills include :

Required documents include :

If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers. A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here.

Comprehensive benefits package includes :

Compensation statement :

The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.

Pay range : $111,000.00 - $183,000.00

Minimum : $111,000.00

Midpoint : $147,000.00

Maximum : $183,000.00