Program Director
Company: The University Of Chicago
Location: Chicago
Posted on: May 2, 2024
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Job Description:
Department
-BSD PED - Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation -
Pediatric Cancer Data Commons: Operations
About the Department
-The Biological Sciences Division's 'Data for the Common Good'
(D4CG), is a rapidly-growing team of experts in medicine, clinical
research, public health, data standards, data infrastructure and
programming, data governance and international data sharing.
Headquartered in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of
Chicago, Data for the Common Good works to connect and share
disparate data sets in order to alter long-standing research
paradigms and enable the study of new research questions that drive
cures. Its signature flagship project, the Pediatric Cancer Data
Commons (PCDC), houses the world's largest set of clinical data for
pediatric cancer, uniting clinical data from across five continents
for almost all types of pediatric cancer. Leveraging its expertise
in establishing data commons, Data for the Common Good has expanded
to create similar infrastructure across other rare diseases,
including rare forms of diabetes, pediatric epilepsy, Crohn's and
ulcerative colitis, traumatic brain injury, and adult cancers, as
well as a university-wide initiative called the Sociome, a scalable
and extensible infrastructure and architecture that will ultimately
assemble, quantify and organize the entirety of social context
experienced by every individual.
Job Summary
-The Pediatric Cancer Data Commons (PCDC) Program Director will be
responsible for managing all dimensions of the data commons,
including: the sustainment and growth of 14 existing disease
consortia, the creation of new disease consortia to contribute data
to the effort, oversight of the three existing advisory bodies and
development of new interest/advisory groups, management of
organizational structure of contributors, liaison with D4CG's
technical and data standards teams on the improvement and upgrades
of data structures and workflows. The job uses best practices and
knowledge of non-technical (not information technology or clinical
related) projects from conception to completion. Assembles teams
and leads them, develops detailed work plans, schedules, project
estimates, resource plans, and status reports while being the point
of contact for those projects.
This at-will position is wholly or partially funded by contractual
grant funding which is renewed under provisions set by the grantor
of the contract. Employment will be contingent upon the continued
receipt of these grant funds and satisfactory job performance.
Our department follows a hybrid work structure that fosters
productivity, collaboration, and employee well-being. Working from
the office is encouraged for tasks that require a high degree of
collaboration.Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
-Education:Minimum requirements include a college or university
degree in related field.---
Work Experience:Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills
developed through 7+ years of work experience in a related job
discipline.---
Certifications:---Preferred QualificationsEducation:
When applying, the document(s) MUST -be uploaded via the My
Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the
application.
Job Family
-Administration & Management
Role Impact
-Individual Contributor
FLSA Status
-Exempt
Pay Frequency
-Monthly
Scheduled Weekly Hours
-40
Benefits Eligible
-Yes
Drug Test Required
-No
Health Screen Required
-No
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
-No
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