Associate Director for Clinical Research (Associate Professor - Professor Rank)

Posting Summary

The Associate Director for Clinical Research will have responsibility for oversight of all clinical research activity of all Rutgers Cancer Institute programs. This includes oversight of the Office of Human Research Services, the clinical Disease Specific Groups, clinical research related shared resources, and inter-programmatic meetings with clinical and translational researchers across the Cancer Institute.

Responsibilities

• Planning and evaluation of clinical investigations at Rutgers Cancer Institute
• Overseeing the development, integration, and coordination of the clinical scientists into cohesive groups
• Collaborating with the Deputy Director for Administration & Planning to oversee the activities of the Office of Human Research Services
• Ensuring that shared resources support the clinical science programs
• Promoting inter- and intra-programmatic collaborations
• Assisting in recruiting new clinical science members to the center
• Participating in planning of the Annual Scientific Retreat
• Reviewing all clinical research protocol budgets
• Helping basic and population scientists link their proposals to the clinical science base
• Ensuring the quality and scientific integrity of clinical research
• Developing a clinical research strategy across the service line, promoting clinical research across all hospital sites, and leading efforts to optimize trial portfolio and patient enrollments across the service line
• Serving on the Rutgers Cancer Institute Executive Leadership Team, Research Leadership Council, and participating in Internal and External Advisory Board meetings

Qualifications

Qualified candidates must have international recognition, prior leadership experience that supports the advancement of clinical research programs, and a proven ability to attract and sustain national cancer research funding. Candidates should also be adept at building productive relationships with community partners and patient advocacy groups, fostering engagement that enhances clinical research participation and impact.

RBHS Overview

New Jersey’s premier academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS), takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating universitywide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Rutgers Cancer Institute

The Rutgers Cancer Institute is the only NCI‑designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in New Jersey and a leader in laboratory, clinical prevention and public health science. It offers world‑class quality cancer care providing the most advanced medicines and treatment options for patients in its New Brunswick facility as well as at its network of hospitals across the state through partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health System and University Hospital in Newark. The new Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center is a state‑of‑the‑art, freestanding cancer hospital featuring outpatient and inpatient capacity coupled with research laboratories, retail space and ancillary services devoted to patient wellness and is a first‑of‑its‑kind in New Jersey.