Prime Program Officer

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Date Posted: 11/08/2024
Req ID: 40611
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Pharmacy
Department: Faculty of Pharmacy
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00057367
About us: PRiME is the next-generation precision medicine institutional strategic initiative at The University of Toronto dedicated to addressing unmet needs and challenges in drug discovery, diagnostics, and disease biology to advance the field of precision medicine. PRiME brings together a powerful continuum of world-class basic and clinical scientists, biomedical engineers, innovators, and entrepreneurs, fostering seamless collaborations between the Toronto precision medicine and drug discovery ecosystem and our global academic and industry partners.
Your opportunity: This role reports to the Director, Strategy and Partnerships, PRiME, and supports PRiME's mission, vision and goals of accelerating drug discovery for novel therapeutics to advance precision medicine by cultivating robust local, national and international partnerships with a pipeline of research translation and training programs in drug discovery, delivery, and diagnostics. This role is ideal for those who enjoy a diverse range of tasks, possess attention to detail, and have initiative. Your strong interpersonal, communications, and organizational skills will enable you to successfully navigate a multifaceted network and foster positive relationships with diverse stakeholders including faculty, trainees, granting agencies, partner organizations, industry, and sponsors.
Your responsibilities will include: Promoting research translation and talent training initiatives to increase PRiME's visibility and reputation (including delivering presentations)Liaising with agencies, collaborators, industry sponsors, faculty and other stakeholders regarding funding applications and opportunitiesSupport grant administration including writing grant applications, coordinating funding application processes, and researching, analyzing, and recommending grant opportunitiesCoordinating meetings with relevant stakeholders, preparing and distributing meeting agendas, briefing notes, and materials in advance, taking detailed meeting minutes, and sharing the meeting notes and follow-up on action items.Supporting the Director, Strategy & Partnerships, PRiME on contracts and agreements to ensure they are consistent with University policy and standards, and liaising with management to determine goals and prioritiesAssessing and determining benchmarks and metrics on PRiME programs and initiatives, tracking and collecting information on project progress, coordinating project-related tasks, and generating reports (including preparing annual reports)Keeping well-informed on funding opportunities and resources, application policies/procedures and key deadlinesMonitoring program accountsEssential Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Life Sciences, or acceptable combination of equivalent education and experienceMinimum three years of combined experience working in operations, administration or research roles supporting initiativesExperience fostering and sustaining relationships with internal and external contacts.Strong experience coordinating project tasks, including planning and implementing project phasesDemonstrated experience drafting written documents, including funding proposals and annual reporting documentsExperience planning and coordinating small and large events and meetings with high profile attendeesExperience in scheduling meeting and taking meeting minutesWorking knowledge of grants administration and research fundingProficiency with generating reports for decision making purposesExcellent written and verbal communication skillsStrong time management skills to achieve results and to meet critical timelines in collaboration with stakeholdersProven organizational skills, ability to be detail-oriented, and ability to adapt to constantly changing priorities, manage multiple projects concurrently, and complete work in required time framesAssets (Nonessential): Master's Degree or PhD in Life Sciences is preferredTo be successful in this role you will be: Goal orientedMotivated self-learnerOrganizedProactiveResourcefulNotes: This is a term position for two (2) years.Closing Date: 11/24/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term. This is a term position for two (2) years.
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 11 -- $75,223. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $96,196. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Research Administration & Teaching
Lived Experience Statement Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Diversity StatementThe University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.
Accessibility StatementThe University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

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