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Scientific Research Director Computational & Systems Biology Computational Biology Center Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City Join the interdisciplinary Computational Biology Center (www.cbio.mskcc.org) at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City in an important leadership position. Assisting the Head of the Computational Biology Center (cBio), you will coordinate the scientific operations of cBio and help develop and present the center’s scientific projects and mission. Your managerial role, working with administrative assistants and faculty, includes recruitment, budget planning, reports, public communications, space and resource allocation, as well as grant applications. Your scientific role includes the conceptual and organizational development of scientific collaborations, as well as planning of the scientific content of conferences, seminar series, workshops and retreats. cBio plans to have seven (currently four) research groups in computational and systems biology in 2012 and has a support group, the Bioinformatics Core. cBio has also taken the lead on 3 large-scale NCI-funded research initiatives at MSKCC: a Genome Data Analysis Center of The Genome Cancer Atlas (GDAC-TCGA), a Physical Sciences – Oncology Center (PS-OC) and a Center for Cancer Systems Biology (CCSB). Communication, networking and coordination will be important: within the Center; across all of MSKCC, bridging clinical and biological research programs, and including key administrative departments; across the three institutions of the tri-institutional program; and, to the broader scientific community. We imagine: You are excited by institution building and take satisfaction from facilitating the scientific success of an interdisciplinary team. You have broad scientific knowledge, e.g., in computational biology, systems biology, genomics or cancer research, as well as strong administrative and managerial skills. You have a Ph.D. or equivalent and at least 3 years of experience in a leadership position, and management experience at an academic institution, biotech or pharmaceutical company, or scientific publishing house. Computational Biology research at MSKCC aims to: • Analyze and simulate biological processes at different levels of organization • Predict the results of interventions in biological systems • Improve the prevention, diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of cancer • Innovate in biological research Close collaboration with experimental and clinical groups using high-throughput and functional genomics data is a major cornerstone of cBio. Excellent employment terms are available. The Search Committee will begin reviewing applications immediately. The deadline for the first round of application is August 1st 2010. The search will continue until the position is filled. Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of interest, and arrange for three letters of recommendation, all to be sent electronically to: gangi-d1[AT]mskcc.org Scientific questions should be addressed to: Chris Sander, Head of the Computational Biology Center Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City Email: gangi-d1[AT]mskcc.org