Department Program Specialist I

Provides executive high-level administrative support to the Associate Director of Wilmot Cancer Institute for Population Science, who is also Co-Director of the URCC NCORP Research Base (an NCI funded $30+ million nationwide cancer clinical trial network with more than 35 partner institutions across the country), and Director of the URMC PEAK Human Performance Clinical Science Program, and Director of the Wilmot RENEW Program within the Wilmot Integrative Oncology Center. Helps the Director with direct oversight of Wilmot Cancer Institute operations related to Population Science and the Cancer Prevention and Control Program, as well as the RENEW Clinical Exercise Oncology Program within the Integrative Oncology Center at Wilmot. This position is within the Department of Surgery, Division of Supportive Care in Cancer, located in the Saunders Research building. Helps with direct oversight of operations of the URCC NCORP Research Base and PEAK Human Performance Clinical Science Program. This position is fulltime onsite. This individual must be highly professional and able to handle sensitive and confidential information and communication, provide and ensure a professional work environment, communicate and collaborate in a timely, respectful and professional manner with other senior leadership in the University and Medical Cener (e.g., Wilmot Director and Associate Directors, VPs, Deans, Provost, Presidents Office, Institute and Center Directors), faculty, coworkers, and supervisors spanning multiple departments and centers. This position requires high-level professional communication with external senior stakeholders at NIH (e.g., NIH Directors and Center Directors), NCI (e.g., NCI Director and Chiefs), senior leadership at other NCI designated cancer centers and medical centers both nationally and internationally as needed. This individual must be able to multitask in a highly dynamic demanding environment and respond effectively to unexpected and unforeseen urgent matters. This individual must be highly organized, self-directed motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required. Occasional travel out of town and out of state may be required.