Columbia University Irving Medical Center · 4 months ago
Scientific Program Manager
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$120K/yr - $170K/yr
5+ years expColumbia University Irving Medical Center is seeking a Scientific Program Manager to oversee and coordinate machine learning projects within the AlQuraishi Lab. This role involves managing multiple projects related to biomolecular structure prediction and liaising with various internal and external teams to ensure timely execution of research deliverables.
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Responsibilities
In conjunction with PI, help manage and administer multiple team projects. Oversee general operation of key projects and ensure that ongoing administrative and operational processes support the goals and objectives of the research agenda. Plan and lead routine project team meetings
Decompose large projects into tasks and subtasks, and assign and track responsibilities across team members, ensuring timely execution of project requirements in accordance with deadlines
Direct and prioritize resource allocation to ensure that research deliverables are met
Qualification
Required
B.S. in computer science / machine learning, computational biology, or related quantitative fields plus five years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education/experience
Strong familiarity with key components of the research program, including machine learning, computational biology, and molecular sciences
Experience with scientific writing and sufficient familiarity with scientific aspects of research to draft text independently
Project management experience, preferably experience overseeing a large, multi-component project
Ability to troubleshoot tissue processing protocols including the isolation of viable cells of multiple lineages from disparate human tissue sites
Ability to troubleshoot the analysis of single-cell RNA-seq and high-dimensional flow cytometry data with computational biology collaborators
Ability to prioritize the distribution of tissue resources across a variety of projects in consultation with the PI
Support PI by maintaining oversight of all personnel working for the program (>15 personnel)
Maintain awareness of team engagement; identify and respond to key challenges and areas of opportunity
Apply (and develop, to the extent necessary) tooling required for project management and tracking, including that of human-developed artifacts as well as computational artifacts and experiments
Help manage and organize sizable machine learning training runs (100s – 1000s of GPUs) and computational experiments (petabytes of data)
Informally and formally communicate results to, and receive and distill feedback from, external partners in participating consortia
Independently interact with external partners (such as pharmaceutical and tech company representatives) and key project personnel on behalf of Principal Investigator
Write formal and informal communications and reports regarding project progress and share directly with sponsors, collaborators, and other members of the leadership team
Preferred
M.S. degree in a relevant field is strongly preferred
Working experience with machine learning runs and job management is strongly preferred
Published scholarly work in related field is preferred
Company
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Columbia University Irving Medical Center is a clinical and educational enterprise that offers medical, dental, and nursing services. It is a sub-organization of Columbia University.
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