Description

CancerCare Manitoba (CCMB) is seeking the next Vice President of Research & Scientific Director of the Paul Albrechtsen Research Institute CancerCare Manitoba. Reporting to the President and CEO, the Vice President of Research is a member of CCMB’s executive leadership team and provides enterprise-level leadership for the research mandate of CancerCare Manitoba and its research institute.

As the Scientific Director of the Paul Albrechtsen Research Institute CancerCare Manitoba, you are responsible for:

- advancing the Institute’s research vision;

- shaping a focused and distinctive research identity; and,

- ensuring that research is integrated with CCMB’s broader mandate for cancer control, care, education, and innovation.

A central task for the incoming Vice President & Scientific Director is to define a scientific vision of where the Institute will lead. CCMB is large enough to build genuine critical mass in selected areas and small enough that a single leader's scientific judgement can shape the whole portfolio. The Vice President will have the latitude to:

- concentrate investment;

- recruit to defined priorities; and,

- build research programs of national and international standing.

The Vice President of Research and Scientific Director requires a highly credible research leader with the scientific depth, executive presence, operational discipline and partnership orientation to lead a complex research enterprise within a provincial cancer authority.

Candidates inspired by the opportunities and challenges of leading a well-established progressive organization in a fast-paced rapidly evolving industry and who have the leadership ability to create the environment conducive to service excellence, results achievement, responsiveness and accountability will want to explore this rare opportunity. To view the full description of the responsibilities and requirements, download the position profile from Vice President, Research | MNP. Please submit your resume in confidence to or contact Lillian Wong, Director, MNP at Lillian.Wong@mnp.ca.

Requirements

• PhD, MD or MD/PhD with relevant post-graduate training in a relevant field, with eligibility for an academic appointment at the University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
• Distinguished record of independent, peer-reviewed research funding as a principal investigator, substantial peer-reviewed publication record and credibility as a clinician-scientist, researcher, basic scientist, population health researcher, health services researcher or related cancer or blood disorders research leader.
• Senior leadership experience in a research institute, academic health sciences centre, comprehensive cancer centre, university-affiliated research environment, or comparable organization.
• Demonstrated success building and leading multidisciplinary teams, research programs, platforms and partnerships through periods of growth, transformation or increased impact.
• Experience developing and implementing research strategies, operational plans, performance measures, budgets and governance processes.
• Success attracting external research funding, philanthropic investment, research agreements, collaborations or other sources of support.
• Experience mentoring scientists, clinician-scientists, trainees and highly qualified personnel.
• Knowledge of research ethics, regulatory requirements, responsible conduct of research, data stewardship, risk management, and compliance in health research environments.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, political acuity, public-facing and stakeholder engagement skills.