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Columbia University · 3 months ago

Scientific Program Manager

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$120K/yr - $170K/yr

5+ years exp

Columbia University is seeking a Scientific Program Manager for the AlQuraishi Lab in the Departments of Systems Biology and Computer Science. The role involves managing and coordinating multiple machine learning projects for biomolecular structure prediction, ensuring timely deliverables and effective communication among teams and external partners.

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H1B Sponsor Likely

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

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

With PI, set the strategy and establish standards for hiring, performance appraisal, and competency assessment. Establish job expectations and methods for measurement of standards for all personnel

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

Qualification

Machine LearningComputational BiologyProject ManagementScientific WritingData AnalysisCommunication SkillsLeadershipProblem Solving

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