West Virginia University · 4 weeks ago
(Hybrid) Resource Development Specialist and Industry Liaison - WVU Cancer Institute
Morgantown, WV
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
4+ years expWest Virginia University is seeking a Resource Development Specialist and Industry Liaison for its Cancer Institute. This role involves collaborating with staff, faculty, and industry to enhance operations and develop partnerships that advance shared resources within the institute.
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Responsibilities
Supports the development of multiple WVUCI Shared Resource Cores by communicating, organizing, analyzing, reporting, developing, and implementing plans and projects from initiation to successfully reaching established milestones and metric goals
Identifies, develops, and maintains partnerships with strategic stakeholders, including staff, faculty, and cross-functional departments
Analyzes and develops existing and new Core business plans into robust operations
Collaborates with Senior Research Project Manager on developing and standardizing reporting requirements that will support successful implementation and tracking of metrics and milestones
Collaborates with shared resource Core leaders and staff to develop service pipelines, both initial service offerings as well as the ramp up of additional planned services
Analyzes and identifies synergies between Cores and establishes efficient processes and procedures that unite the individual Cores into an established WVUCI Shared Resources unit
Supports WVUCI Shared Resources dissemination planning to increase user interactions and reach established milestones and metric goals
Fosters opportunities for additional service offerings based on stakeholder relationship development and holistic analysis of the research landscape
Develops relationships with existing and new industry partners to foster resource partnerships and outsourcing opportunities
Acts as formal liaison between WVUCI researchers and industry partners to develop relationships and research opportunities
Documents core development progress and submits monthly reports, assessing strengths/weaknesses, and develops and implements strategies to improve outcomes and deliverables
Provides ad hoc updates to leadership via email, reports, and presentations
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in health sciences or business-related field
A minimum of four (4) years of combined experience in the following: Strategic pipeline development, Industry partnership development, Business/program/project analysis, Project management
An equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered
All qualifications must be met by the time of employment
Understanding of strategic pipeline development and how to design, implement, and transition operational pipelines in research or healthcare settings
Knowledge of academic and industry collaboration models, and familiarity with how universities and private sector partners structure joint ventures, contracts, and shared resources
Knowledge of healthcare research operations, particularly cancer research infrastructure, shared resource cores, and service dissemination strategies
Stakeholder communication — effective at engaging staff, faculty, and industry partners through reports, presentations, and meetings
Data analysis and reporting — must be able to synthesize operational data into actionable insights and standardized metrics
Organizational planning — coordinating multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring alignment with strategic goals
Ability to translate strategic vision into operational pipelines, moving from concept to implementation within defined timelines
Ability to manage complex projects independently, ensuring milestones are met while adapting to evolving priorities
Ability to act as a liaison between academia and industry, facilitating partnerships that enhance research opportunities and resource utilization
Preferred
Master's degree preferred
Benefits
37.5-hour work week
13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
24 annual leave (vacation) days per year (employee leave)
18 sick days per year (for when you’re ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family’s, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits
401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ’s.
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West Virginia University
West Virginia University offers academic programs in order to earn bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degrees.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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Late StageTotal Funding
$20.97MKey Investors
National Institute of Nursing ResearchU.S. Department of AgricultureU.S. Department of Commerce
2025-02-01Grant· $2.7M
2024-10-29Grant· $7.82M
2024-09-17Grant· $0.72M
Leadership Team
Lori Hazlehurst
Professor Pharmaceutical Sciences
Michael Benson
President and Professor of History
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