scientific project manager

Scientific Project Manager in part-time (50%)

Kennziffer: 2024-0212

• Heidelberg
• Teilzeit
• Artificial Intelligence in Oncology

"Forschen für ein Leben ohne Krebs" – das ist unsere Aufgabe am Deutschen Krebsforschungszentrum. Wir erforschen, wie Krebs entsteht, erfassen Krebsrisikofaktoren und suchen nach neuen Strategien, die verhindern, dass Menschen an Krebs erkranken. Wir entwickeln neue Methoden, mit denen Tumore präziser diagnostiziert und Krebspatient:innen erfolgreicher behandelt werden können. Jeder Beitrag zählt – ob in der Forschung, in der Administration oder der Infrastruktur. Das macht unsere tägliche Arbeit so bedeutungsvoll und spannend.

The Division of Artificial Intelligence in Oncology headed by Prof. Dr. Moritz Gerstung at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) is looking for a scientific project manager to coordinate a broad range of the laboratory’s activities. The division develops AI applications to enhance our understanding of cancer biology and improve diagnostic tools. The group works closely with internal, national, and international collaborators, including basic researchers and clinicians. In this position, you will assist the division head, manage its scientific operations, and oversee many of the division’s day-to-day activities.

The position is part-time but may be expanded to a full-time post by collaborating with the Division of Regulatory Genomics (Prof. Dr. Duncan Odom), which is one of the division’s key internal collaborations.

Ihre Aufgaben:

• Scientific project management of the Gerstung lab
• Contribution to grant writing and grant reporting
• Contribution to scientific strategy development
• Collaboration management, coordinating data and material transfer agreements with internal and external legal teams
• Management of intellectual property, building bridges with internal innovation management, and handling patent applications
• Interacting with the institutional technical computing team to facilitate that the group’s computational and storage needs are met
• Contribution to general administrative tasks
• Coordination of data management as well as work with data protection officers
• Internal communication and event organization including pre- and post-administration of scientific meetings and conference calls
• Communication with all participating project scientists at national and international levels, in German and English

Ihr Profil:

• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in natural sciences or computer sciences or related areas is required; PhD (or equivalent) would be highly advantageous
• Hands-on experience with bioinformatics and research data management is required; additional familiarity with human data sensitivities is highly advantageous
• Expertise in science management and/or project and quality management is preferred, ideally in an academic setting
• Excellent communication, teamwork and management skills in an international working environment are required
• Independent, proactive working style with a desire for continued personal development
• Written and spoken proficiency in German and English
• Hands-on expertise in handling legal and regulatory aspects of scientific processes is preferred