Project Manager - Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute

The Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a Project Manager

Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute is the premier multidisciplinary institute for patient care, research, and teaching in West Virginia and the region. We celebrated the opening of our new Innovation Center on May 15, 2019. The RNI's flagship facilities are located on the Health Sciences campus in Morgantown, with more than 1,000 dedicated team members across five departments, patient care units, and research laboratories. Find out more about our outstanding works and contributions today at: https://wvumedicine.org/rni/rni-homepage/newsroom/

About the Opportunity

Management of initiatives that are the top priority of the executive chair and administrative team of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI). The individual in this role manages all the action items, scheduling, material preparation and contact for the highest-level initiatives of the institute. This includes research, clinical areas, and other areas such as marketing/communications, development, and finance.

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:
* 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.
* Wellness programs

What You'll Do

• Supervision of the scheduling assistants for the Executive Chair (EC) of the RNI, and the day-to-day itineraries for the EC and the broader administrative leadership team.
• Direct contact with EC - attending meetings with EC (Executive Chair) to do action item tracking and attending high level meetings to assist him with presentation points, talking points, and communications.
• Additional issues that occur related to those working closely with EC, ex. Responsible for all department chair review documents for executive evaluations, executive finance review, chair meeting management, Marketing & Communications, RNI Development, Foundation PM support and key stakeholder follow-ups for EC.
• Other tasks, such as onboarding support, tours, executive visit planning, presentation drafting and creation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in project, administrative management and/or a fast-paced environment in a medical center or facility.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Experience with physician leaders, navigating difficult and complex priorities and schedule management due to often urgent patient care needs.
• Interpersonal skills, and ability to work with everyone from lower-level staff to high level executives, and RNI industry partners and stakeholders.
• Management will require trainings but need to possess the qualities necessary to support staff while following all policies and guidelines.

West Virginia University is a place of purpose and community. We take pride in our profound impact on the state of West Virginia and are committed to the personal and professional growth of our employees.

From the groundbreaking R1 research at our flagship campus in Morgantown to the career-oriented programs at WVU Potomac State in Keyser, and the technology-intensive programs at WVU Tech in Beckley, the contributions of WVU employees resonate across the state, touching lives and shaping futures.

At WVU, you will discover a supportive community that champions work-life balance and fosters a collaborative atmosphere. Our core values - service, curiosity, respect, accountability and appreciation - unite us as Mountaineers.

We are dedicated to creating an inclusive and engaging working environment and actively seek candidates who bring diverse ideas, approaches and experiences.

Join us at West Virginia University, where your work will make a lasting impact. To learn more about WVU, visit wvu.edu.

West Virginia University is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity. We value diversity among our faculty, staff and students and invite applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, nationality, genetics, disability, or Veteran status.