The UCSD Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center (MCC) Director of Strategic Partnerships and Research Administration (DSPRA) is the senior administrative executive who oversees all research operations as well as the strategic affiliations with drug development and industry partners, and partners with the MCC Cancer Center Director and Chief Administrative Officer to envision, map out, and executive the strategic plan for the MCC. This position partners with the MCC Director and the other members of the MCC senior leadership team, as well as UC San Diego Health System (HS) and School of Medicine (SOM) leaders to advance MCC to a position of academic and clinical eminence by fostering exceptional cancer research, patient care, education, and training, community outreach, and education. The ideal candidate is a creative and dynamic leader with the ability to inspire, collaborate, and work effectively in a complex academic health system. The DSPRA is responsible for strategic planning and evaluation, research administration, personnel management, budgeting, and financial operations, space and shared resources management, training and education, community outreach, and engagement.Responsible for financial and administrative leadership for large, or multiple, health sciences interdisciplinary research departments or centers with clinical subdivisions. Partners with other senior leaders to establish strategic plans and objectives. Makes decisions on operational matters and ensures achievement of clinical, educational, and research objectives. Reviews and approves recommendations for operational planning and control.

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Under supervision, assist with experiments, make observations, and record experimental data related to research projects. Use molecular biological techniques to assist in the development of plasmid and viral based gene transfer vectors. Assist with animal studies including assisting with breeding transgenic mice, injections, and maintaining and screening transgenic mouse colony. Assist with in vivo fluorescent and bioluminescent imaging, necropsy, tissue trimming and histology. Prepare tissue cultures of primary lymphocytes and propagation of tumor cell lines. Extract RNA, reverse transcribe cDNA, perform RT-PCR, mini preps of plasmids and their analysis by gel. Perform basic cellular immunology tests to assess immunity such as FACS and CFSE proliferative assays, and automatic cells counting. Media and buffer preparation. Maintain lab records, and order supplies on an as needed basis.

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The Histology Research Associate (HRA) will conduct histological procedures in accordance with laboratory requirements. Duties include tissue accessioning, processing, embedding, sectioning (FFPE & Frozen) and staining on a daily basis. The incumbent will help maintain laboratory inventory and equipment daily checks, and will report any equipment malfunction to laboratory manager. The incumbent will follow standard operating procedure and will maintains laboratory environmental health and safety activities, including chemical and biological waste disposal. The incumbent will coordinate all activities related to clinical research including serving as the principal administrative liaison for the project and ensuring communication with Biorepository staff. In addition, the incumbent will assist with billing on a monthly basis. Other duties assigned as needed.

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Under supervision, the Histology Lab Research Assistant will assist with performing routine histology and histochemistry on human and rodent formalin fixed-paraffin embedded (FFPE) and frozen samples from multiple projects, using standard protocols and proper positives and negatives control. Will prepare buffers and solutions. Will be able to perform independently all duties after the proper training is complete.

The Histology Lab Research Assistant will assist with laboratory environmental health and safety activities including radioactive, chemical and biological waste disposal. Must comply and keep up to date on all safety training.

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This position will manage and have oversight of UC San Diego Health's Moores Cancer Center Infusion Center. This includes Garden Infusion, BMT infusion, CTI Infusion, Fast Track areas and lab draw station. This person will be responsible for managing, organizing, planning, assessing and monitoring services provided in the Infusion Center. This person will work collaboratively with other members of cancer services, which includes senior leadership, providers, operational leaders and staff. This position is expected to perform with a high degree of autonomy, identifying and collaborating with appropriate stakeholders, using effective project management skills.

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Radiation Therapy Technologists typically confer with Radiation Oncologists and work closely with Dosimetrists to discuss the treatment plan and the type of simulator films that will be necessary; place reference markings on the patients' body; review treatment procedures with the patient to reinforce the therapist's comments on reactions to therapy, to ensure that communication and emergency procedures are understood, and to advise on appropriate dietary and skin care procedures; position patients for single portal, multiple portal, rotation or cross beam therapy, providing immobilization devices as required; set up equipment according to the treatment plan verifying the placement of bars, wedges and similar devices; closely monitor the patient for unexpected reactions and report these deviations to the Therapist; and record delivered dosage values on the chart, verifying these values against the prescribed treatment plan.

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