Manager-Scientific Research: Biomedical Systems Core

Location: Memphis, TN, United States of America

Salary: $94,640–$169,520 per year

Company

hirify.global conducts pediatric biomedical research and operates the Department of Imaging Sciences.

What you will do

• Establish and lead a new Biomedical Systems Core, defining its scope, technical capabilities, workflows, and services.
• Support in vivo and imaging research through study planning, feasibility assessment, model coordination, protocol development, sample collection, documentation, and troubleshooting.
• Oversee a dedicated in vivo satellite space, procedure suite, wet laboratory, and tissue culture space, including scheduling, supplies, equipment readiness, safety, and compliance.
• Build and manage a team of 2–3 specialized staff supporting surgical techniques, in vivo imaging preparations, behavioral testing, tissue and specimen preparation, and basic cell culture.
• Coordinate with institutional cores, external partners, consultants, and vendors on histology, immunohistochemistry, tissue clearing, tissue expansion, emerging technologies, and service delivery.
• Lead project execution, training, quality oversight, regulatory compliance, resource allocation, budgeting, recruitment, coaching, performance management, and career development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline is required.
• 7+ years of experience in a relevant technical field is required; with a Master’s degree, 5+ years is required, and with a PhD, 2+ years is required.
• Relevant experience in in vivo, tissue-based, or cell-based research support, comparative medicine, protocol management, regulatory compliance, shared resource operations, and collaborative service delivery.
• Experience leading projects and processes end to end, including resource planning and management and collaboration with internal cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Proven performance in an earlier or comparable role.
• Regular and predictable attendance is required.

Nice to have

• Experience managing 1–2 people.
• Experience leading and mentoring teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment in an academic, research-intensive environment.
• Opportunity to develop shared biomedical research infrastructure and collaborate across institutional resources.
• Benefits are available through hirify.global.
• Human-centered hiring experience with human review and engagement in recruiting decisions.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed through St. Jude’s human-centered hiring process.
• Unsolicited assistance from search firms is not accepted; search firms require a valid written agreement approved by HR to be eligible for a fee.