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Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Division of Scientific Programs is responsible for the development, management, and evaluation of the AACR’s meetings, conferences, think tanks, workshops, and other scientific programs for external stakeholders. These programs may be developed and managed independently or in conjunction with one of more associations, societies, or academic institutions and may be of various sizes, timeframes, and formats - taking place domestically and internationally.As the Director of Scientific Programs, I report directly to Chief Executive Officer and lead the division’s efforts to effectively and efficiently utilize resources to produce scientifically relevant and diverse programs that serve researchers across all areas of cancer research. I oversee a staff of Assistant and Associate Directors, Scientific Program Administrators, Administrative Managers, Coordinators, Associates, and Assistants. I work closely with all internal departments, councils, working groups, leadership, and committees; as well as with outside stakeholders to assess needs and goals for AACR’s portfolio of programs; develop strategies and guidelines for executing these programs; create tools to critique programs; and analyze results to provide guidance for future programs.

Greater Philadelphia Area

The Program Development Department is responsible for the project management, development, analysis, and strategic planning of a portfolio of 30-40 scientific meetings and workshops each year. These programs vary in size and scope, from a 50 person think tank to the AACR Annual Meeting – a program that draws nearly 20,000 researchers, clinicians, patient advocates, government and industry representatives from 100 different countries.- Secured over $1,500,000 in funding through the National Cancer Institute- Directly manage 8-12 programs per year; oversee full portfolio of 30-40 programs per year- Collaborate with domestic and international organizations (National Cancer Institute, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Latin America Cooperative Oncology Group, etc.) to develop scientific programs- Serve as liaison to Special Conferences Committee (oversees specialty meetings, 6-12 per year)- Manage staff of 2-3 Program Administrators and 2-3 support staff- Revised department structure into project teams to successfully produce largest volume of programs- Lead project management of 2 of the top 3 programs in terms of attendance (3,500-8,500) and revenue ($60,000-$250,000)- Serve on three internal working groups developing the Strategic Plan 2020 initiative

Greater Philadelphia Area

- Secured nearly $1,500,000 in funding through National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health grants- Facilitated and wrote grant reports for private funders- Manage an average of 6-10 conferences per year, including collaborative programs with the National Cancer Institute, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, European CanCer Organization, and other domestic and international associations- Proposed, designed, and implemented project management process for department (timelines, procedures, checklists)- Identified need for proposal process for conferences and workshops and implemented procedures to address that need- Served as department team leader for member database needs assessment, requirements testing, and implementation- Created querying and reporting systems to track entitlements for VIPs based on multiple variables across multiple database platforms- Designed conference webpages (most heavily visited pages at over 200,000 pageviews per year) to increase cross-marketing of services and ease navigation for users

Greater Philadelphia Area

- Manage development of scientific conferences- Suggest, develop, and manage system improvements within department and across departments- Write marketing copy- Assist with management and training of support staff and new Administrators

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Collingswood, New Jersey

Collingswood, New Jersey

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Marketing

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Business Administration

Project Management