Memorial Sloan Kettering

Memorial Sloan Kettering

Associate Strategic Initiatives Manager

New York, NY

Sponsorship not specified$93k-$148kDetected 60 days ago
Project ManagementClinical TrialsClinical ResearchResearchLeadershipProblem SolvingMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • Assist in the evaluation, advancement, and oversight of enterprise-level initiatives aligned with MSK's strategy
  • Assist in the development and implementation of workshops, educational programming, collaborator meetings, and critical initiatives

Responsibilities

  • The Associate Strategic Initiatives Manager serves as a partner in project execution within MSK's Strategy & Growth division and will operate across a dynamic portfolio of innovation, commercialization, operational and venture development activities.
  • This role supports the assessment, build, coordinatio n, development, and management of strategic initiatives that advance MSK's enterprise strategy.
  • The position acts as both an implementation resource and analyst, synthesizing complex information, developing insights, and communicating recommendations to stakeholders to drive execution of high-impact initiatives.
  • Coordinate and manage projects, deliverables, and operational activities across cross-functional teams
  • Develop and maintain project plans, trackers, reporting structures, timelines, and documentation to ensure flawless execution and accountability
  • Support commercialization-focused initiatives by assessing market landscapes, competitive positioning, and collaborator needs
  • Partner with internal and external collaborators, including leadership, subject matter experts, innovators, licensing teams, and operational partners
  • Support ecosystem mapping, collaborator engagement efforts, and strategic partnership coordination across internal and external networks

Requirements

  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize effectively and complete tasks in ambiguous, evolving environments
  • 2-4 years of proven experience in project management, operations, strategy, consulting, life science and health care innovation, venture capital, commercialization, biotech/pharma, startups, and/ or related roles
  • Strong understanding of healthcare innovation, commercialization strategy, market dynamics, or translational science preferred

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting complex, cross-functional initiatives in fast-paced and highly collaborative environments preferred

Skills

  • Strong project management and operational execution skills with outstanding attention to detail
  • Strategic outlook with the ability to understand broader business and organizational goals while effectively executing tactical priorities
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with the capacity to distill complex information into practical insights
  • Strong experience utilizing and customizing project management databases and platforms.
  • Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.

Compensation

  • $92,700.00 - $148,400.00
  • At MSK, we believe in fair, competitive pay that reflects your job, experience, and skills.

Company info

  • The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.
  • Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Associate Strategic Initiatives Manager
  • The Associate Strategic Initiatives Manager serves as a partner in project execution within MSK's Strategy & Growth division and will operate across a dynamic portfolio of innovation, commercialization, operational and venture development activities. This role supports the assessment, build, coordinatio n, development, and management of strategic initiatives that advance MSK's enterprise strategy. The position acts as both an implementation resource and analyst, synthesizing complex information, developing insights, and communicating recommendations to stakeholders to drive execution of high-impact initiatives.
  • The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life.
  • Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages.
  • Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it.
  • MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.
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Equal opportunity

  • MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment.
  • Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job.
  • Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

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