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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold\">About OICR</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">OICR is Ontario’s cancer research institute. We bring together people from across the province and around the world to improve the lives of everyone affected by cancer. We take on the biggest challenges in cancer research and deliver real-world solutions to find cancer earlier and treat it more effectively. We are committed to helping people living with cancer, as well as future generations, live longer and healthier lives.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Launched in December 2005, OICR is an independent institute funded by the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold\">Position Details</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Position:  Associate Director, Ontario Tumour Bank</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Location:  MaRS Centre, Toronto</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Department:  Ontario Tumour Bank</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Reports To:  Acting Scientific Director and Head, Adaptive Oncology</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Hiring Range:  $131,000 - $146,300 per annum, commensurate with experience; total compensation includes a competitive benefits plan, plus a defined benefit pension plan (HOOPP) </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Hours:  35 hours/week</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Job Type:  Hybrid</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Status:  Full-time, Permanent</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold\">Position Summary</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) is looking to fill an existing vacancy for an Associate Director, Ontario Tumour Bank (OTB).  The Associate Director of the Ontario Tumour Bank (OTB) provides overall leadership, strategy and oversight for the Ontario Tumour Bank program, active across five institutions and employing eleven FTEs, and working with researchers world-wide. The Associate Director is responsible for daily operations management, program strategy, funding applications/reviews, reporting, finances, compliance, quality management and business development activities. The Associate Director chairs the Governing Council of Ontario Biobanks, a province-wide network of tissue biobanks to which OTB is a founding member. The Associate Director also represents OTB internationally, providing leadership and expertise externally to further develop the biobanking sector while simultaneously promoting OTB/OICR’s brand and increasing credibility/reputation globally.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Learn more here: <a href=\"http://www.ontariotumourbank.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.ontariotumourbank.ca</a>.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold\">Position Responsibilities</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Provide day-to-day program management and operations oversight across 5 institutions (four Ontario collection centres (hospitals) plus central OICR site)</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Develop and execute foundational tissue bank operational processes that will enable the efficient and high-quality collection of samples and data for the OTB inventory</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Ensure ultimate fiscal accountability and management for program, including budget reporting and forecasting; grants and payments to collection centres, financial signing authority for all program expenses</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Formulate and develop the scientific and business strategic plan for the program, including long-range vision</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Prepare, submit, and present funding applications/reviews (e.g., under Adaptive Oncology)</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Report and present program performance to the Scientific Advisory Committee (e.g., under Adaptive Oncology)</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Develop, implement and monitor the plans and projects to meet overall strategic objectives and agreed timelines</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Identify, implement and monitor business development and commercialization activities for OTB</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Spearhead new business development initiatives, marketing programs and promotional activities to promote awareness about OTB and ensure distribution/revenue targets are met</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Ensure effective communications within OTB and across all provincial stakeholders (PIs, CC staff, local management committees, service providers (e.g., Tissue Portal), finance departments at all 5 institutions, vendors, etc.)</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Provide leadership in developing appropriate policy for OTB and ensure all OTB-related roles and responsibilities are clearly defined (e.g., for OTB employees within OICR and the OTB-funded staff at the hospitals)</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Manage the OTB team, fostering a team-based culture, ensuring positive interactions with external collaborators and other OICR teams</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Act as the Privacy lead for the OTB - primary point of contact for privacy, security and data access related issues within the OTB</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Oversee compliance to PHIPA, including triennial review submissions to the IPCO</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Develop, implement, and maintain a complete set of provincial tissue banking standards in consultation with key stakeholders (provincial Standard Operating Procedures)</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Provide leadership to the Ontario Biobanks consortium, a developing federation of Ontario biobanks.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Develop, implement and maintain a total quality management program and monitoring performance metrics (both quality and conformance) to ensure the highest level of tissue and data quality, which includes adherence to international best practice (e.g., ISBER Best Practices) and maintenance of biobank certification (e.g., through the Canadian Tissue Repository Network)</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Share learnings and expertise by presenting internationally and authoring/publishing peer-reviewed manuscripts</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Contribute to the development of publicly available tools, resources, and learnings in collaboration with other biobanks and biobanking experts internationally</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Position Requirements</span> </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Masters degree in science, a health-related discipline, or business management or recognized equivalent</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">PMP, MBA, or equivalent business management related expertise</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Leadership experience in a health care or research environment</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Experience managing interdisciplinary teams of people</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Excellent communications skills</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Strong problem-solving abilities</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Experience with clinical data management and confidentiality protection</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">For more information about OICR, please visit the website at <a href=\"http://www.oicr.on.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.oicr.on.ca</a>.</span><br><br><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">To learn more about working at OICR, visit our <a href=\"https://oicr.on.ca/careers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">career page</a>.</span><br><br><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold\">CLOSING DATE:       Until Filled </span><br><br><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">OICR is committed to fostering a climate of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. This commitment is central to, and mutually supportive of, our research excellence mandate. We welcome and respect the diversity of all members of our community and we support an inclusive culture for all. We welcome all applicants, and encourage applications from racialized persons, Indigenous Peoples, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S persons, and others who may contribute to furthering a diversity of ideas within our community. OICR is committed to fair assessment of a candidate’s abilities, and consideration for diversity of thought, method, and experience. Providing an accessible workplace and recruitment process is important to us, as described in our Accessibility Plan (<a href=\"https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foicr.on.ca%2Faccessibility%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CLeanne.Baird%40oicr.on.ca%7C31fb848ef919476b87a108d9f235a262%7C9df949f8a6eb419d9caa1f8c83db674f%7C0%7C0%7C637807134425811606%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=mIUfXv5IIZRggaj7HY%2B9h4hDYfSCWnVbplwd%2BEPyPVc%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https://oicr.on.ca/accessibility/</a>).  Should you require accommodation during any stage in the recruitment process, please complete the form at the bottom of page <a href=\"https://oicr.on.ca/careers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https://oicr.on.ca/careers/</a>. Information received related to accommodation will be handled confidentially.  </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">OICR hiring managers may use approved Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist with an initial screening or assessment of applications, and selection of applicants in accordance with OICR’s privacy policies.  Personal information associated with any job application will not be shared with or retained by any third party for the purpose of training an AI model.  Hiring managers shall determine which applications proceed through the recruitment process.</span></p>\n<p><br><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Resume Format</span>: If you elect to apply, please click on the “Apply for this Job” button.  You will be required to enter contact details, and to attach your resume to your application. Please attach your resume as a .pdf or .doc file.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><em> </em></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><em>The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research thanks all applicants. However, only those under consideration will be contacted.</em></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"> </span></p>",
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