Inside Higher Ed
Associate Director of Administration
Inside Higher Ed, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27517
Associate Director of Administration
Position Details
Posting Open Date: 09/09/2025
Application Deadline: 10/24/2025
Location: North Carolina, US
Position Type: Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)
Full Time: 1 FTE, 40 hrs/week
Compensation: Dependent on Experience/Qualifications
Position Summary The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Associate Director of Administration (ADA) serves as the chief administrator for the Center. The ADA is responsible for strategic and operational planning; research development and research program evaluation; business plan development and implementation, including oversight of finance administration and investments in the clinical arena; analysis of space allocation and facility needs; and human capital, including administrative leaders and teams. This leadership position will partner directly with the N.C. Cancer Hospital clinical administration to ensure seamless operations across the Center, UNC Health, UNC School of Medicine and the University as a whole. The Center is a highly complex organization comprised of 24 scientific research and clinical programs and is the largest research entity within UNC Chapel Hill. The ADA will provide independent, senior administrative authority on behalf of the Director, overseeing policy development, financial planning, strategic planning, operational management, human resource management, resource planning, sponsored research management, information system integration, facilities management, and research program development. The ADA will also plan, administer, and renew applications for the main National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant (Cancer Center Support Grant, CCSG), and will develop processes to enhance large, multiple-investigator grants. The ADA will lead new initiatives to achieve higher levels of performance across divisions and centers throughout the department, in coordination with the School of Medicine and the UNC Health system, and will interface with UNC Health System clinical research entities and the Lineberger Clinical Trials Office (CTO). The ADA will create and implement programs to promote best practices in all areas of management, forge partnerships with industry and pharma, and guide the Center through the final phase of its five-year strategic plan, ensuring effective implementation of priorities and positioning the Center for continued success and impact across research, clinical, and community-focused initiatives. The ADA will also promote the Center throughout internal and external communications, advocating for the mission, and achieving the highest standards of accomplishment for the Center and the University of North Carolina.
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Position Details
Posting Open Date: 09/09/2025
Application Deadline: 10/24/2025
Location: North Carolina, US
Position Type: Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)
Full Time: 1 FTE, 40 hrs/week
Compensation: Dependent on Experience/Qualifications
Position Summary The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Associate Director of Administration (ADA) serves as the chief administrator for the Center. The ADA is responsible for strategic and operational planning; research development and research program evaluation; business plan development and implementation, including oversight of finance administration and investments in the clinical arena; analysis of space allocation and facility needs; and human capital, including administrative leaders and teams. This leadership position will partner directly with the N.C. Cancer Hospital clinical administration to ensure seamless operations across the Center, UNC Health, UNC School of Medicine and the University as a whole. The Center is a highly complex organization comprised of 24 scientific research and clinical programs and is the largest research entity within UNC Chapel Hill. The ADA will provide independent, senior administrative authority on behalf of the Director, overseeing policy development, financial planning, strategic planning, operational management, human resource management, resource planning, sponsored research management, information system integration, facilities management, and research program development. The ADA will also plan, administer, and renew applications for the main National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant (Cancer Center Support Grant, CCSG), and will develop processes to enhance large, multiple-investigator grants. The ADA will lead new initiatives to achieve higher levels of performance across divisions and centers throughout the department, in coordination with the School of Medicine and the UNC Health system, and will interface with UNC Health System clinical research entities and the Lineberger Clinical Trials Office (CTO). The ADA will create and implement programs to promote best practices in all areas of management, forge partnerships with industry and pharma, and guide the Center through the final phase of its five-year strategic plan, ensuring effective implementation of priorities and positioning the Center for continued success and impact across research, clinical, and community-focused initiatives. The ADA will also promote the Center throughout internal and external communications, advocating for the mission, and achieving the highest standards of accomplishment for the Center and the University of North Carolina.
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