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University of Cincinnati Director of Cell Therapies, Assistant/Associate Professor, Hoxworth Blood Center in Cincinnati, Ohio
Director of Cell Therapies, Assistant/Associate Professor, Hoxworth Blood Center Current UC employees must apply internally via SuccessFactors > Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation's best urban public research universities. Home to more than 50,000 students, 11,000 faculty and staff and 340,000 alumni, UC combines a Top 35 public research university with a physical setting The New York Times calls "the most ambitious campus design program in the country." With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, nine straight years of record enrollment, worldwide leadership in cooperative education, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 Conference, UC's momentum has never been stronger. UC's annual budget tops $1.65 billion and its endowment totals $1.8 billion. The University's overall regional economic impact exceeds $10.6 billion, paving the way for the future of Cincinnati. Job Overview As one of the oldest medical schools in the country, the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (COM) has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients. In partnership with the UC Health academic healthcare system and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, College of Medicine's faculty are transforming the world of medicine every day. In the United States, Hoxworth Blood Center (HBC) is the oldest operational blood center and the only regional blood center owned and operated by a university. Notably, HBC remains the only provider of GTP cell therapy products in the Cincinnati region. HBC is seeking a Stem Cell Transplant/Cellular Therapies Medical Director and Processing Facility Director. This is an open rank, open track, faculty position but is expected to be at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. HBC and the UC-CoM offer many opportunities for collaborative clinical and basic research, as well as an active clinical trials program in stem cell transplantation and immunotherapies, supporting four different stem cell transplantation programs in Ohio. The position reports to the Chief Transplant Services Officer of HBC. The HBC Academic Unit of the UC-CoM is expanding an existing research program, aiming to excel in basic, translational, and clinical investigation of the cellular, molecular, and biochemical aspects of blood physiology, transfusion medicine, gene therapy, and immunotherapies. Candidates with expertise in transfusion medicine, hematology, hematopoietic biology and therapy, immunology and/or immunotherapies would be encouraged to use this opportunity to build a translational/clinical research program. HBC is located within the Academic Health Center campus and has established connections with world-class research departments that support a highly collaborative biomedical research environment and a special partnership relationship with Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation (CCRF) and the Innovation Hub of the University of Cincinnati. HBC, the UC-CoM, and CCRF offer access to a wide variety of shared facilities, including an animal facility, flow cytometry and high-resolution microscopy cores, GMP-compliant research spaces, and access to the HBC enterprise blood donor resources. Essential Functions Responsible for ongoing operations of the cell therapy processing program, including the recruitment of additional team members, as needed, and the expansion of the existing top-tier cellular therapy and transplantation capacities. Provides oversight and leadership to staff in respect to all technical procedures, quality processes, and systems of cGMP cell and tissue manufacturing. Responsible for financial management, human resource management, process development, process