Associate Director for Administration and Strategic Partnerships
The Moores Cancer Center (MCC) is one of just 57 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the United States and the only one in San Diego County. As a consortium cancer center, it is a collaborative partnership between UC San Diego, encompassing 41 departments, 6 schools (Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Public Health, Engineering, Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences); the UCSD Health Oncology Network; San Diego State University (SDSU), and the La Jolla Institute of Immunology (LJI)- all dedicated to fulfilling the Moores Cancer Center's mission of reducing cancer's burden in the San Diego community and beyond.
The Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center (MCC) at UCSD Health has embarked on a new trajectory to leverage its significant research and clinical strength embedded in an environment that values innovation and collaboration. We are re-envisioning how we prevent, detect, and treat cancer to improve the lives of cancer patients and the communities we serve. The MCC enjoys a strong commitment from UC San Diego executive leadership, attractive resources to accomplish its mission, including a beautiful, freestanding cancer center facility, a uniquely robust San Diego biotech environment, and highly synergistic consortium partnerships. New Cancer Center Director Diane Simeone, MD. (hired April 1, 2024), has appointed a dynamic new senior leadership team, resulting in an already dramatic trajectory of accomplishment, including the May 2025 submission of the NCI P30 Cancer Center Support Grant. The MCC seeks an Associate Director for Administration and Strategic Partnerships to fill a key leadership role as we launch the next era of impact.
The UC San Diego Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center (MCC) Associate Director for Administration and Strategic Partnerships (ADA) is the senior administrative executive who oversees all research activities across the MCC Consortium, including oversight of the CCSG grant, oversees strategic affiliations with drug development and industry partners, and partners with the MCC Cancer Center Director to envision, map out, and execute the MCC 2024-2029 strategic plan. This position also partners with the MCC Director and the other members of the MCC senior leadership team, as well as UC San Diego Health System (HS) and School of Medicine (SOM) leaders to advance the MCC to a position of academic and clinical eminence by fostering exceptional cancer research, patient care, education and training, community outreach and engagement. The ideal candidate is a creative and dynamic leader with the ability to inspire, collaborate, and work effectively in a complex academic health system. The ADA is responsible for strategic planning and evaluation, research administration, personnel management, budgeting, and financial operations, space and shared resources management, training and education, community outreach, and engagement.
The ADA s responsible for financial and administrative leadership for large, or multiple, health sciences interdisciplinary/research departments or centers with clinical subdivisions. A deep understanding of the CCSG components and requirements is required. The position partners with other senior leaders to establish strategic plans and objectives. Makes decisions on operational matters and ensures achievement of clinical, educational, and research objectives. Reviews and approves recommendations for operational planning and control.
