Manager, Strategic Operations and Initiatives

🇺🇸 Remote - Orange, CA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $88K - $162K 💻 Operations 🗓️ March 4th, 2026

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University of California, Irvine is hiring a Manager, Strategic Operations and Initiatives. The role involves managing a portfolio of strategic initiatives and the Cancer Center Support Grant planning and reporting at the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. The manager leads project implementation, collaborates with stakeholders, and ensures compliance with NIH and NCI guidelines to maintain the cancer center's designation.

Highlights

Manage daily unit activities and supervise a team of analysts within the CFCCC.
Lead logistics, planning, preparation, and compliance for the Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG), including annual reporting and board meetings.
Facilitate development, execution, and tracking of the CFCCC strategic plan, providing progress updates to leadership.
Lead project management efforts to ensure strategic initiatives align with organizational priorities and timelines.
Required to maintain effective working relationships across UCI and UCI Health leadership, faculty, staff, and external stakeholders.
Proficient with organizational and research-specific software, including Microsoft Office and Adobe.
Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience in academic research, medical centers, or non-profit organizations; 5 years managing large multidisciplinary research grants.
Experience supervising teams in matrix environments and advanced program/project management skills.
Salary range: USD $88,000 to $161,600 per year, with additional benefits including medical insurance and retirement plans.
Position requires on-site presence with possible hybrid flexibility, regional and national travel for meetings, and occasional evening/weekend work.