Overview As the Director for Administration and Fiscal Affairs, you will lead the relaunch of the Alabama Drug Discovery Alliance (Station 41 Accelerator) to translate therapeutic discoveries into clinical impact. You will co-develop strategy, oversee market re-launch, and coordinate cross-institution collaborations with UAB and Southern Research. You'll manage operations, funding, and governance while building education programs and guiding project teams toward go/no-go milestones. This role blends scientific interest with commercialization, economic growth, and startup activity in a translational science environment.
Responsibilities- Co-develop strategic plan including business model, organizational structure, and operations
- Collaborate with UAB and SR leaders to prioritize commercialization objectives
- Provide programmatic reporting, forecasting, and budgeting analyses
- Interface with the Program Executive Committee and advisory bodies
- Plan and coordinate market relaunch in Q1 FY2027
- Oversee expansion through hiring to support licensing and partnerships
- Represent upper management internally and at external events
- Coordinate project solicitation, committee evaluation, and selection
- Establish mentoring teams to track milestones and make Go/No-Go decisions
- Liaise with regulators and external agencies to ensure project oversight
- Coordinate marketing and communications for the Program and projects
- Serve as business manager for programs/projects launched under the Program
- Develop educational resources and foster drug discovery commercialization scholarship
- Drive SBIR/STTR and other non-dilutive funding to develop therapies/diagnostics
- Advance licensing, funding, spin-outs, and partnerships with Harbert Institute and others
- Perform other duties as assigned
Key requirements- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Business, or a related field
- ten (10) years of related experience
- background in drug development and demonstrated interest in scientific research, commercialization, and economic growth
- collaboration with diverse stakeholders
- critical thinking and problem solving
- effective communication and stakeholder engagement
- project management and program governance
- financial modeling and budgeting
- licensing and partnership development
