Job Number 1908003


Director, Bioscience Incubator Grant



This position is past the Close Date, no more applications will be accepted.
Position Information
Location Highland Campus
Hours Ordinarily 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., some evenings and weekends required.
Salary Manager 4/126 ($69,259.00 - $98,943.00)
FLSA Status Exempt
Reports To VP of Instruction
Criminal Background Check
College Profile

Austin Community College (ACC) is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population of approximately 41,000 credit students each fall and spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriately applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
 
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
  • Reflects the diversity of our community.
  • Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching.
  • Is attracted by the college mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities.
  • Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for underrepresented populations.
  • Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others.
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC.

Our Mission

The Austin Community College District promotes student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training in its service area.
 
For more information, see http://www.austincc.edu/about-acc/mission-statement.

Commitment to Equity and Inclusion

ACC is committed to the ongoing systemic changes needed to ensure the increased recruitment, inclusion, retention, and completion of historically underserved and underrepresented populations. Through continual strategic community engagement and professional development of administrators, faculty, staff, and students, the college demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture and climate for equitable outcomes.
 
As an open-access and low-cost institution, ACC is proud to serve a diverse student body. Dedicated faculty members are excellent professors who help students achieve their educational goals and are sensitive to the diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds of our students. The College values and is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout the College community.

General Statement of Job

To plan, direct, implement, and manage the overall program goals and objectives of the Bioscience Incubator at Austin Community College (ACC). The director contributes to the success and quality of the projects under the Bioscience Incubator.

Description of Duties and Tasks
Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  1. Supervises, trains, coaches, directs, coordinates, and evaluates assigned personnel while adhering to organizational human resource policies and procedures, as well as related employment laws.
  2. Facilitates development, implementation and maintenance of the Vision, Mission, Goals, and Strategic Plan for the Bioscience Incubator.  Serves as liaison across all Austin Community College (ACC) departments in the development of the strategic, business, and operational plans for the Bioscience Incubator.
  3. Maintains and updates business plan for the Incubator to ensure that it is self-sustaining.
  4. Actively recruits emerging operational life science companies to the Incubator and works closely with entrepreneurs, economic development interests, and others to create a critical mass of biotechnology partners in Central Texas. Markets the Incubator and its activities to industry.
  5. Maintains a safe and compliant workspace for tenant companies of the Incubator.
  6. Works with assigned personnel to manage the budget for the grant and the Incubator.
  7. Serves as the industry liaison for coordinating all the contract research (CRO) activities carried out by the Incubator.
  8. Facilitates the expansion of the ACC Biotech Program and interfaces with other ACC programs as needed.
  9. Coordinates with ACC Deans and department chairs regarding faculty and student internships with the Incubator.
  10. Works with other academic entities including high schools and universities to coordinate internships for the benefit of ACC and the companies using the Incubator.
  11. Organizes, in conjunction with other partners, the annual advisory board meeting and training conferences at the Incubator.
  12. Contributes to curriculum development as a result of work carried out in the Incubator.
  13. Regularly monitors facilities, equipment, materials, resources, and budget, and makes recommendations for changes in Bioscience Incubator operations.  Plans, coordinates, and monitors renovation and construction projects in coordination with the Facilities and Operations department.
  14. Serves as liaison with Public Information and College Marketing in the design and promotion of public relations and marketing initiatives for the Bioscience Incubator.
  15. Oversees the Bioscience Incubator Advisory Board; provides training for roles and responsibilities of members; and supports the administrative needs of the board.
  16. Maintains a wide variety of professional contacts in order to remain abreast of developments in the field and to promote visibility of the Bioscience Incubator.
  17. Represents the college on councils, committees, and agencies within the bioscience industry economic sector.
  18. Works with the appropriate ACC departments to ensure that the Incubator facilities are properly serviced and maintained.

Knowledge
Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Skills
Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Technology Skills

Required Work Experience

Required Education

Special Requirements
Licenses/Certifications; Other

Physical Requirements

Safety

ACC Benefits Overview

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC as its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Austin Community College provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under the Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.