[Hiring] Managing Director of Cancer Center Strategy and Research Operations @Attain Partners

Role Description

Attain Partners is seeking a Managing Director to help lead the continued growth of its clinical consulting practice, with a particular focus on academic and comprehensive cancer centers. This individual will bring established relationships with cancer center executives, a deep understanding of cancer center strategy and operations, and the ability to translate client challenges into meaningful, measurable consulting engagements.

This is a senior role combining market development, client relationship leadership, consulting delivery, and practice building. The Managing Director will:

• Cultivate relationships with cancer center directors, executive directors, chief administrative officers, deputy directors, clinical enterprise leaders, and other senior decision-makers.
• Lead and contribute to client engagements addressing clinical research operations, research administration, financial performance, organizational design, technology enablement, compliance, and operational transformation.
• Engage executives as a peer, identify needs that may not yet be fully defined, and mobilize Attain’s capabilities to address them.
• Develop new business, advise senior leadership, and take direct accountability for high-quality project delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible experience in cancer center administration, clinical research operations, healthcare consulting, or a closely related field.
• Significant leadership experience within an academic, NCI-designated, comprehensive, or similarly complex cancer center.
• Prior experience in a role such as cancer center executive director, chief administrative officer, deputy director, associate director for administration, chief operating officer, clinical research executive, or comparable leadership position.
• Established relationships with senior cancer center leaders and demonstrated engagement in relevant professional networks.
• Deep understanding of the strategic, operational, financial, and organizational challenges facing cancer centers.
• Demonstrated ability to develop executive relationships and convert organizational needs into funded initiatives or consulting engagements.
• Experience leading complex operational assessments, transformation initiatives, or implementation efforts.
• Ability to communicate credibly with physicians, scientists, administrators, institutional executives, and operational teams.
• Strong executive presence, facilitation skills, written communication, and presentation capabilities.
• Willingness and ability to travel based on client and business-development needs.

Requirements

• Active participation or leadership in organizations such as the Association of American Cancer Institutes, Association of Cancer Center Administrators, Association of Cancer Care Centers, or related cancer center leadership networks.
• Advanced degree in healthcare administration, business administration, public health, research administration, science, medicine, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to build trusted advisor relationships with clients.
• Experience supporting sales and business development.
• Position requires flexibility to travel periodically based on business and client needs.

Benefits

• Competitive health, dental, and vision coverage, HSA and FSA accounts, life and disability insurance, fertility and family planning benefits, and employee assistance and discount programs.
• 11 paid federal holidays and flexible unlimited time off (UTO).
• Generous 401(k) matching with immediate vesting.
• Flexible career paths – our career tracks provide advancement, mobility, and flexibility as you continue to grow with us.
• A healthy environment where we value unique experiences, and care about everything that makes you, you.

Salary Range

$175,000 — $225,000 USD

Company Description

Attain Partners is an innovative consulting firm dedicated to disrupting the status quo to change the world and improve the lives of those we touch. People are at the center of all we do, and that’s why we empower career growth, provide industry-leading benefits packages, encourage a flexible work environment, and foster a culture of inclusion to support the needs of our team.