Research Manager, ATMF

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AAPS Salaried - Research and Facilitation, Level B

Staff - Non Union

M&P - AAPS

Research Manager, ATMF

ATMF | Office of Research | Faculty of Medicine

$6,747.50 - $9,701.42 CAD Monthly

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March 11, 2026

Note:

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

March 23, 2028

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

The Advanced Therapeutics Manufacturing Facility (ATMF) is part of Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub (CIEBH), a UBC‑led national research hub that aims to align the critical mass of immune‑engineering expertise with biomanufacturing and public health strengths concentrated in BC. It is also a key part of the BC MS Cell Therapies Translational Research Network, with the goal of accelerating novel cell therapies for neurological and autoimmune diseases.

The ATMF, when operational, will be a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) biomanufacturing core facility to produce advanced therapeutics – such as cells, mRNA vaccines, and ancillary plasmid DNA – essential for early‑phase clinical trials, addressing current health challenges, and strengthening Canada’s pandemic preparedness.

The Research Manager will contribute to the development and management and of a wide scope of projects and contracts, including multi‑investigator, multi‑institutional, partnered, and industry projects. The Research Manager works at both the pre‑award/contract and post award/contract stages. At the pre‑award stage, they identify project and funding opportunities, and work with stakeholders to develop initiatives and seek funding opportunities. Relevant ATMF stakeholders include, but are not limited to, Faculty at UBC and other post‑secondary institutions, health authorities, and industry.

For post award projects and contracts, they manage progress, budgets and lead reporting back to funders and other relevant stakeholder. The Research Manager communicates and coordinates with ATMF staff to monitor and adjust milestones and deliverables.

The position is based at the ATMF Process Development lab at the UBC Vancouver Campus. Travel will be required between multiple laboratory sites, including the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute and the BC Cancer Research Institute.

The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world. Since 1915, UBC’s entrepreneurial spirit has embraced innovation and challenged the status quo. UBC encourages its students, staff and faculty to challenge convention, lead discovery and explore new ways of learning. At UBC, bold thinking is given a place to develop into ideas that can change the world.

Our Vision:
To Transform Health for Everyone

Ranked among the world’s top medical schools with the fifth‑largest MD enrollment in North America, the UBC Faculty of Medicine is a leader in both the science and the practice of medicine. Across British Columbia, more than 12,000 faculty and staff are training the next generation of doctors and health care professionals, making remarkable discoveries, and helping to create the pathways to better health for our communities at home and around the world.

The Faculty—comprised of approximately 2,200 administrative support, technical/research and management and professional…