Description The Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases in the Cumming School of Medicine invites applications for a AMR Centre Manager. This Full-time Fixed Term position is for approximately 1 year (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension. The new AMR Centre at the University of Calgary will be based within the Cumming School of Medicine, Snyder Institute, and will serve as a :hub" for University-wide research that employs an Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) lens. It will function as a multi-university, transdisciplinary, and inter-sectoral research and policy centre aimed at leveraging resources and expertise across different areas to work together to address challenges related to AMR. Reporting to the Scientific Director, the Manager will serve a senior role in the creation and set-up of the AMR Centre, and in program development and implementation. The incumbent will be a key liaison with other academic, funding, and implementation partners (federal and provincial government, industry, health and agricultural sectors, veterinarians and physicians) with varying backgrounds, expertise and expectations. The incumbent will oversee the operations of the AMR Centre and collaborate with grant applicants, partnering institutions, collaborators and industry partners to ensure that research programs within the AMR Centre are leveraged appropriately to create partnerships to maximize research impact. The Manager will lead a team of 2 or more program management, research, and administrative staff from multiple programmatic areas with a responsibility for recruitment, oversight and performance management. Summary of

Key Responsibilities
Program Management
- In consultation with the Scientific Director and other key stakeholders,



determine overall objectives for the AMR Centre and lead the development of vision/mission/priorities that will serve to align research projects and program area development
- Develop policies, protocols, and procedures for the day to day operations of the AMR Centre
- In collaboration with respective leads, assist with the strategic planning process and ensuring implementation of research plans
- Collaborate with world class medical professionals, internationally known physician-scientists and veterinarians, federal and provincial government, industry and other stakeholders to ensure alignment between research programs
- Liaise across with research program leads to develop a cross‑provincial communication strategy to facilitate off‑site collaboration and knowledge sharing
- Liaise with research program leads to integrate programmes within the AMR Centre
- Act as a liaison between the Cumming School of Medicine, other institutional Faculties and departments, groups Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Science, W21C, ACWA, etc.
- Clarify stakeholder roles and develop relationships with stakeholders that foster long term engagement Staff Management
- Oversee a core team of direct reports‑to administrative and/or research staff to support research program areas
- Liaise with a team of Managers/Administrators related to their accountabilities
- Provide project-specific supervision of activities, as required
- Manage routine, sensitive, and complex human resource issues and requirements




- Empower reports‑to staff to grow and execute deliverables as part of their career trajectories
- Accountable for the performance management and career development of 2 or more direct reports
- Develop HR plans to ensure that program area leads can meet objectives, and adapt plans and priorities to meet research and operational challenges Budget Management
- Provide guidance in preparing detailed budgets and justifications for funding applications to leverage the work of the research program leads
- Direct and manage multifaceted, complicated budgets, and operations and measurement reporting requirements
- Monitor spending of comprehensive research financial budgets for the AMR Centre for both short‑term and long‑term planning purposes
- Review, present, and justify budget requests to research services and administration as needed Qualifications / Requirements
- Graduate degree in public health, veterinary medicine, or health‑related discipline is ideal
- Minimum of five years of progressively responsible management experience in a related field, Alberta is an asset
- Familiarity with and/or experience in the health or agricultural sectors, government, post‑secondary (University of Calgary is an asset), industry, and health sector stakeholders, preferably in the context of antimicrobial resistance
- Knowledge of financial systems and controls (federal, provincial and local), budget management, and project management according to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) framework is an asset
- Ability to work independently, confidentially, and to accept responsibility for complex and sensitive decision‑making
- High degree of analytic ability to manage the financial a

📌 AMR Centre Manager, Cumming School of Medicine (Calgary)
🏢 University of Calgary
📍 Calgary