DIRECTOR OF CERMEP - M/F

InsermRhôneEURESpublished 09/26/2026
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Description:

The Director of the structure will have the following missions:

  • LEAD THE CENTER:
  • coordinate its activity;
  • manage its staff;
  • ensure financial balance.
  • PURSUE AND DEVELOP THE IMAGING PLATFORM MISSION to meet the scientific needs of researchers and health professionals.
  • GUIDE METHODOLOGICAL CHOICES towards equipment and technologies integrating the latest developments in the field.
  • SUPPORT NEW PROJECTS promoting the excellence of the unit.
  • ENSURE RESPONSIBILITY for the regulatory framework and the quality of the activity.
  • DEVELOP NEW regional, national, and international collaborations.
  • SUPPORT METHODOLOGICAL RESEARCH in imaging.
  • REPRESENT THE UNIT in local, regional, and national coordination structures of research support platforms.
  • ALIGN MISSIONS with the strategic orientations of the unit's supervisory bodies.
  • CENTER DIRECTION AND MANAGEMENT: prepare, monitor, and optimize the annual budget (-1.8 M€), ensure its sustainability and compliance with public management rules; organize and supervise activities; manage and develop a multidisciplinary team of 28 people.
  • COORDINATION OF GOVERNANCE BODIES: lead steering committees, present activities to supervisory bodies, prepare agendas, minutes, and activity reports, and ensure the follow-up of decisions.
  • COORDINATION OF THE CENTER'S ACTIVITY WITH THE RESEARCH POLICIES OF THE SUPERVISORY BODIES: represent the center in local, national, and international bodies, networks, consortiums, and working groups.
  • DEVELOPMENT OF THE IMAGING PLATFORM MISSION: support equipment managers, coordinate access to resources, ensure the quality of services and the adequacy of means to needs; ensure the continuity of ISO 9001 certification and study complementary certifications.
  • METHODOLOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL ORIENTATION: maintain a high-performance equipment fleet consistent with scientific advances and research strategies; identify relevant innovations and coordinate active monitoring of sector developments.
  • SUPPORT FOR SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS: support the design, setup, and monitoring of innovative projects; promote the results and expertise of the unit; facilitate access to funding and calls for projects.
  • DEVELOPMENT OF COLLABORATIONS: initiate and strengthen partnerships with local, national, and international actors (laboratories, companies, institutions).
  • CONTRIBUTE TO THE COORDINATION OF THE SITE'S LIVING IMAGING PLATFORMS.
  • REPRESENT CERMEP in national and international scientific networks.
  • ORGANIZE TRAINING AND TEACHING ACTIONS: supervision of students, interventions, seminars, workshops, and tutoring on the imaging practiced on the platform.

Profile sought:

Skills

  • Excellent managerial skills and ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
  • Recognized expertise in medical imaging and _in vivo_ imaging techniques.
  • Excellent interpersonal, listening, communication, and team-building skills.
  • Strong capacity for coordination, organization, and management of complex projects.
  • Collaborative leadership, sense of the general interest, impartiality, and decision-making ability.
  • Scientific rigor, analytical spirit, and openness to innovative approaches.
  • Fluent command of English, both spoken and written.

Desired experience

  • The candidate must be a high-level scientist with recognized expertise in the field of medical imaging.
  • Confirmed management experience ideally acquired over a period of 5 to 10 years.
  • The candidate must demonstrate a strategic and prospective vision to support the development of the structure.

Required training and degree

  • Doctorate (PhD) in sciences.
  • Medical Doctor degree (MD) or Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD).

CANDIDATES MUST BE STATUTORYLY EMPLOYED BY AN EPST, A SCHOOL, A UNIVERSITY, OR HOSPITAL ESTABLISHMENT, PRIMARILY THE SUPERVISORY BODIES OF CERMEP: INSERM, CNRS, LYON 1 UNIVERSITÉ, HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON.

THE APPLICATION FILE MUST INCLUDE:

  • A CURRICULUM VITAE
  • A COVER LETTER EXPLAINING THE CANDIDATE'S VISION CONCERNING THE DIRECTION AS WELL AS THE STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACTIVITY