Executive Director

Company Description

By working at Harvard University, you join a vibrant community that advances Harvard's world-changing mission in meaningful ways, inspires innovation and collaboration, and builds skills and expertise. We are dedicated to creating a diverse and welcoming environment where everyone can thrive.

Why join Harvard Medical School?

Harvard Medical School's mission is to nurture a diverse, inclusive community dedicated to alleviating suffering and improving health and well‑being for all through excellence in teaching and learning, discovery and scholarship, and service and leadership.

You’ll be at the heart of biomedical discovery, education, and innovation, working alongside world‑renowned faculty and a community dedicated to improving human health. This is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to shape the future of medicine.

About the Department of Biomedical Informatics:

The Executive Director is a strategic and administrative partner to the Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) at Harvard Medical School (HMS), serving as the most senior scientific and administrative lead for all the department’s research support services and academic priorities. This position reports to the Chair of the department and has a dotted‑line reporting relationship to the Executive Dean for Administration at HMS.

DBMI is a community of creative scholars, talented scientists and dedicated staff focused on advancing Harvard Medical School's research, teaching and service missions. The focus of research in DBMI is the application of computational reasoning to advancing health care, with special emphasis on cutting‑edge technologies such as AI. The department is looking for a creative and accomplished individual to drive the execution of the department’s goals, raising the profile of the department internally and externally, supporting the Chair and the faculty in identifying and recruiting new faculty, developing a productive and supportive culture within the department and advancing excellence in both research and teaching.

• Provide strategic leadership for departmental research administration, overseeing the full portfolio of research‑related activities and ensuring alignment with the department’s academic and research priorities.
• Serve as the senior research administrative officer for the department, partnering closely with the Chair to develop and execute strategies that advance research, education, faculty and institutional objectives.
• Lead and develop a high‑performing administrative team, providing direction and oversight to Associate Directors of Educational Programs, Research Compliance and Finance & Grants Administration; leads of the Core for Computational Development and Core for Computational Resources; and Executive Assistant to the Executive Director.
• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the Chair and faculty, providing guidance and solutions related to research operations, educational activities, resources, funding, personnel, technology and space.
• Advance a culture of innovation, collaboration, inclusivity, accountability and excellence across departmental faculty and staff in partnership with the Chair and senior leadership.
• Provide strategic oversight of departmental research programs and infrastructure, with an understanding of discovery/basic, translational, computational and data‑driven research environments.
• Serve as a key liaison between department faculty and School and University administration, facilitating effective communication, resolving complex issues and ensuring departmental needs and priorities are appropriately represented.
• Assess and strategically manage departmental resource needs, including research space,…