VP, Office of Programs

About the Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a world-renowned not-for-profit bioscience research and education institution. Founded in 1890 and home to eight Nobel laureates, CSHL inspires curiosity, discovery and innovation in genetics, neuroscience, AI, and molecular biology to generate knowledge that will advance the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, neurological diseases, and other major causes of human suffering. United by this mission, CSHL’s researchers and technicians focus on four core areas: cancer, neuroscience, genomics & quantitative biology, and plant biology, while CSHL’s Education Division focuses on the communication, advocacy and education of bioscience through a variety of programs, publications and events.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a world-renowned not-for-profit bioscience research and education institution. Founded in 1890 and home to eight Nobel laureates, CSHL inspires curiosity, discovery and innovation in genetics, neuroscience, AI, and molecular biology to generate knowledge that will advance the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, neurological diseases, and other major causes of human suffering. United by this mission, CSHL’s researchers and technicians focus on four core areas: cancer, neuroscience, genomics & quantitative biology, and plant biology, while CSHL’s Education Division focuses on the communication, advocacy and education of bioscience through a variety of programs, publications and events.

The Vice President, Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides strategic and operational leadership for CSHL's sponsored research enterprise. Building on a strong foundation of research administration and faculty service, the VP will position OSP as an increasingly proactive partner to investigators by identifying emerging funding opportunities, shaping competitive proposals, and helping assemble teams for complex, multidisciplinary, and multi-institutional awards.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and with direct and regular exposure to the President and Director of Research, the VP oversees the full lifecycle of grants, contracts, and other sponsored agreements, including pre-award and post-award administration, award negotiation and acceptance, subrecipient monitoring, financial oversight, reporting, and closeout. Working closely with faculty, institutional leadership, Finance, Legal, and other administrative partners, the VP supports the development and submission of competitive proposals, identifies emerging funding opportunities, and ensures that sponsored research activities are administered in accordance with sponsor requirements, applicable laws and regulations, and institutional policies and priorities.

Importantly, the VP will lead and develop the OSP team, promoting consistent and efficient research administration practices, and advancing systems and processes that support CSHL’s research, education, and scholarly mission.

• A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in sponsored research administration within a research institution, university, academic medical center, non-profit research organization or comparable environment.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing complex federal and non-federal grants, contracts, and sponsored agreements through the full award lifecycle.
• Experience partnering directly with faculty, principal investigators, and scientific leadership in a research-intensive environment.
• Experience identifying and advancing complex funding opportunities, including center grants, program project grants, multi-PI awards, consortium-based initiatives, or other large-scale sponsored programs.
• Demonstrated success expanding and diversifying funding…