Executive Director, PILM

Posting Description

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory (PILM) to serve as the Institutes chief administrative officer and strategic partner to the Director partnering closely with the Director and faculty to ensure that administrative strategy enables scientific excellence and integrating executive leadership in research administration facilities events planning operational planning finance and regulatory compliance.

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Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Bachelors degree in neuroscience biology biomedical sciences bioengineering or related scientific discipline or equivalent experience conducting or directing federally sponsored biomedical or scientific research programs; a minimum of seven years of experience in higher education administration finance research or regulatory administration; experience working within research programs involving advanced methods (e.g. animal models viral vectors genome editing human subjects research) and associated federal regulatory frameworks; experience in a research-intensive university or laboratory environment; demonstrated expertise in federal (NIH) sponsored research and administration including proposal budgets cost principles and compliance; experience with university financial planning including budgeting forecasting and reporting; strong organizational and communication skills; demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects independently; proficiency with Microsoft Office software; ability and willingness to travel occasionally and work evening/weekend hours as needed (much less than 10%); and ability to handle confidential information with discretion. PREFERRED: Ph.D. in related field; familiarity with MIT systems such as SAP CAC Connect and Kuali Coeus; demonstrated ability to integrate federal sponsor requirements with university budgeting and planning processes; experience in balancing institutional financial planning with externally sponsored research administration; and a minimum of ten years of supervisory experience and proven track record of successfully managing complex interdisciplinary teams.

Qualified applicants are encouraged to submit CV and a cover letter in their application materials. To ensure full consideration applications should be submitted within four weeks of the posting date. All applications will be reviewed following the close of the application period.

9/18/2026