Lab Director, Digital Data Design Institute

4 weeks ago

Boston, United States Harvard University Full time

**Job Summary**
- The Labs Director at the Digital Data Design Institute is a pivotal leadership role responsible for managing and steering the growth of labs within the Institute. Labs are classified as mature, growing, or incubating based on funding and productivity. The Lab Director will play a key role in developing strategic direction, directing research activities, fostering partnerships, and ensuring operational excellence or a portfolio of research labs.

**Position Description**

**Key Responsibilities**:
1**. Strategic Framework for Research**:

- Develop and implement a strategic framework for research within the labs with Principal Investigators, aligning with the Institute’s mission and goals.

**2. Research Collaborations**:

- Develop and manage relationships with strategic partners, research institutions, companies, and internal and external stakeholders.
- Liaise with researchers and companies for collaborative research projects and dissemination-related activities.

**3. Lab Vision and Research**:

- Work with faculty members to develop portfolio of research projects at scale.
- Collaborate closely with faculty to shape and execute multiple modalities of research within the labs.

**4. Staff Management**:

- Work with PIs to:

- Lead research teams by providing guidance on research topics and activities and foster a team culture within the labs.
- Manage the work of postdoctoral fellows, researcher associates, and other lab staff.
- Create operating procedures and lab culture
- Work with shared services in the Labs unit on compliance, events, visitors, and other administrative duties.

**5. University Administration**:

- Serve as the lead administrative point of contact on all lab activities, ensuring smooth coordination and communication within the labs and with internal University stakeholders.

**6. Grant Management and Oversight**:

- Works in close partnership with the lab PI and coordinates with Harvard Business School(HBS) with D^3 grants processes and personnel to:

- Coordinate with HBS Division of Research and Faculty Development (DRFD) to work with IQSS/OSP on grants and sponsored research related activities
- Ensure PIs stay on track to meet University and HBS deadlines and requests for information.
- There is close coordination among all parties on grants related activities such as budget development and proposal submission, developing and monitoring project budgets, tracking of expenditures, and preparing accurate financial reports.
- Supports the PI in building a compliance culture and ensuring compliance with University grants terms and policies.

**7. Financial Oversight and Management**:

- Oversee the labs’ funding including complex funding through grants and gifts, as well as managing expenses related to HBS funding.
- Prepare deliverables and reports related to internal and external funding, monitor timelines and budgets, collaborate with the internal finance team, communicate with external funders as appropriate.

**8. Writing and Curriculum Development**:

- Write white papers and academic articles concerning the original research conducted by the labs with the aim of publication in peer-reviewed journals.
- Assist in the development of curriculum and dissemination activities around topics the labs research.

9. This role is responsible for other duties as assigned

**Basic Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s degree
- 10+ years of experience in an academic or research setting managing complex projects.

**Additional Qualifications and Skills**

**Additional Required Qualifications**:

- Demonstrated management experience.
- Proven track record of strategic planning, program development, and project management in complex and dynamic environments.
- Demonstrated leadership abilities, including team building, coaching, and collaboration across departments and disciplines.
- Experience leading research teams.
- Strong understanding of digital technologies, data analytics, and design principles, with the ability to translate technical concepts into accessible and engaging content.
- Grant management or government contracting experience, post
- and pre-award.
- Experience setting and managing budgets with a strong financial background.
- Significant experience with Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and research compliance in an academic setting.
- Experience in experimental social science and with research tools.
- Interdisciplinary knowledge
- Ability to process and digest complex scientific information
- Exposure to data science and software systems
- Experience running field experiments and surveys
- Experience working with vendors
- Experience with negotiation

**Additional Preferred Qualifications**:

- PhD preferred
- Strong writing and analytical skills
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present complex ideas clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences

**Additional Information**- A cover letter is required to be considered for this oppor

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