at Johns Hopkins University
Full TimeThe inaugural Director of the new data science, AI, and translation Institute is the scientific leader and operational head of the Institute. In this capacity, they will provide the intellectual vision, strategic leadership, and oversee the operational and financial management for the Institute, its members, and its diverse research and entrepreneurial efforts.
In collaboration with JHU faculty, the Director will develop, articulate, and advance the scientific vision required to attract talent, funding, and partners to the Institute. The Director will lay the groundwork for the development of the Institute into a key strategic asset for JHU. They will promote collaboration and cooperation across the University and affiliated institutions, leveraging internal and external resources and opportunities to create a distinctive profile and impact within the global scientific community.
The Director will work with the dean and faculty to initiate novel research directions, identify cross-cutting themes, and facilitate connections between the Institute and pre-existing research and academic programs across the University. In partnership with department chairs, the Director will recruit, develop, oversee, and inspire a talented cadre of world-class scientists in data science and AI and interdisciplinary Bloomberg Distinguished Professors. The Dean and the Director will have final decision-making authority regarding the 80 faculty lines.
Building external relationships with industry and government, forging connections to strategic partners and affiliates, and securing philanthropic and research funding to propel the Institute forward will be central to the work of the Director.
Johns Hopkins University seeks an exceptional leader from academia, industry, or government with a national presence in research circles, experience building or operating a high-caliber operation in this arena, and the communication skills and leadership presence to represent the Initiative/JHU externally. A doctorate in a discipline represented in the Initiative is assumed, and candidates holding Professor or equivalent rank are strongly preferred. JHU will look to the Director to lead all aspects of the Institute’s mission of research excellence, innovation, and impact.
The successful candidate will ideally have:
• An internationally recognized track record of scientific achievement as evidenced by outstanding publication records.
• A track record of visionary leadership, strategic thinking, and effective planning coupled with the demonstrated capacity to build consensus and provide the decisive leadership required to implement a strategic vision and build the operating platform to support it.
• Evidence of building, facilitating, and supporting highly integrative research programs that span across multiple disciplines.
• Experience working in complex, multi-stakeholder environments and strong communications skills; the ability to build successfully at multiple interfaces (e.g., JHU schools, departments and labs, and industry) and to integrate activities so that the Initiative and its partners are mutually strengthened through collaborations.
• Significant and successful management experience in large research and development enterprises including a demonstrated record in building and leading academic units, departments, or institutes/centers of comparable scale.
• A demonstrated ability to recruit, retain, and direct first-rate scientists.
• Experience with large government agencies, foundations, industry, and philanthropy to have developed a thorough understanding of funding opportunities and pathways and strategies to successfully attract support to ensure the financial success of the Initiative.
• Success in translating efforts from academia to applications beyond the academy.
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Salary Range
The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.
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