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About the Role

The Executive Director will provide strategic leadership for AI-BIOME, an NSF-funded Programmable Cloud Laboratory (PCL) headquartered at the CUNY City College of New York (CCNY) and the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC). The role involves establishing AI-BIOME as a national research resource for state-of-the-art AI research enabling distributed scientific discovery in bio-inspired and molecular materials engineering, and leading strategic growth, external partnerships, organizational development, and long-term sustainability.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement AI-BIOME's strategic vision in partnership with Co-Directors and the Executive Committee.
Align with NSF TIP’s vision for PCL in focus areas with Science, AI and Data Leads.
Translate scientific priorities into organizational strategy, operational priorities, and measurable milestones.
Identify opportunities for program growth, strategic partnerships, new funding, and long-term sustainability.
Lead strategic planning and organizational development across research, education, workforce development, innovation, and outreach.
Represent AI-BIOME with NSF, federal agencies, City and State agencies, partner institutions, industry, philanthropic organizations, and government stakeholders.
Develop strategic partnerships with universities, national laboratories, industry, and community organizations.
Build AI-BIOME's national and international visibility and contribute to the Programmable Cloud Laboratory ecosystem.
Support technology transfer, entrepreneurship, and commercialization activities.
Integrate AI-BIOME with interdisciplinary research initiatives and shared research infrastructure at CCNY and ASRC.
Develop opportunities leveraging CCNY and ASRC core facilities.
Foster collaborations to expand utilization of shared research infrastructure.
Provide leadership and mentorship to senior staff.
Foster a collaborative, innovative, and inclusive organizational culture.
Ensure efficient implementation of organizational priorities with the Director of Operations.
Oversee organizational performance and progress toward scientific and operational milestones.
Coordinate NSF reporting, external reviews, advisory board activities, and strategic planning.
Ensure AI-BIOME maintains excellence in research operations, workforce development, education, and external engagement.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Advanced degree in science, engineering, computer science, data science, public administration, business, or a related discipline.
Eight to ten years of progressively responsible leadership experience managing complex scientific, academic, or research organizations.
Demonstrated experience managing large federally funded research programs, interdisciplinary centers, shared scientific facilities, or comparable research infrastructure.
Experience managing complex budgets, grants, contracts, and multi-institutional collaborations.
Experience working with federal funding agencies and knowledge of research administration and compliance requirements.
Demonstrated ability to build partnerships across academia, industry, government, and nonprofit organizations.
Exceptional leadership, organizational, interpersonal, and written and oral communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to lead organizational growth, manage change, and balance strategic planning with operational execution.
Experience working in laboratory automation, scientific software, AI, research computing, or digital research infrastructure is highly desirable.
Commitment to fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and innovative research environment.
Demonstrated experience leading complex interdisciplinary research organizations or shared scientific infrastructure.
Experience developing strategic partnerships and growing multi-institutional research programs.
Demonstrated ability to translate scientific vision into organizational strategy and sustainable research infrastructure.

Skills

AI research
Bio-inspired materials
Molecular materials engineering
Strategic growth
External partnerships
Organizational development
Long-term sustainability
Interdisciplinary research
Research infrastructure integration
Laboratory automation
High-throughput experimentation
Materials characterization
Photonics
Imaging
Computation
Data science
Leadership
Mentorship
Collaboration
Innovation
Inclusivity
Organizational performance oversight
Scientific milestone tracking
Operational milestone tracking
NSF reporting
External reviews
Advisory board activities
Strategic planning
Research operations
Workforce development
Education program management
External engagement
Technology transfer
Entrepreneurship
Commercialization

Location

The CITY COLLEGE of NEW YORK
CUNY Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC)
West Harlem Innovation Triangle

Work Type

On-Site
Full-time
Grant-funded

Experience Level

Eight to ten years of progressively responsible leadership experience

Education Level

Advanced degree in science, engineering, computer science, data science, public administration, business, or a related discipline.

Salary/Compensations

$120,000 - $130,000

Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Company

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is dedicated to providing services that allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries.
AI-BIOME is an NSF-funded Programmable Cloud Laboratory (PCL) headquartered at the CUNY City College of New York (CCNY) and the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC).
AI-BIOME aims to establish itself as a national research resource for state-of-the-art AI research enabling distributed scientific discovery in bio-inspired materials and molecular materials engineering.
AI-BIOME collaborates with Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and over 30 partners from industry.

Equal Opportunity

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer.
RFCUNY provides equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.