AI@HHMI Program Manager

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus is a pioneering research center in Ashburn, Virginia, where scientists pursue fundamental questions in the life sciences. Our integrated teams of biologists, computational scientists, and tool-builders innovate research practices and technologies to solve biology’s deepest mysteries. HHMI launched Janelia in 2006, establishing an intellectually enriching environment for scientists to do creative, collaborative, hands-on work. We share our methods, results, and tools with the scientific community.

This role is for someone who turns plans into completed work through careful follow-through, sound judgment, and the ability to bring others along. You use AI tools to work more efficiently, while bringing the skills and understanding to deliver excellent results independently.

AI@HHMI is HHMI's $500 million initiative to integrate AI into every stage of biological research. It is one of Janelia Research Campus's four scientific areas. It hosts research projects led by scientists at Janelia and across HHMI, with AI Scientists and engineers, a large GPU cluster, and industry partners.

You will support the Head of AI@HHMI in running the program. That means projects, budgets, staffing, recruiting, events, and outreach. You will work daily with leadership, scientists, engineers, and operational staff at Janelia and across HHMI. You will build and use computational workflows, and you will keep a simple process simple.

· A science or engineering background.

· Experience in a research institute or university.

· Experience with enterprise systems such as Workday or Microsoft 365.

· A calendar-and-inbox job. Scheduling is part of it, but you will own projects, records, and reports.

· A research role. You need to understand the science well enough to support it. You do not need to be an AI expert or run experiments.

· A job that runs on rules. You will make judgment calls, and you will be trusted to make them.

This is a full-time, on-site role at Janelia Research Campus in Ashburn, Virginia, reporting to the Head of AI@HHMI. You need a master's degree or doctorate in any field and at least three years of project management experience, including scientific or industrial research and development programs with budgets, timelines, and staffing. We set the level based on what you bring and what AI@HHMI needs the role to do, not on years alone. As a guide, we expect a minimum of 3 years of experience for Program Manager I with levels II and III representing expanded experience and scope.

Remaining in a normal seated or standing position for extended periods of time; reaching and grasping by extending hand(s) or arm(s); dexterity to manipulate objects with fingers, for example using a keyboard; communication skills using the spoken word; ability to see and hear within normal parameters; ability to move about workspace. The position requires mobility, including the ability to move materials weighing up to several pounds (such as a laptop computer or tablet).

Persons with disabilities may be able to perform the essential duties of this position with reasonable accommodation. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be evaluated on an individual basis.

This job description sets forth the job’s principal duties, responsibilities, and requirements; it should not be construed as an exhaustive statement, however. Unless they begin with the word “may,” the Essential Duties and Responsibilities described above are “essential functions” of the job, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Hiring Pay Range

AI@HHMI Program Manager I: $105,000 - $131,000

AI@HHMI Program Manager II: $122,635 - $153,300

AI@HHMI Program Manager III: $142,385 - $178,000

Pay Type:

Annual

The posted range reflects HHMI’s good faith estimate of the anticipated hiring salary range for this role at the time of posting. Actual hiring compensation is determined by a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and internal equity.

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