Director, Global Initiative for Neuropsychiatric Genetics Education in Research

Broad Institute•Cambridge, MA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Global Initiative for Neuropsychiatric Genetics Education in Research (GINGER) is the education arm of the Stanley Global Neuropsychiatric Genetics Initiative, a Stanley Center effort to expand the diversity of genetic data available on psychiatric disorders. Launched in 2017 as a collaboration between the Stanley Center at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, GINGER reaches partner institutions across Africa, Latin America, and Asia to ensure global collaboration in Stanley Global research initiatives. Reporting to the GINGER Principal Investigator, Dr. Lori Chibnik, the Director leads program strategy, financial stewardship, education programming development and delivery, people leadership activities, and serves as the connecting individual between the Stanley Center functions and global partners for all education programming activities. Under The Mental Health Genomics Consortium Coordinating Center’s (MHGC^3) cooperative agreement (NIMH U24), The Director also serves as the principal Broad-based lead for MHGC^3’s wide capacity development efforts, in partnership with mPI Dr. Alicia Martin.

Requirements

Master's degree in public health, research administration, behavioral science, public administration, or related field.
10+ years of experience in research operations, research administration, or program management, including substantial international work.
Demonstrated leadership of multi-site research or capacity-building programs across multiple countries and institutions.
Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary teams, including hiring, supervision, and staff development.
Experience managing federal and/or foundation grants, including grant design, submission, financial oversight, and subaward management.
Experience designing and executing curriculum, training programs, or capacity-building initiatives in international research settings.
Prior experience executing human subjects-based public health research in an LMIC setting required.
Demonstrated ability to navigate complex partnerships across academic, governmental, and philanthropic institutions internationally.
Resident or extended in-country work experience in low- and middle-income country settings, preferably in Africa.
Experience within U.S. academic research, including NIH funding mechanisms (D43, U24, U01) and institutional compliance frameworks.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading programs through funding transition or strategic change.
Familiarity with psychiatric genetics, global mental health, or related domains.
Language abilities relevant to the GINGER program, such as Kiswahili or Spanish.

Responsibilities

Sets and directs the Stanley Center’s global education strategy, priorities, and annual goals in partnership with Stanley Center-affiliated research consortia (NeuroGenetics of African Populations I and II, the Asia Bipolar Genetics Network), and leads the upcoming Mental Health Genomics Consortium Coordinating Center’s (MHGC^3) Capacity Development efforts.
Identifies opportunities for program expansion, including new regions and partnerships, and brings forward recommendations to GINGER faculty leadership.
Anticipates and navigates strategic challenges, including funding shifts and evolving consortium structures, adapting program direction to sustain mission delivery.
Leads the design process and oversees execution for all GINGER program components: Research Fellows programming, Teaching Fellows programming, Applied Research Mentors, and partner-site Short Courses.
Conceives and directs the GINGER Learning Platform, including ongoing design of the digital infrastructure development and delivery of recorded curriculum and instructor/trainee management for scalable training across geographies.
Develops new program components in response to evolving consortium needs, including A-BIG-NET training and the upcoming Mental Health Genomics Consortium Coordinating Center’s (MHGC^3) Capacity Development efforts (annual workshops, online modules, journal club, evaluation).
Establishes center-wide standards and best practices for psychiatric genetics research education curriculum, training delivery, and partner-site participation/coordination to contribute toward globally collaborative research programming, analysis, and publishing.
Manages and mentors GINGER program staff, including direct supervision of the Program Coordinator (to be hired) and all indirect staff from both the Broad Institute and external participating institutions.
Sets performance expectations and conducts performance reviews; coaches and develops team members.
Identifies, manages, and mentors GINGER Research Fellows enrolled in long-term GINGER programming, including both pre- and post-doctoral level fellows and faculty level fellow participants.
Sets and maintains joint mentorship plans for fellows between Stanley Center-based PIs and participating institution PIs across global sites.
Ensures curriculum and program design reflect fellow- and institution-specific needs and creates opportunities for tailored mentorship as needed on an ongoing basis.
Serves as the integration point across Stanley Center functions (data management, global research teams, project management, postdoctoral scholars, senior scientists, and Center Senior Leadership) and GINGER's global partner institutions, translating between these stakeholders to align research, education, and capacity-building priorities and execute programming.
Identifies and leads work with all vendors.
Develops payment structures and processes for program staff, fellows, and external contributors in compliance with Harvard and Broad guidelines and U.S. immigration requirements.
With GINGER Principal Investigator, designs, originates, and leads submission of new grant proposals, including strategic aims, program design, and budget development.
Manages the program's financial portfolio across federal (NIH) and philanthropic sources; develops and monitors budgets; reallocates funding to align with strategic priorities.
Oversees subawards to partner institutions as administered.
With the GINGER Principal Investigator, leads annual award negotiations with funders.
Represents the program in all donor communications.
Represents and leads ongoing relationship management of GINGER to all donors, participants, and collaborators.
Serves as the principal Stanley Center-based contact for GINGER partner-site collaborators across Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the United States.
Develops program reports, presentations, and external communications; supports manuscript preparation and dissemination of program findings.
Represents GINGER at scientific and global education convenings.