Scientific Project Manager, Tsai Lab

MIT • Cambridge, MA

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About The Position

The Scientific Project Manager, Tsai Lab, at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory (PILM), will manage and support research activities, and provide assistance with fundraising and personnel in the laboratory of Professor Li-Huei Tsai. This role involves managing and administering the grant and gift portfolio and leading the proposal application, presentations, and report process for the laboratory, the Aging Brain Initiative (ABI), and the Neuro-Therapeutics De-risking effort. The lab's research focuses on the molecular-, circuit-, and systems-level basis of neurological disorders impacting learning and memory, utilizing model systems such as transgenic mice, human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) models, and human brain samples. Multidisciplinary approaches include in vitro and in vivo electrophysiology, neurocircuitry mapping, neurobehavioral testing, biochemistry, immunohistochemistry, large-scale imaging, epigenomic and transcriptomic approaches, and computational analysis of big data using machine learning.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Biology/Neuroscience/Bioengineering or related fields.
• A minimum of five years of related experience.
• Proven writing skills with attention to detail, both in a narrative style for research proposals, reports and manuscripts, as well as a presentational style for talks and seminars.
• Skilled at analyzing and communicating scientific information across different topic areas at a level of detail appropriate for different audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with tight deadlines.
• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work with multiple priorities.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to promote collaboration and cooperation among teams and other leading laboratories.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in writing successful grant applications.
• Experience in effective administration of grant awards.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support research activities in the laboratory.
• Provide assistance with fundraising and personnel.
• Manage and administer the grant and gift portfolio.
• Lead the proposal application, presentations, and report process for the laboratory, ABI, and the Neuro-Therapeutics De-risking effort.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree