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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Program Manager, Shalek Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Program Manager, Shalek Lab
Job Number: 24134
Functional Area: Sponsored Research Accounting
Department: Institute for Medical Eng. and Science
School Area: Engineering
Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)
Employment Category: Exempt
Visa Sponsorship Available: No
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Job Description
PROGRAM MANAGER, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), to manage operations and finances for the Shalek Lab (https://shaleklab.com/) , a multidisciplinary and multi-institutional group of researchers, staff, and students. Specific duties include performing pre-award and post-award financial management of complex sponsored programs; providing high-level support to the principal investigator (PI), Professor Alex Shalek; and liaising with the IMES finance team and MIT’s central offices to manage the finances associated with the lab’s large research programs. Will coordinate complex billing agreements and grants management across three research institutions, requiring fluency in the administrative and financial processes of MIT, the Broad Institute, and the Ragon Institute; serve as the primary point of contact for the PI’s research portfolio and allocation of funds; and liaise with key stakeholders to ensure that staff, postdoc, and student appointments across all institutions are set up correctly and accurately. A full job description is available here (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wvojq2hp2ud3s53orbdua/Program-Manager-Shalek-Lab_v5.pdf?rlkey=kugnurobqarpelsl0ufodlp8m&dl=0) .
Job Requirements
REQUIRED: bachelor’s degree, experience with budget preparation and forecasting, and at least four years of finance administration and project/program operations experience and progressively responsible leadership experience. PREFERRED: master’s degree, research administration experience, and MIT experience. Job #24134-96/12/24