Assistant Director of DLCI Research Administration Engagement
Assistant Director of DLCI Research Administration Engagement
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Job Description
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DLCI RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION ENGAGEMENT VP for Research will play a critical leadership role in advancing MITs Departments Labs Centers Initiatives (DLCI) Initiative and continuing the foundational work underway with Human Resources and the DLCIs while leading the buildout of the research administration education and training program; serve as the lead administrative point of contact for MITs strategic agreements with Institute-affiliated organizations (e.g. Broad Draper Whitehead Ragon AFFOA); design and manage a centralized onboarding program for DLCI research administrators ensuring consistent tracked and up-to-date training across all units; collaborate with Assistant Deans DLC Directors of Administration and Finance RAS Contract Administrators and Research Systems & Support to better understand DLCI admin needs; advise Business and Digital Transformation team on OVPR efforts and align resources; develop documentation standards and a proactive monitoring system to support compliant and consistent post-award administration across DLCIs; provide the bridge between MIT Audit VPR Cost Analysis RSS and the DLCIs to address inconsistent processes and practices to reduce audit findings; improve research administration best practices and processes in collaboration with the Research End-to-End process project; and serve as the lead for a new centralized issue resolution hub managing the investigation and cross-office coordination required to resolve complex research administration problems.
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Job Requirements
REQUIRED: Bachelors degree; a minimum of five years of progressive experience in research administration higher education leadership or organizational effectiveness; proven success managing complex cross-functional projects with diverse stakeholders; and familiarity with federal compliance institutional policy and research lifecycle processes. PREFERRED: Deep understanding of MITs research administration ecosystem or similar distributed university environments. Job #25029-10
6/26/2025
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
