Director, Washington DC Office
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Job Location:
Cambridge, MA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
28 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Posting Description
DIRECTORWASHINGTON DC OFFICE Office of the President works closely with thelnstitutessenioradministrative andacademic officers deans faculty and staff toidentifyfederalpolicy issues anddevelop and help execute effective governmentalrelationsstrategies; serves as a liaison with CongressFederalgovernment departments andagencies and Washington-based national organizations supporting MIT senior administrators; representsMIT inthe advocacy activities ofhighereducation associationsscience andtechnologycoalitions and organizations andrelatedadvocacygroups;supports and advises MIT faculty and faculty committees in the development of congressional testimonies and the development and release including presentations to policymakers of major policy initiatives in such areas as AI quantum climate clean energy technology life science convergence online education advanced manufacturing and entrepreneurship policy; works with and supervises the Offices programs with MIT students and student groups interested in science and technology policy; andresponsible for the operations of theMITWashington Office.
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Job Requirements
REQUIRED:Bachelors degree and a minimum often yearsof progressively senior leadership experience in government relations or legislative affairs focused on science and technology; experience working with congressional offices and/or federal executive branch agencies academia or the private sector required; relevant experience in a leading research-intensive university the Federal government or a related science technology or higher education policy position; and excellent advocacy analytical writing interpersonal organizational management and communication skills and ability to work effectively with MIT senior leadership and the MIT community. PREFERRED: An understanding of federal policy for science technology innovation university research and education; andan advanced degree.
Revised 10/14/2025
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Fundraising
- Management Experience
- Coaching
- Analysis Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Team Management
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
- Public Speaking
- negotiation
- Supervising Experience
About Company
The MIT Media Lab is an interdisciplinary research lab that encourages the unconventional mixing and matching of seemingly disparate research areas.
