Founding Director ELIXIR Hinxton
Hinxton near Cambridge, United Kingdom
ELIXIR, the distributed pan-European life sciences infrastructure for biological information will collect, annotate, archive and make available to all, critical life sciences data which will enable Europe to collectively tackle some of the most pressing societal challenges. The founding of ELIXIR represents a major landmark as one of the few intergovernmental European-scale research infrastructure projects to progress to implementation for significantly more than a decade.
EMBL-EBI, the world-leading bioinformatics centre near Hinxton, Cambridge has coordinated the preparatory phase of ELIXIR and will be the location of the ELIXIR Hub and its Directorate. Therefore EMBL, on behalf of the ELIXIR Member States, is now seeking to recruit to the post of ELIXIR Founding Director.
An outstanding individual is sought to be the ELIXIR Founding Director, reporting directly to the ELIXIR Board. This pivotal role, leading all aspects of the development of a world-class European research infrastructure, calls for a rare mix of skills spanning the scientific, technical, political and diplomatic arenas.
The ELIXIR Member States have identified the key responsibilities of the role as:
- Strategic Leadership of the planning, technical implementation and operational development of the infrastructure;
- Leadership of ELIXIR staff at the Hub;
- Building strong and effective pan-European relationships with a broad range of stakeholders within and outside the infrastructure, including the ELIXIR Board, the Member States and their scientific institutions, the EU, national Ministries and funding bodies;
- Leading the pan-European fundraising efforts for ELIXIR;
- Monitoring, measuring and reporting on ELIXIR to the Board.
The ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate a track record of strategic vision, coupled with the organisational and managerial skills required to deliver a large and complex technical infrastructure. (S)he will ideally be a life sciences specialist with experience of the practical applications of bioinformatics, strong technical expertise and a track record in the field of data service delivery. The challenging nature of the implementation of e-infrastructures calls for an individual who is by nature diplomatic, flexible, resilient and visionary, whilst possessing a high tolerance for fast-paced change.
To view a detailed job description, including key responsibilities, requirements and reporting structures for the role please click here.
For details on how to apply online, please visit www.embl.org/jobs.
Closing date for applications: 1 July 2012
First round panel interviews will be held at EMBL-EBI in Hinxton, UK on 14 August 2012.
EMBL is an inclusive, equal-opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and benefits appropriate to an international research organisation.
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