Director, Global Research Capacity Building

Strategic Leadership

The Director sets and directs the Stanley Center’s global education strategy, priorities, and annual goals in partnership with affiliated research consortia. They identify opportunities for program expansion and bring forward recommendations to GINGER faculty leadership. They anticipate and navigate strategic challenges, including funding shifts and evolving consortium structures, adapting program direction to sustain mission delivery.

Program Design, Delivery, and Innovation

The Director leads the design process and oversees execution for all GINGER program components: Research Fellows programming, Teaching Fellows programming, Applied Research Mentors, and partner-site Short Courses. They conceive and direct the GINGER Learning Platform, including ongoing design of the digital infrastructure, development and delivery of recorded curriculum, and instructor/trainee management for scalable training across geographies. They develop new program components in response to evolving consortium needs, including A-BIG-NET training and the upcoming Mental Health Genomics Consortium Coordinating Center’s (MHGC^3) Capacity Development efforts (annual workshops, online modules, journal club, evaluation).

People Leadership

The Director manages and mentors GINGER program staff, including direct supervision of the Program Coordinator (to be hired) and all indirect staff from both the Broad Institute and external participating institutions. They set performance expectations and conduct performance reviews; coach and develop team members. They identifies, manages, and mentors GINGER Research Fellows enrolled in long-term GINGER programming, including both pre-and post-doctoral level fellows and faculty level fellows, and ensures curriculum and program design reflect fellow- and institution-specific needs. They create opportunities for tailored mentorship as needed on an ongoing basis. They serves as the integration point across Stanley Center functions and GINGER's global partner institutions, translating between these stakeholders to align research, education, and capacity-building priorities and execute programming. They identifies and leads work with all vendors.

Development and Finance

With the GINGER Principal Investigator, the Director designs, originates, and leads submission of new grant proposals, including strategic aims, program design, and budget development. They manage the program's financial portfolio across federal (NIH) and philanthropic sources; develop and monitor budgets; and reallocate funding to align with strategic priorities. They oversee subawards to partner institutions as administered. They leads annual award negotiations with funders and represents the program in all donor communications.

External Affairs and Communication

The Director represents and leads ongoing relationship management of GINGER to all donors, participants, and collaborators. They serve as the principal Stanley Center-based contact for GINGER partner-site collaborators across Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the United States. They develop program reports, presentations, and external communications; support manuscript preparation and dissemination of program findings. They represent GINGER at scientific and global education convenings.