at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 50002
Department: QSIB - Querrey Simpson Inst B
Salary/Grade: EXS/10
Job Summary:
The Director of Operations (DO) leads the strategic business management and tactical operation of the Institute. The Director innovates, implements, and continually enhances the Institute’s programs and plans to ensure excellence at all levels.
Proactively interfacing with Institute senior management, executive committee and advisory board, the DO manages current initiatives and long-term planning in support of the Institute’s education, and research mission. The DO fosters the collaborative spirit of the Institute with alliances both internal and external to the University.
QSIB’s mission is to enable the development of biocompatible electronic, photonic, and microfluidic technologies for the human body, across a broad scope of applications, including those in medicine and human health. Given this mission, QSIB’s activities span the Northwestern campus - the majority of which fall within the Office for Research, McCormick School of Engineering, and Feinberg School of Medicine. The DO is responsible for managing these cross-campus operations to ensure that all financial and operational data reflect the full scope of QSIB activities.
QSIB is looking for a DO who has a deep understanding of the full lifecycle of sponsored research, well-rounded financial experience, a curiosity to learn about the Institute’s research, robust compliance experience, an analytical mindset, broad experience with systems and processes, and a willingness to dive into day-to-day tasks.
Specific Responsibilities:
Management of Operations
- Develops the vision, mission and financial and administrative operating principles of institute.
- Creates and maintains the infrastructure operating plan and process to enable efficient operations and compliance with University and funding agency policy.
- Orchestrates and coordinates activities of many people in various departments to provide seamless support for QSIB and the
