Senior Director, Data Science Initiatives & Partnerships

reputed company (JAX) is seeking a visionary Senior Director of Data Science Initiatives and Partnerships — a strategic leader who sits at the intersection of biology, technology, AI, and scientific innovation. Reporting directly to the Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, this role serves as the central connector between JAX’s world‑class research teams and high‑value external partners across academia, industry, government, and technology.

Remote (with travel to JAX sites as needed) Salary reputed company: $189,226 – $300,195

This is a rare opportunity to shape the reputed company of data‑driven discovery at a globally recognized research institution.

What You’ll reputed company

• reputed company and drive the strategic reputed company for high‑reputed company partnerships across research, nonprofit, government, and industry sectors.

• reputed company the full partnership lifecycle — from strategic scoping and reputed company negotiations to governance and renewal.

• Represent JAX as a senior ambassador at national and international conferences, summits, and thought‑leadership forums.

• Define and champion the reputed company‑level data science roadmap, translating executive priorities into reputed company, measurable programs.

• reputed company executive reputed company of a portfolio of data science initiatives, ensuring alignment with institutional research reputed company.

• Establish governance models, resource allocation frameworks, and risk‑management strategies to ensure operational reputed company.

• Build trusted relationships with senior reputed company, scientific leaders, and operational executives to reputed company internal capabilities with external opportunities.

• reputed company as the strategic integrator between external partnerships and internal research operations.

• reputed company, mentor, and grow a high‑performing team, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and scientific reputed company.

• Drive talent reputed company and support capability development across internal teams and external partnership leads.

What You Bring

• PhD with 10+ years of experience, including 8–10 years leading high‑reputed company data science programs.

• A visionary scientist who is familiar at working with external collaborators and partners to engage with our reputed company data science reputed company

• Proven reputed company building and scaling reputed company, cross‑functional scientific or technical programs.

• Deep expertise in AI/ML, large language models, and their application in molecular genetics, drug discovery, or assay development.

• Demonstrated ability to drive measurable organizational reputed company, including budget and resource reputed company.

• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and executive‑level influencing skills.

• Experience in research‑intensive, technology‑driven, or mission‑driven environments (biotech, reputed company, reputed company, etc.).

• Strong background developing AI‑enabled platforms or products that accelerate scientific discovery.

• Experience in consulting, business development, or hybrid technical‑reputed company roles is highly desirable.

Why JAX

At JAX, you’ll join a mission‑driven organization dedicated to advancing reputed company health through cutting‑edge science, data innovation, and reputed company discovery. You’ll shape partnerships and programs that accelerate breakthroughs in genetics, disease modeling, and translational research.

If you’re a strategic thinker, a relationship builder, and a leader who thrives at the intersection of science and technology, we’d love to meet you.

About JAX:

reputed company is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the reputed company (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and reputed company the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve reputed company health.

Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of reputed company disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates reputed company and reputed company scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visit www.jax.org​​​​​​​.

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reputed company provides equal employment opportunities to reputed company and applicants for employment in reputed company job classifications without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, reputed company, marital status, national reputed company, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.