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Children's National Medical Center

Research Center Director, Neuroscience

Children's National Medical Center, Washington, New Jersey, us, 07882


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Research Center Director, Neuroscience (240003FH) Institution:

Children’s National Hospital (CN) Based in Washington, D.C., the hospital was established in 1870 to help every child grow up stronger. Today, the 323-bed acute care hospital is the only freestanding healthcare facility exclusively for children and the only Level I Pediatric Trauma Center in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore metropolitan area. Children’s National serves as the regional referral center for pediatric emergency, trauma, cancer, cardiac and critical care as well as neonatology, orthopaedicsurgery, neurology and neurosurgery. Position Overview: The Director of the Center for Neuroscience Research (CNR) will engage, lead and energize the science community of Children's Research Institute (CRI) at Children's National Health System (CNHS) to build new initiatives and collaborations both across and outside of the organization. The Director will identify strategic priorities for investment and provide leadership in neuroscience research, scholarship, education and assume responsibility for all facets of the Center's finance and administration. Key Responsibilities: Identify areas of strategic importance in neurosciences, collaborate to identify and recruit talented and diverse faculty, enhance resources for existing faculty and trainees, and foster faculty engagement with the organization's strategic research initiatives. Plan, direct, and foster new interdisciplinary initiatives across the neurosciences, engaging multiple disciplines and divisions. Develop comprehensive annual and long-range budgets and plans consistent with the Center's objectives; implement annual reviews and performance reporting. Identify and assess new opportunities for the research community arising from rapidly evolving developments in neuroscience research. Work with leadership and foundation to identify and foster new relationships with prospective funders. Foster the establishment of new partnerships with industry and biotechnology. Qualifications: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Medical Doctor (M.D.) (Required). 10 years of prior experience leading a sponsored program funded research program. Demonstrated excellence and productivity in scholarship. Required Skills/Knowledge: Leads an internationally known research program supported by extramural funding. Proven leadership abilities with experience supervising multiple direct reports. Strong commitment to innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and education. Licenses and Certifications: If the Director is a physician involved in patient care, they must be fully licensed and credentialed as an attending staff physician on the medical staff of Children’s National Medical Center. Location:

District of Columbia-Washington Work Locations:

CN Hospital (Main Campus) 111 Michigan Avenue NW Washington 20010 Job Posting:

Full-Time Salary Range: 200000 - 600000 Children's National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer.

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