Chief Scientific Officer

About the role

Establish the scientific vision and set the research agenda for curing NF1 at NGNRI Recruit the necessary talent to achieve the research goals Design workflows and laboratory infrastructure arrangements to best support the NGNRI research program Establish an organizational structure of research teams and research team leadership for optimizing progress towards achieving NGNRI research goals Provide a structure of group meetings, presentations, brainstorming, review of data, modelling using theory and the required structure at the cross-program level to ensure best chances of supporting continual progress by optimal exploitation of results Be the scientific ambassador of NGNRI reaching out to scientific peers throughout the world and nurturing interest to participate in NGNRI's guest program Design the complementation between NGNRI staff research teams (mainly technology focused such as screening, organoid culture, FACS etc) and guest programs (application, mechanistic or translational research) Establish consultative forums (such as scientific advisory panels) of leading scientific peers to provide input and help guide NGNRI's research Together with the NGNRI CEO, promote the attractiveness of NGNRI guest programs to the scientists in leading research organizations and establish partnering programs with their institutions Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and guidelines as well operations at the highest ethical standards About you Outstanding integrity both personally and with regard to research conduct Visionary, motivated, able to inspire Excellent communicator whether in writing, speech or oral presentations Deferential to diversity, equality and inclusion and able to lead diverse multicultural teams Someone who will embrace a bold vision and remain loyal to its purpose Able to unite individuals and build a common agenda Able to serve as an ambassador of NGNRI and with proven diplomatic skills An individual with the highest integrity and ethical standards.