AI Program Manager

Overview

Prof. Marinka Zitnik invites applications for the position of AI Program Manager at Harvard University. This role provides a unique opportunity to coordinate cutting-edge research at the intersection of AI, medicine, and biology while fostering collaboration within a world-class academic environment.

We are seeking a creative, ambitious, and highly motivated individual to join our lab of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The AI Program Manager will play a role in managing international research initiatives in the lab and translating cutting-edge AI research into biomedical discovery. This position requires a combination of technical expertise, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to communicate effectively across academic and scientific domains.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Working closely with Prof. Zitnik to engage lab collaborators, institutions, and partners.
  • Acting as a research representative in partnerships, attending meetings, and effectively communicating our research work.
  • Coordinate technical projects, collaborating with partners to ensure the successful execution of joint initiatives.
  • Highlighting and communicating key results through tutorials and outreach efforts to showcase the impact of our research.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

  • A strong technical background in AI or computational sciences, with familiarity in biology or medicine.
  • Exceptional writing skills, with experience producing high-quality technical content such as research papers.
  • Strong verbal communication skills, capable of presenting complex ideas clearly to academics and non-specialists.
  • A proven ability to represent academic research projects in meetings with collaborators, institutions, and foundations.
  • Experience with academic partnerships, including writing research proposals.
  • Excellent organizational abilities, with experience in managing projects, timelines, and resources.

Candidates must hold an M.S. or Ph.D. or equivalent degree in computer science, engineering, computational biomedicine, technology and operations, or a related field. Previous experience in an academic research setting is strongly preferred.

Location

On campus of Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Application process

Interested applicants should submit the following documents via email to Prof. Zitnik and use the subject line “AI Program Manager”:

  • Cover letter
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Two to three representative publications or examples of written technical documentation
  • Two to three examples of written proposals
  • Two to three letters of recommendation (will be solicited after the initial review)

This position is available immediately. Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Advisor

Marinka Zitnik is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School, Associate Faculty at Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University, and Associate Member at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Zitnik investigates foundations of AI that contribute to the scientific understanding of medicine and therapeutic design, eventually enabling AI to learn and innovate on its own. Her research won best paper and research awards, including the Overton Prize, Kavli Fellowship of the National Academy of Sciences, Kaneb Fellowship award at Harvard Medical School, NSF CAREER Award, awards from the International Society for Computational Biology, International Conference in Machine Learning, Bayer Early Excellence in Science, Amazon Faculty Research, Google Faculty Research, Roche Alliance with Distinguished Scientists, and two Sanofi iDEA-iTECH Awards.

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