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We are currently seeking a dynamic, interested, and curious Research Technician within the lab of Dr. Chenghua Gu at Harvard Medical School. The Gu lab studies the interface of the nervous and vascular systems. Their mission is to understand the cellular and physiological mechanisms underlying the unique neurovascular interactions including the blood-brain barrier and neurovascular coupling, and to harness their discoveries for therapeutics. More information on the lab can be found on their website . The ideal Research Assistant will be well organized, self-motivated, and demonstrate responsibility. While here, the individual will gain experience with the scientific method, experimental design,...

We have an exciting opening for a Science Operations Manager to lead our Science Operations Office located at University of California San Francisco in San Francisco. The office is located at the UCSF Mission Bay Campus next to Gladstone Institute, and near the Chase Center. At HHMI, Science Operations Managers serve as the first point of contact and operational liaison to assigned HHMI research laboratories and our partner Host Institutions. These roles play an integral part in championing and upholding HHMI’s policies, practices, and procedures. Through building strong relationships across HHMI, you will partner on the delivery of financial, human...

The Office Manager will provide general administrative operations support for the Senior Director of Marketing and Internal Communications, the Senior Director of Strategic Project and Change Management, and the Director of Leadership Communications and External Relations. In this role, you will manage vendor contracts, reconcile purchases, plan fiscal year budgets, and pay invoices while handling executive scheduling, travel arrangements, staff communications, event planning, and office logistics. You will use sound judgment and expert knowledge of departmental procedures. The Office Manager works a three-day hybrid schedule at HHMI’s Headquarters in Chevy Chase, MD. This position will remain open until May 21,...

The Marketing Manager will develop and execute marketing and paid strategy campaigns to reflect priorities established by HHMI senior leadership, increasing awareness of HHMI programs within the scientific research community to drive interest and ensure competitive, high-quality applicant pools across HHMI. HHMI’s outreach primarily focuses on academic science audiences across all career stages, including senior researchers, early-career faculty, administrators, and graduate and undergraduate students. HHMI also manages several sub-brands (the Janelia Research Campus, BioInteractive, and Tangled Bank Studios). Each has a unique audience, with some overlap. Because HHMI is fully supported by an endowment, the organization does not fundraise. Our...

The Employee Communications Manager will own the planning and content creation lifecycle for any major internal communications projects and support requests specific to the Janelia Research Campus population. In addition, this role will serve as lead editor and project manager for HHMI's internal communications function. The Employee Communications Manager will manage multiple deadlines and priorities in alignment with HHMI’s communication and engagement objectives and the internal communications editorial calendar. This role will create, edit, and publish content across various internal channels. The Employee Communications Manager works a three-day hybrid schedule at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus and reports to the Director,...

The Social Media Content and Analytics Manager will serve as business owner for HHMI and Janelia's social media brand accounts across multiple social media platforms and in coordination with sub-brand accounts (Tangled Bank, BioInteractive). This role will manage the creation and posting of original content across platforms, monitor activity and engagement, and provide regular reporting to communications leadership. This role will collaborate with the Marketing Manager to tailor social media content to align with overall HHMI goals and priorities. It will focus on ensuring that the Institute's work is effectively communicated to key audiences. The Social Media Content and Analytics...

The Visual Media Producer is responsible for researching, producing, and editing visual content across both internal and external platforms. This role leads video and related visual content development, manages production of internal and external shoots, and edits raw media for posting. This is a hands-on content-creator role for a person with strong editorial, production, and editing skills and experience creating compelling short-form and social media content. The Visual Media Producer works with the Director, Digital Media and Marketing to produce and edit video and other visual products (including photography) across multiple mediums on internal and external platforms, including social media...

The Senior Internal Communications Specialist will manage and lead strategy for all Institute-wide internal communications channels, including Hughes Hub, Hughes News, and digital signage. This role will be responsible for monitoring internal communications channel performance and optimizing it for user experience and efficacy. The Senior Internal Communications Specialist will collaborate with stakeholders across the Institute on communications content, particularly supporting operations teams’ projects. This role will develop text and visual content for multiple mediums, including emails, digital signage, and events. This role will also work closely with the Director, Employee and Science Communications, and other team members to regularly evaluate...

The Communications Content Specialist will support science and employee communications by creating, editing, and publishing a variety of written and visual storytelling projects. This role will collaborate with stakeholders across the Institute on content such as scientist bios, program materials, and compelling stories about HHMI labs, open science, lab culture, and other communications priorities, as well as content to support Operations department needs. The Communications Content Specialist works a three-day hybrid schedule at HHMI’s Headquarters in Chevy Chase, MD, and reports to the Science Outreach Officer. Occasional travel to HHMI's Janelia Research Campus in Ashburn, VA, and to HHMI labs...

The Director, Digital Media and Marketing, plays a lead role in ensuring that the Institute's work, particularly its comprehensive programs in scientific research and science education, is effectively communicated to key audiences through social and digital media platforms and paid strategy campaigns. The Director, Digital Media and Marketing, leads a team that manages external platforms and creates visual media for those platforms that align with HHMI brand standards and overall Communications priorities. This position spearheads HHMI marketing initiatives, ensuring a targeted, analytical, and results-oriented approach to all marketing campaigns. This role has a hybrid schedule of three days at HHMI’s...

The Director, Employee and Science Communications plays a lead role in ensuring that the work of the Institute – particularly its comprehensive programs in scientific research and science education – is effectively communicated to key audiences within and outside the Institute. This role leads a team to manage content highlighting HHMI’s science, programs, and people. The Director oversees internal communications channels and ensures support for Janelia-specific content requests. The Director, Employee and Science Communications will work collaboratively with Leadership Communications to manage the information flow to and from employees and shape organizational conversation. This role provides oversight on the editorial...

The Science Communications Manager will develop and execute communications strategies to promote HHMI science initiatives and scientists. This role will create, edit, and publish content to showcase the achievements of HHMI employees and increase awareness of HHMI programs within the scientific research community, using a range of tools including digital media, social media, and newsletters. This role will work closely with the recruitment department on developing content to support their efforts. This role will also develop relationships with Janelia science leadership to highlight the groundbreaking work being done at Janelia, with particular focus on the initiative. The Science Communications...

The Science Outreach Officer serves as the main marketing and internal communications point of contact for HHMI scientists and their host sites’ public information officers (PIOs). This role coordinates efforts to identify HHMI scientists and lab teams to profile, working closely with Science, Janelia, Tangled Bank Studios, Leadership Communications & External Relations, and P&C to ensure our communications align with institutional priorities and goals. The Science Outreach Officer is also responsible for spearheading efforts to tell the stories of basic science’s impact on human health and helping HHMI scientists be better communicators of their work. This includes training interested HHMI...

The Digital Media Asset Management Specialist manages the day-to-day operations of HHMI’s websites, ensuring profiles, program pages, and institutional pages are accurate and visually consistent. Under the guidance of the Manager, Website, this role maintains HHMI governance and website performance standards, working collaboratively with the Technology and Systems Management department, as needed. The Digital Media Asset Management Specialist serves as the primary administrator for the Digital Asset Management (DAM) platform, collaborating with technology partners and internal stakeholders to implement improvements and maintain system integrity. They manage the ingestion of new digital assets from both internal teams and external contributors (such...

The Manager, Website, serves as the product owner for HHMI’s websites, providing oversight for all website-related work and ensuring web content aligns with the Institute's overall priorities and strategic goals. This role will create, maintain, and evaluate digital content that directly advances HHMI’s scientific and education missions and supports content users. In addition, the Manager, Website is responsible for the ongoing redesign efforts and site updates for HHMI.org and the Institute’s sub-brand websites, ensuring cohesive branding and high-quality content for all HHMI web content. The Manager, Website will have a combination of technical and project management skills to keep our...