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Associate Director, Computational Biology
Sage Bionetworks. Lead and grow a multidisciplinary team focused on applied scientific research, biomedical data stewardship, and community engagement .
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead and grow a multidisciplinary team focused on applied scientific research, biomedical data stewardship, and community engagement
- Establish scientific direction, data management standards, and community-engagement practices with governance and platform teams
- Ensure Sage’s data are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR), aligned with GA4GH data-sharing standards, and trusted by the research community
- Serve as a strategic partner to organizational leadership and connect data stewardship and community initiatives to Sage’s broader mission
- Identify opportunities to expand adoption of Sage’s data assets and contribute to platform development priorities
- Represent Sage with data generators, researchers, funders, consortium partners, and other stakeholders
- Communicate the scientific value of managed data, data derivatives, and software platforms while identifying community needs and growth opportunities
- Apply statistical, bioinformatic, and computational biology methods, including exploratory analysis, benchmarking, and tooling, to large-scale multi-omic data
- Oversee curation, organization, annotation, and lifecycle management of biomedical datasets
- Partner with the Privacy and Compliance Office on data governance frameworks and access-control models
- Champion FAIR principles and relevant GA4GH standards, including data-use ontologies, federated data access, and genomic data-sharing frameworks
- Lead harmonization of complex, multi-source biomedical datasets for cross-study and cross-consortium analysis and reuse
- Identify and manage data governance, privacy, and compliance risks
- Build and sustain internal and external researcher communities through engagement programs, meetings, documentation, and outreach
- Coordinate research by external scientists and consortium partners using Sage’s data
- Hire, manage, mentor, and develop multidisciplinary staff
- Ensure effective data operations tools, systems, and practices, including responsible AI-assisted and agentic workflows
- Lead grant proposals and funding strategies
- Establish growth paths and continuously improve data management, governance, and community practices
Requirements
What you’ll need- Master’s or PhD in a relevant scientific, data, or informatics discipline, or equivalent depth of experience in lieu of an advanced degree
- 8+ years of progressive experience in scientific research, biomedical data management, data governance, research data curation, or a closely related field
- Leadership of complex, multi-stakeholder data or collaborative science initiatives
- Experience working in multi-institutional collaborations and consortia
- 3+ years of experience directly managing, mentoring, and/or developing data managers, computational biologists, bioinformaticians, or community engagement professionals
- Track record of securing research funding, including at least one competitive NIH or comparable award
- Experience across the proposal lifecycle, including opportunity identification, partner collaboration, budget and effort planning, and post-award reporting
- Demonstrated experience applying open science and FAIR data principles and supporting responsible data sharing for human subjects data
- Experience with GA4GH standards or comparable genomic/clinical data-sharing frameworks
- Experience building or activating a research community around a shared data resource or platform
- Experience collaborating with and coordinating external scientists or consortium partners
- Experience managing funder relationships and communicating scientific and data value to program officers and sponsors
- Ability to operate strategically while remaining close to data operations and community activity
- Ability to influence decisions and create alignment across teams and leaders without relying solely on formal authority
- Strong judgment and ability to navigate ambiguity, competing priorities, and evolving organizational needs
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work effectively under deadlines
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Flexibility to adapt to changing environments, priorities and multitask
- Travel two times per year for on-site events in Seattle, WA
- Cover letter required; do not upload your resume as your cover letter
Benefits
Comp & perks- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and long-term disability
- Robust retirement plan
- Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Remote or hybrid arrangements within the United States
- Virtual-first interviews conducted virtually
- Reasonable accommodations during the application or interview process