Vp Chief Information Officer

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We have a vacancy of Vp Chief Information Officer in our company, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. This vacancy is based in Cold Spring Harbor NY. Please go through the job detail mentioned below.

Position Title: Vp Chief Information Officer
Company: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Work Type: Full Time
City of work: Cold Spring Harbor NY
Salary:
URL Expiry: 2022-12-20
Posted on: jobsintelecom.net

Job Detail

ORGANIZATION

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ( CSHL ) is a private, not-for-profit research and education institution at the forefront of discovery research in molecular biology and genetics to generate knowledge that will yield better diagnostics and treatments for cancer, neurological diseases, and other major causes of human suffering. United by this mission, CSHL’s researchers and technicians focus on four core areas: cancer, neuroscience, genomics & quantitative biology, and plant biology. On Long Island and in Suzhou, China, the Meetings & Courses Program hosts more than 12,000 scientists annually from around the world to facilitate the exchange of ideas. The Laboratory’s education arm also includes four more divisions: a world-class academic publishing house; a “think tank” dedicated to bio-medical research and policy; an innovative graduate school; and, programs in genomics for middle and high school students and teachers worldwide.

Home to eight Nobel Prize winners, CSHL is ranked among the leading basic research institutions in molecular biology and genetics with Thomson Reuters ranking it #1 in the world. CSHL was also ranked #1 in research output worldwide by Nature. The Laboratory is led by Dr. Bruce Stillman, a biochemist and cancer researcher.

CSHL has a rich and successful research environment rooted in interdisciplinary collaboration. The Laboratory is committed to fostering a diverse work environment that values best practices in mentorship, equity, and inclusion.

Founded in 1890, CSHL is located on the North Shore of Long Island, about 30 miles east of New York City. Consistently ranked one of Long Island’s Top Workplaces, the Lab employs 1,100 people, including 600 scientists, students, and technicians. The 2020 operating budget was $165 million, of which over $135 million was spent on research. At year-end 2020, CSHL’s robust endowment totaled $735 million.

LOCATION

CSHL main campus is in Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 30 miles east of New York City. Additional research and education facilities of CSHL are located in Woodbury, Lloyd Harbor, Syosset and Brooklyn, NY.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP

The Vice President & Chief Information Officer ( CIO ) reports to the Chief Operating Officer but has direct interaction with the President, Director of Research, and Division Heads.

Responsibilities

As a member of the senior leadership team, the CIO is responsible for the planning, development, implementation, security, and operation of the institution’s information technology (IT) systems that support all aspects of research, the education divisions, and administrative functions. The successful candidate will provide leadership, hands-on management, and strategic direction for all IT related areas, including infrastructure and data architecture, application development and support, networks, cybersecurity, telecommunications systems, out-sourced vendor relationships, desktop support, audio-visual, project management, and disaster recovery/business resumption. The CIO will work collaboratively with research, business, and administrative leaders to analyze, select, and implement technology systems and processes that enable and sustain CSHL’s scientific mission and education programs.

The Ongoing Responsibilities Include

• Build and maintain trust-based relationships with research leaders, business managers, and other administrative peers based on fully understanding their needs and requirements. As a partner, ensure timely and clear communications to implement value-driven solutions and systems at the departmental and/or enterprise level.
• Assess, recommend, and implement the alignment of the IT organization to effectively support the Laboratory’s three constituent environments: research, education divisions, and the administrative departments.
• Work with the Laboratory’s research leaders to understand specific and diverse computing needs and to design forward-looking, innovative solutions.
• Develop and maintain an enterprise-wide IT vision, strategy and roadmap that facilitates and drives CSHL’s strategic priorities for the Laboratory’s research, resource and service development, and education. Lead the IT team and its partners in effective implementation based on that strategy, roadmap and solution designs that are end-user focused.
• Hire, develop, evaluate, reward, and retain a highly qualified team of IT professionals. Foster a culture of innovation, customer focus, transparency, and accountability in IT. Oversee process development to advance the IT operating model to meet CSHL operation, education, and research needs.
• Oversee and ensure a comprehensive and effective enterprise information security program, including policies, standards, and guidelines. In collaboration with other operational leaders, develop and manage the information risk analysis assessment process and enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan.
• Establish and implement a comprehensive and flexible Enterprise Architecture that will serve the Laboratory over an extended period– including technology platform and development plan – to rapidly meet new or changing user needs within an established framework.
• Develop and mentor team members in technical, leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills to ensure excellent working relationships with business leaders, operations, researchers, and administrative staff. Lead and manage a team of IT professionals who research, identify and deploy solutions to their research, education and administrative partners’ explicit and implicit needs.
• Assess, improve, and oversee the IT project management function which develops, prioritizes, and proactively communicates realistic project plans, with measurements and balancing needs vs. wants, on-time and within budget.
• Prepare, monitor, and manage IT operational budgets that meet prevailing objectives and constraints. Help determine capital investment parameters, priorities, and risks for enterprise-wide IT initiatives to maximize the return on investment. Review, recommend, and oversee all vendors, contracts and managed service agreements for computing, telecommunications, IT services, and equipment.
• Serve on enterprise planning, policymaking, and enterprise risk management committees. Drive the development of enterprise technology standards, governance processes, service level agreements and performance metrices to ensure IT delivers value to the enterprise.
• Other duties as assigned.

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