Director, Compute & Data Infrastructure

The Director, Compute & Data Infrastructure is responsible for architecting, scaling, and operationalizing the research computing and data foundations that power discovery across digital pathology, multi-omics, computational modeling, and AI-driven science. The role requires deep technical expertise in cloud/hybrid research computing, strong understanding of biomedical data governance, and ability to translate scientific needs into scalable infrastructure roadmaps.

Requirements

• Develop and execute a unified compute and data infrastructure strategy across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Build scalable, secure, cost-efficient architectures that support long-term research goals.
• Establish centralized visibility, governance, and lifecycle management for research data assets aligned with HIPAA, GxP, and FDA data integrity requirements.
• Oversee compute, storage, networking, and data pipeline operations to ensure resilience, reliability, and performance.
• Architect modern data platforms, metadata standards, and high-performance computing environments optimized for AI/ML and automation.
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, IT, and leadership to translate research requirements into actionable technical roadmaps.
• Present recommendations, performance insights, and future-state strategies to senior leadership.
• Lead, mentor, and develop systems engineers, DevOps engineers, software engineers, and other technical staff.
• Foster a culture of excellence, reliability, and innovation.
• Create documentation, tutorials, and training resources to help researchers adopt compute and data platforms.

Benefits

• Annual Base Salary: DOE, $175,000-$232,000 along with bonus eligibility
• Comprehensive benefits package
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Relocation Assistance