Chief Operating Officer

vor 4 Wochen


Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland EMBL Vollzeit
Chief Operating Officer

EMBL is seeking a highly experienced and skilled Chief Operating Officer to lead the Laboratory's administration and operations across all six sites. The successful candidate will have significant delegated authority and autonomy to ensure the integration and operational effectiveness of the Laboratory's research support and administration.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the development and implementation of administrative and operational policies, updates, and papers for the EMBL Council and Finance Committee.
  • Oversee the following areas in partnership with the Deputy COO:
    • Human Resources
    • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
    • Finance and purchasing
    • Grants Office
    • Legal, Data protection and Compliance offices
    • Sustainability
    • Campus and facilities infrastructures
    • Information technology
    • Health and safety
    • Operational management (change and improvement programme)
Requirements

The successful candidate will have a strong background in Administrative and Operational leadership, coupled with delivering effective support services in a research or similar establishment of comparable size and complexity to EMBL. They will need to be financially competent and have an ability to oversee high-level complex budgetary information across the organisation. Experience of leading Pension Funds will be essential, along with an understanding of the unique legal framework in which EMBL operates as an International Intergovernmental Organisation.

The post requires excellent people skills, emotional intelligence, and an ability to work constructively, collaboratively, and productively with colleagues from a range of disciplines and nationalities at all levels across all sites. We are looking for an effective diplomatic communicator who is politically astute and who can operate comfortably within both scientific and administrative contexts at the strategic and operational level.

Fluency in English and German is required.



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