Project Coordinator II, Center for Human Brain Variation

Broad Institute; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Broad Institute is seeking a Project Coordinator II to provide comprehensive project management for the Center for Human Brain Variation. The role supports multidisciplinary teams, manages data workflows, and ensures compliant documentation for IRB and data access agreements.

Responsibilities include coordinating samples, sequencing-related activities, and data handoffs to analysts and collaborators, with a strong emphasis on structured communication and process improvement.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of related research and/or project management experience with a BS in biology or related field.
• Experience communicating with lab personnel and protocol troubleshooting.
• Excellent project management skills in a matrixed environment keeping teams and deliverables on track.
• Interdisciplinary interaction with staff, trainees, data analysts, and scientists.

Responsibilities

• Assist managing director and PM team with Center for Human Brain Variation projects.
• Ensure timely communication with stakeholders on timelines, data requirements, and logistics.
• Establish relationships with collaborators and Broad staff to facilitate knowledge flow and data distribution.
• Assist with IRB submissions, data access agreements, and data sharing repository submissions.
• Coordinate collection of participant information and shipment of sample kits.
• Support data generation, QC, and data handoff to analysts and collaborators.
• Generate quotes and purchase orders in SAP to initiate platform activities.
• Coordinate project meetings, document minutes, and track action items.

Skills

Project coordination

Communication

Data management

Education

BS in biology or related field

Tools

SAP

PM software

Job description

The Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard is looking for an outstanding Project Coordinator II to provide comprehensive project management for the Center for Human Brain Variation . The mission of the Center is to address an unmet need in cell census research: to understand the cell-type-specific mechanisms and larger tissue-level biological principles that generate meaningful variation in brain biology among people.

We are looking for an experienced project management professional who is passionate about the mission of the Broad Institute and Center for Human Brain Variation. The ideal candidate will be highly collaborative and be prepared to lead and take direction as part of cross functional project teams. The candidate must be detail oriented, enjoy working with data systems for recording the status of workflows, and be capable of thinking logically about research processes. The candidate should have a background in biology, genomics/genetics, or neurobiology research and be comfortable working with data and databases.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists the managing director and project management team with management of the Center for Human Brain Variation research projects.
• Ensures appropriate communication with all project stakeholders regarding timelines and status, deadlines, data requirements, logistics and all other project-related issues.
• Establishes close relationships with key collaborators and Broad staff to enhance knowledge flow and data distribution.
• Assists with the submission of IRB documentation, material transfer agreements and data access agreements, public or controlled-access repository (e.g. dbGAP, NeMO) submissions and other required documentation.
• Arranges for the collection of participant information and the shipment of sample kits.
• Manages the generation, reporting, and forecasting of genomic data including genotyping, whole exome or whole genome sequencing, 10X library preparation, and walk-up sequencing to the Genomics Platform at Broad.
• Manages aspects of data quality control and data hand off as needed by the projects.
• Supports the lab’s data manager with data processing and data transfer, internally to analysts and externally to collaborators and data sharing repositories, including the Neuroanatomy-anchored Information Management Platform (NIMP).
• Generates quotes and purchase orders in SAP system to initiate platform activities and projects.
• Tracks the request, receipt, processing and storage of biological samples.
• Facilitates project meetings to coordinate agendas, document minutes, distribute and follow up on project related action items using PM tools/software.
• Respond quickly to shifting priorities and seek opportunities for process improvement.
• Assists the managing director with other tasks as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of related research and/or project management experience with a BS in biology or related field (neurobiology, neuroscience, genetics/genomics)
• Experience communicating with lab personnel and protocol troubleshooting
• Excellent project management skills with demonstrated ability to effectively work in a matrixed environment keeping teams, projects and deliverables on track and evaluating plans and methods, revising as appropriate
• Must possess a demonstrated ability to interact with an interdisciplinary group of both professional staff and academic trainees; including project managers, data analysts, computer scientists, and laboratory scientists
• A strong understanding of high-throughput genetic analysis technologies and data management is preferred
• Experience managing projects involving human tissue preferred
• Human subjects research compliance experience strongly preferred
• Comfortable learning new software and technologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills essential
• Highly organized, with strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Must be able to work onsite at least 4 days per week

The expected base pay range for this position as listed above is based on a 40 hour per week schedule. Broad provides pay ranges representing its reasonable and good faith estimate of what the organization reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary based on factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, education, qualifications, and other factors permissible by law.

At Broad, your base pay is just one part of a comprehensive total rewards package. From day one, this role offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; a 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending and health savings accounts; at least 13 paid holidays; winter closure; paid time off; parental and family care leave; and an employee assistance program, among other Broad benefits.

The Broad Institute is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

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