Description
GENERAL SUMMARY/OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
As a not-for-profit organization, Mass General Brigham (MGB) is committed to advancing patient care, research, education, and community service through innovation across its integrated system. Founded by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, MGB supports a comprehensive continuum of care, including academic medical centers, community and specialty hospitals, a physician network, and a broad range of health-related services.
The Vice Chair of Research reports to the Chair of Ophthalmology and provides strategic leadership and oversight for the Department’s research enterprise at Mass Eye and Ear and Mass General Brigham. This role advances a leading global research program across basic, translational, and clinical investigations while ensuring alignment with institutional priorities and long-term financial sustainability.
Functioning as an integrator and facilitator, the Vice Chair collaborates with research leaders in clinical research, basic and translational science, innovation, and data analytics. In partnership with the Chair, Executive Vice Chair, and Division Chiefs, the Vice Chair ensures coordinated and scalable research efforts aligned with the department's clinical and academic goals. This position focuses on enabling performance, removing barriers, and driving accountability across the research ecosystem rather than operating as a separate authority. The Vice Chair will have an academic appointment with Harvard Medical School at the Instructor, Assistant Professor or Associate Professor level dependent on experience and current academic standing.
Requirements
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
The Vice Chair of Research must be a nationally recognized investigator with a strong track record of funding, publication, and leadership. The individual must possess a deep understanding of the full research ecosystem, including clinical trials, translational science, and innovation.
This role requires the ability to lead within a distributed organizational structure, influencing multiple leaders and programs without direct operational control of all functions. Success depends on strong collaboration, strategic vision, and the ability to align stakeholders across a complex academic health system.
The candidate must demonstrate the ability to translate strategy into execution, build high-performing teams, and drive measurable outcomes across research, funding, and innovation while fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.
Please send CV and letter of interest to janet_razulis@meei.harvard.edu
EEO STATEMENT:
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.
