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Senior Manager, IT Applications - Research

Jackson Laboratory · Medical Research · $652.5M budget · 2,983 staff · Since 1929

Why Jackson Laboratory

FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filed

Conducts genomic research to find cures for diseases while providing educational programs and training for students, teachers, and biomedical scientists.

  • Develop and provide genetic resources the Jackson Laboratory (jax) is a global resource for developing, distributing and analyzing innovative models of human disease. IT offers an array of model creation, husbandry and diagnostic and analytical services, ranging from custom breeding…$323.2M spent in FY2024
  • Biomedical research the laboratory's researchers combine experience in mammalian genetics and human genomics to shape an integrated approach to personalized medicine. Scientists work collaboratively and cross-discipline, leveraging expertise in cancer, immunology, neurogenetics, life-cycle biology, the microbiome, and computational biology. More…$186M spent in FY2024
  • Education and training the Laboratory offers educational programs for scientists throughout their careers from stem education for high school students and training for science and math teachers to courses and conferences for experienced researchers defining the cutting edge of genomics…$13M spent in FY2024

Before you apply

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Pays its leaders
$515K–$2.5M
12 officers reported
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt VII · Sec A
Budget
$617.0M
spent in FY2024
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 18
Staff
2,983
employees
26 volunteers
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 5–6
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Surplus or deficit
+5%
of revenue, FY2024
Looks good: revenue was at least expenses in the latest filing.
Pt I · Ln 19
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash and securities
Looks good: 20.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file
IRS status
501(c)(3)
tax-exempt since 1950
Looks good: listed by the IRS.
IRS BMF
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About the role

The org's own posting, as written

EMPLOYER: The Jackson Laboratory POSITION: Senior Manager, IT Applications - Research DUTIES: The Senior Manager, IT Applications - Research is responsible for the life cycle planning of Research IT hardware, software and cloud resources through selection, operation, refresh, migration, optimization, retirement and disposal.

Specific core duties and responsibilities include management, planning and execution of a Development Operations (DevOps) strategy to ensure quality software deployments and overall application health and performance by formulating and deploying long-term strategic plans for acquiring and enabling efficient and cost effective Research IT solutions in support of faculty and research staff; contributing to enterprise architecture roadmaps and decisions; designing the Research IT program strategy and manages the associated component projects; works directly with IT Enterprise Architecture, IT Operations and with the top business stakeholders to make key strategy decisions and design the Research IT roadmap; Research IT technology solution selection and implementation; presenting business cases to Senior Management alongside top business stakeholders; working on contracts and budget management; ensuring vendor's solutions evolve to continue to meet the organization's needs, by proactively identifying and prioritizing requirements for future releases; managing operational and technology development planning, including business requirements gathering, roadmap development, project planning, organizing and negotiating the allocation of resources; defining and communicating milestones, service level agreements, and resource allocation to executive team, department leads, support staff, and end users; reviewing performance of IT systems to determine operating costs, productivity levels, and upgrade requirements; contributing to business case justifications and cost/benefit analyses for IT spending and initiatives; researching potential technology solutions and implementations in support of new initiatives, opportunities, and procurement efforts; working with peer managers to develop IT policies and procedures; and establishing and maintain regular written and in-person communications with the organization’s executives, department heads, and end users regarding pertinent IT activities.

RATE OF PAY: Between $161,782 and $165,554 per year.

REQUIREMENTS

Telecommuting permitted; must work in Bar Harbor, ME ~2-3 days/week. Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, and 3 years experience as a Software Engineer or related position in Software Development and Application Configuration in an Agile environment working with ITIL service management framework or, alternatively a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field and 5 years experience as a Software Engineer or related position in Software Development and…

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About Jackson Laboratory

From its Form 990