Executive Vice President of Research Management

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Cure Alzheimer's Fund

Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts

THE SEARCH

Cure Alzheimer's Fund (CureAlz), a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding research with the highest probability of preventing, slowing, or reversing Alzheimer's disease, seeks a curious, collaborative, and strategic Executive Vice President of Research Management (EVP). The EVP will possess the drive to find effective treatments for people living with Alzheimer's disease and the expertise and discernment to deploy CureAlz's funding portfolio to maximize its impact.

The vision for CureAlz was set by its founders. Frustrated with the slow pace of research on Alzheimer's, they applied their experience in venture capital and corporate startups to build an organization specifically designed to accelerate research, make bold bets, and eradicate the disease. Exceptional and passionate researchers turn to CureAlz to support their unconventional ideas that lead to new and remarkable contributions to understanding Alzheimer's. The organization's unwavering focus on finding a cure is made possible by its board of directors, trustees, and other key donors who finance overhead expenses so that 100 percent of all general donations are dedicated towards research, the only path to a cure.

Since its founding in 2004, CureAlz has distributed nearly $220 million in funding, enabling and accelerating extraordinary research pursued by brilliant and determined scientists worldwide. From 2004 through 2023, 1,177 papers were authored thanks to CureAlz funding. In turn, these papers have been cited more than 97,000 times. From 2018 to 2021 alone, CureAlz's $64 million in grants resulted in nearly $500 million in follow-on funding from the National Institutes of Health. In 2023, the organization funded 114 projects led by 147 investigators in 11 countries for over $27.8 million, a record for CureAlz.

The importance of the science CureAlz supports deserves an organization similarly dedicated to excellence and impact. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the EVP leads a team of grant managers and an administrator and is responsible for keeping abreast of emerging topics in Alzheimer's disease and managing, budgeting, and communicating all aspects of the research funding process. This includes identifying research and researchers with strong potential for transformative ideas, guiding them through the letter of intent and application submission process, matching invited proposals with expert scientific reviewers, empowering external scientific decision-makers to optimize funding decisions, and tracking research progress and impact post-award. The EVP organizes and serves as the liaison with key scientific advisors and the CureAlz Research Leadership Group (RLG), as well as with other individuals and entities in the neurodegenerative disease space. The successful candidate will bring interest and education in neurodegenerative diseases, along with requisite strategic leadership, organizational management, and relationship-building experience.

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

Salary range: $225,000 - $275,000. Final salary and title will be commensurate with experience.

Location: This role can be fully remote or hybrid. It does not require residence in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, but residence in the Eastern or Central time zones is preferred.

Commitment: This role requires domestic and international travel on an occasional, planned basis, primarily to scientific conferences and home office meetings.

APPLICATIONS, NOMINATIONS, AND INQUIRIES

All inquiries, nominations, and applications (including CVs/resumes and letters of interest describing relevant experience relating to the opportunities, challenges, and qualifications outlined in the full position profile) should be directed in strict confidence to the search team below. Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted.

Patricia Hastie and Tatiana Oberkoetter

Isaacson, Miller

Cure Alzheimer's Fund EVP of Research Management Search

Alzheimer's disease affects people from all backgrounds. CureAlz similarly encourages applications from people of all backgrounds and will evaluate each applicant without regard to race, ethnicity, country of origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information (including family medical history), physical ability, or length of time spent unemployed. As a U.S.-based foundation, we adhere to all U.S. employment legal requirements. We are unfortunately unable to sponsor immigration applications or work visas.