Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard · 11 hours ago
Senior Principal Systems Administrator
Cambridge, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$162K/yr - $226K/yr
10+ years expBroad Institute is a leading research organization, and they are seeking a Senior Principal Systems Administrator to administer computing and data storage infrastructure. The role involves engaging with leadership, developing IT policies, and serving as a technical resource for the IT team and non-technical audiences.
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Responsibilities
Serve as a technical resource for both the IT team as well as a non-technical audience
Use understanding of cross discipline technical, business, and scientific issues to contribute to strategy and debug complex multi-system issues
Provide pro-active training, engagement, and collaborative development of services with the end user community
Provide high level architectural requirements definition and project supervision in the implementation of new infrastructure projects
Develop detailed architectural documentation suitable for a broad range of users
Participate extensively in outreach and cross-Broad technology strategy
Writes material for technical journals, conference audiences and executive decision makers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree
10+ years' experience, including substantial responsibility for major technical areas
Recognized regional / national domain expert
Demonstrated experience in the design of complex IT systems
Experience supporting and contributing to application and software development efforts
Demonstrated record of success in technical leadership of scientific computing organizations
Serves as the technical reference within Broad for their area of specialty
Trusted consultant to executive leadership and senior investigators
Preferred
Advanced degree preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
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
Employee assistance program
Company
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
The Broad Institute brings together a diverse group of individuals from across its partner institutions — undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, professional scientists, administrative professionals, and academic faculty.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$283.25MKey Investors
MacArthur FoundationAlzheimer's Foundation of AmericaMassachusetts Life Sciences Center
2025-11-18Grant· $100M
2020-08-11Grant
2019-09-09Grant· $0.75M
Leadership Team
Dan Shore
Chief Financial Officer
Anne Carpenter
Institute Scientist and Imaging Platform Senior Director
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