Principal Investigator

Roles and responsibilities

• Develop and manage research programs in respective fields of expertise to establish recognition & scientific leadership and to accelerate the transfer of technology and know-how.
• Prepare and lead research plans to ensure the achievement of QBRI's mission and strategic objectives while contributing actively to advancing HBKU's vision and mission.
• Develop multidisciplinary research programs with synergies to ongoing research agenda to achieve an international standard for science and research activities.
• Support and implement programs and initiatives for setting up the Center's infrastructure and laboratory facilities to ensure the achievement of the center's objectives and milestones.
• Assist the senior management team in the development and implementation of QBRI's research strategies, business plans, initiatives, and partnerships.
• Maintain expertise and awareness of current technological and scientific developments in the relevant aspects of their discipline.
• Prepare and submit research proposals to appropriate national and international agencies to secure competitive funding complementing HBKU resources.
• Oversee the financial management of their grants, contracts, and agreements. Contribute to research projects administrative functions and monitoring requests.
• Participate in research conferences and seminars in their field of expertise. Produce conference, seminar papers, and publications from research.
• Supervise and train scientists, research associates, Research fellows, postdoctoral fellows, research support, and technical staff in relevant areas of work.
• Ensure proper records and documentation of research experiments, samples, and specimens examined or maintained simultaneously ensuring the accuracy of laboratory reports. Protects and complies with HBKU & QBRI's intellectual property rights.
• Recruit research staff in areas that support the center's research priorities and strategic objectives, in close coordination with other members in compliance with procedures & policies.
• Oversee the implementation of policies and procedures related to the safe conduct, compliance, and regulatory issues of scientific research within the center.
• Develop and maintain relationships with existing research partners in Education City and The State of Qatar to create joint programs for the benefit of the Research Center.
• Establish collaborative relationships with biomedical research, pharmaceutical partners government officials, and religious leaders to ensure the Research Center's input on research ethics, policy, and regulations.
• Partake in the center's education, training, and joint faculty activities with HBKU as well as other capacity-building activities.
• Ensure compliance with national and governmental agencies' research compliance protocols and procedures.
• Other reasonable tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

Desired candidate profile

• PhD in biomedical sciences with hands-on laboratory experience.
• 12 years of relevant full-time work experience with a demonstrated strong record of publications, conference papers, reports and/or professional and/or technical contributions in the relevant scientific discipline.
• Outstanding domain knowledge in technologies relevant to their field of expertise.
• Prior supervising experience of a team of highly capable, motivated scientists is required.
• An outstanding contributor to original research. Scientific rigor and superior knowledge of scientific research methods as well as evaluation of research results.
• Outstanding ability to lead & educate and train scientists, research associates, and technicians.
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to draft and edit a variety of written reports and communications and to articulate ideas clearly and concisely; Arabic proficiency is an advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications.