Job Openings at CPP

Overview: The Center for Precision Psychiatry (CPP) in the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Department of Psychiatry invites applications for a full-time faculty position as Associate Director of the CPP. This position would also hold the Tommy Fuss Endowed Chair in Precision Psychiatry and an Assistant or Associate Professor of Psychiatry faculty appointment at Harvard Medical School (HMS), commensurate with accomplishments and experience. The position will report to the Director of the CPP. The position is full-time and offers competitive salary and benefits packages.

The CPP is an interdisciplinary center that integrates research, clinical implementation, and education to advance the emerging field of precision psychiatry and improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions. Active programs include a focus on big data and advanced analytics for precision risk stratification and prevention, treatment stratification and clinical decision support, suicide research and prevention, and precision neuroscience and novel therapeutics. Our highly collaborative and dynamic research environment includes scientists, clinicians, and trainees at Mass General Brigham, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Associate Director Position: The Associate Director will be responsible for building a vibrant program of research in their area of expertise, building successful collaborations with researchers and executing projects related to precision psychiatry, securing, maintaining, and growing a profile of funding to support research activities, and publishing research findings in peer-reviewed journals. The Associate Director will collaborate with the CPP Director in setting strategy for the Center, cultivating new research initiatives and collaborations with academic, industry, and government partners, and growing Center activities including the Annual Conference on Precision Psychiatry and the CPP’s new Tommy Fuss Scholar’s Program for early career investigators.

Successful applicants will hold an MD or PhD in a related field (e.g., psychiatry, psychology, neuroscience, genetics, data science/biostatistics, biomedical informatics), have a strong record of research accomplishments, including high impact publications and external grant funding, be experienced in leading research projects, managing research teams, and mentoring students and/or early-career researchers.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other researchers and partners are crucial for this position. Applicants must be eligible for appointment as an Assistant or Associate Professor of Psychiatry faculty at HMS (commensurate with accomplishments and experience).

Application Process:
Applications will be reviewed starting June 30th, 2023 and continue until the position has been filled.
1. Full applications should include:
a. Research statement listing scientific vision, accomplishments, goals, space and infrastructure requirements (3-page limit).
b. Up to date CV
c. Up to three representative publications and a brief synopsis (less than 250 words each) of their significance and impact on the field.
d. Two or three letters of reference commenting on the applicant’s qualifications.

2. Applicants should apply by sending application materials to Ashley Seiger, CPP Program Director, at aseiger@partners.org

3. Finalists will be notified and asked to deliver a seminar

4. Final decisions will be made by the selection committee

Questions can be directed to Ms. Seiger (aseiger@partners.org) or Dr. Jordan W. Smoller (jsmoller@mgh.harvard.edu).

The MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry is now accepting applications for a full-time Senior Data Analyst.

Working closely with CPP Investigators and staff, the Sr. DA will conduct analyses and build reproducible analytic pipelines for a variety of scientific projects focused on predicting psychiatric resilience and risk, and gene-environment influences on mental health using advanced statistical and machine learning methods. The ideal candidate will have advanced knowledge of statistical methods, strong programming skills in R and Python, and an interest in deriving insights from complex data to answer clinically relevant questions in psychiatry.

The Sr. DA will have opportunities to work with a wealth of large-scale datasets in adults and young people including electronic health records, genomics, and longitudinal survey cohort databases (demonstrated prior experience with such databases will be favored), contribute to peer-reviewed publications, and will interact closely with a rich learning environment of CPP faculty and trainees, collaborators at MGH and Harvard, as well as international consortia teams.

For further job description details, or to apply, please email mghctrprecisionpsych@mgh.harvard.edu

The MGH Center for Precision Psychiatry is now accepting applications for a full-time Senior Grant Administrator.

Receiving general direction from the Center and Program Directors, the Sr. GA is the administrative leader for all matters related to grant management across the CPP.  Drawing on a broad understanding of Hospital and Sponsor policies and requirements, and displaying a high degree of initiative and independent judgment, the Sr GA will collaborate closely with physician scientist and departmental leadership. The Sr GA will be expected to continually assess and direct a wide range of research issues, including financial, personnel, operational, regulatory, facilities, programmatic development, and planning for the basic, clinical and translational research management enterprises of the CPP. 

Candidates will need to possess a thorough knowledge of current MGH, NIH, and other research-related policies and procedures, guidelines and standards. This position requires discretion and judgment to organize priorities, complete tasks, and handle confidential information.

For further job description details, or to apply, please contact CPP Administrative Program Director, Ashley Seiger aseiger@partners.org

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Precision Psychiatry, Big Data Analytics, Biomedical Informatics, and Genomics
PI: Jordan Smoller, MD, ScD

We have immediate openings for postdoctoral fellowships in a new Center for Precision Psychiatry and in the Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit at Massachusetts
General Hospital (MGH). Postdoctoral training encompasses precision medicine, biomedical informatics (leveraging health system data) and psychiatric genomics. Our program is conducting studies aimed at the development and clinical translation of novel
approaches to risk prediction and genomic medicine using high-dimensional data to advance precision psychiatry. Our research leverages large-scale data resources including electronic health records, genomics, neuroimaging, and behavioral data across the
spectrum of neuropsychiatric disorders (e.g. autism, ADHD, psychotic, mood, and anxiety disorders, PTSD) and related phenotypes (e.g. suicide, treatment response). Our highly
collaborative and dynamic research environment includes leading scientists, clinicians, and trainees at MGH, the Broad Institute, Partners Healthcare, Harvard Medical School, and the
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Mentorship, training, and career development opportunities span precision and genomic
medicine, neuropsychiatric genetics, and population health. We seek a highly motivated and dedicated MD or PhD with strong training in biomedical informatics, biostatistics, predictive analytics, machine learning/AI, computer science, applied mathematics,
and/or statistical genetics with outstanding quantitative skills, proven ability to work well in a collaborative environment, fluency with all modes of communication in English, and strong writing skills.

To apply, please send a single email “Postdoc Application: Precision Psychiatry, Big Data Analytics, Informatics, and Genomics” containing your CV, a short statement describing your qualifications for this position, and contact information for three
professional references to the Center for Precision Psychiatry at mghctrprecisionpsych@mgh.harvard.edu.