[Part of the prestigious Max Planck Society based in Germany, MPFI is its first and only institute in North America. Situated in the growing biosciences cluster on the John D. MacArthur Campus" in Jupiter, in scenic Palm Beach County in South Florida, MPFI provides a vibrant, collaborative curiosity-driven fundamental science research environment.

[The MPFI is seeking a Head of Information Technology (IT) to support the MPFI's research and administrative computing infrastructure and applications, and provide leadership to the Information Technology department as well as guidance to the institute's management regarding the most effective IT strategy

[Essential Duties and Responsibilities]{calibri=""}]{calibri=""}]{calibri=""}

• The selected candidate will lead the technical team that designs, implements, operates, and supports the information technology infrastructure of the Institute.
• This infrastructure, designed to support the demanding research of the MPFI, includes a high-capacity and high-speed storage and backup environment, a physical and virtual server farm, a broad portfolio of scientific and business applications, and a dynamic and diverse desktop environment.
• The Head of IT will interface with both the scientific and administrative staff of the MPFI to develop and implement IT strategy and policy for the institute overall.

[Education and Experience]{calibri=""}

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
• A minimum of five (5) years of related technical experience within large, heterogeneous, and state-of-the-art technical infrastructures, preferably in a scientific research environment is required.

[The IT team at the MPFI supports a broad range of technology, and the Head of IT is expected to have technical and/or leadership experience in several of the following areas: ]{calibri=""}

• Implementation and administration of high-performance network and security architecture
• Management of high-availability and robust information services within a technologically diverse environment
• Implementation and management of high-performance and high-capacity enterprise storage either on-premise or in the cloud
• Management of Active Directory and Office 365 - including email and calendaring
• Integration of diverse applications within a common infrastructure - for example customization and implementation of open-source software solutions
• Virtualization technologies and supporting a diverse client base (Linux, Windows, Apple)