JGI Strategic Management Group
This group is responsible for strategic planning, formulation, and direction of programs and projects to enhance the JGI’s preeminence as a national resource. Members report to the JGI Director.
JGI Director: The Director provides scientific and managerial guidance for all aspects of the JGI. This includes responsibilities toward the JGI internal scientific programs, the affiliated DOE National Laboratories, the Laboratory Science Program (LSP), and external collaborations. The Director ensures the highest quality operational effectiveness of production sequencing, provides health and safety oversight at the PGF, and plans for the development of future capabilities. Responsibilities include strategic planning and ensuring program excellence. The Director represents the JGI to its various funding agencies, acts as a principal advisor to the Department of Energy biology programs, and represents the Joint Genome Institute at national and international forums.
Deputy Director of Programs: The Deputy Director for Scientific Programs provides direction, leadership, and oversight for all PGF scientific programs, including the Evolutionary Genomics, Genomic Technologies, Genetic Analysis, Computational Genomics, Microbial Ecology, Microbial Genome Analysis, and Computational Genomics Programs. In addition, the Deputy is responsible for oversight and administration of the Community Sequencing Program. He or she is also responsible for formulation and implementation of scientific policy, engaging in interactions with the scientific community at large, and oversight of JGI sequencing services and user issues.
Informatics Department Head: The Informatics Department Head provides leadership for and directs all activities of JGI’s Informatics Department, which includes both production and research and development elements. The Department Head provides intellectual and technological leadership for computer-oriented activities in a variety of functions, including computational science, data management, software and web development, and systems administration. He or she is responsible for defining, assessing, communicating, and implementing JGI’s informatics infrastructure plan. The Department Head has broad latitude in planning and scheduling work to meet JGI informatics goals and objectives, including the formulation and direction of informatics projects to enhance the JGI’s informatics infrastructure. The Department Head interacts with the JGI Director and senior managers, DOE and UC representatives, and outside vendors.
Operations Department Head: The Operations Department Head provides oversight and leadership of PGF operations infrastructure, including space and facilities, finance and procurement, human resources, and administrative activities. The Operations head supports and acts on behalf of the JGI Director in day-to-day management and planning related to the PGF's infrastructure and business functions. He or she acts as a resource and provides advice and counsel regarding current DOE, national laboratory, and UC policies and procedures that have an impact on management of the JGI. This manager makes decisions or final recommendations on operational issues. The Operations Department Head also acts as liaison/spokesperson and represents the JGI to DOE, external agencies, industrial contacts, participating national laboratories, and other organizations with regard to JGI administrative and financial management, facilities, environmental health and safety, and business issues.
Sequencing Department Head: The Production Sequencing Department Head provides direction and leadership for the Production Sequencing efforts at the PGF. This person manages the various processes of high-throughput DNA sequencing, including quantity, cost efficiency, and quality of output. Providing overall leadership for a large and diverse department of technical staff, the Department Head ensures the efficiency and successful flow of the sequencing process. This manager evaluates and adopts new technical advances. He or she interacts with Strategic Management, DOE Office of Biological and Environmental Research staff, vendors, and collaborators and represents the JGI to other scientists. The work entails coordinating the efforts of production staff with those of other PGF departments, including technical R&D and informatics efforts.
JGI Microbial Program Lead: The Microbial Program Lead serves as the JGI primary point of contact for the BER Microbial Sequencing Program. In addition, he or she is responsible for cultivating major microbial initiatives and developing high-impact, DOE-mission-related projects to address such challenges, including environmental waste cleanup, clean energy production, and carbon sequestration. Additional responsibilities include promoting, developing, and managing microbial project partnerships, representing JGI in high-profile scientific meetings, and coordinating JGI microbial users meetings and jamborees.
JGI Eukaryote Program Lead: The Eukaryotic Program Lead serves as the JGI primary point of contact for all eukaryotic genome projects. In addition, he or she is responsible for promoting, developing, and managing eukaryotic project partnerships and representing JGI in high-profile scientific meetings. Additional responsibilities include conducting competitive assessments of the large-genome-sequencing landscape, strategically positioning JGI to leverage additional resources for expediting major sequencing projects, and coordinating all eukaryotic jamborees.
JGI Genetic Analysis Program Lead: The Genetic Analysis Program Lead serves as the JGI primary point of contact for all projects seeking to identify genetic variation within a given species. In addition, scientific research is being conducted to derive biological insights into sequence data being generated by the JGI. One current area of focus is the assessment and utilization of new DNA sequencing technologies to capture genetic diversity as well as to aid in genome assemblies. Additional duties include providing vision for the future direction of the JGI as well as representing the institute at scientific meetings, in review groups, and through high-impact scientific publications.
