Leadership role
VP of Research
Directs an organization's research program.
Reporting and scope
Reports to the Executive Director / CEO, President or Chief Science Officer. Authority covers the research program and its grants.
Core responsibilities
- Sets research strategy and priorities
- Oversees grant applications and research funding
- Manages research compliance, including human subjects and animal care
- Supervises principal investigators and research staff
- Manages research budgets and indirect cost recovery
- Represents research to the board and funders
How it differs
Chief Science Officer is the C-level science executive. Director of Research runs research at a lower level. Principal Investigator leads individual projects.
By organization size
In smaller organizations research is a director job. In research institutes and academic medical centers the VP oversees a large grant portfolio.
Filings from the last five years mapped to this role commonly report titles such as: VP Research; VP of Research; VP, Research; Vice President of Research; Vice President, Research; VP for Research