Jobs at Simons Foundation

Manage the Foundation’s Apple device fleet, SaaS applications, identity and access systems, and endpoint security operations. Administer Jamf, Google Workspace, Entra ID, SSO, MFA, provisioning, and compliance controls. Troubleshoot endpoint, application, identity, and network issues; investigate security alerts; automate IT workflows with scripting and APIs; document procedures; support projects; and assist escalated IT requests. Occasional after-hours incident response and equipment handling are required.

Manages pre- and post-award grant administration for Mathematics and Physical Sciences programs, including application processes, budgets, compliance reviews, awards, deliverables, financial statements, and closeout. Supervises a Grants Administrator, coordinates with program and support teams, performs due diligence, prepares reports and training materials, improves workflows, and defines requirements for the grants management system.

Provides editorial, publishing, and administrative support for science nonfiction titles. Responsibilities include researching acquisitions, evaluating proposals, writing editorial and promotional copy, managing publication calendars and databases, coordinating permissions and fact-checking, supporting events and travel, liaising with authors and publishing partners, and managing social media and website updates.

Develops, deploys, and maintains software and infrastructure supporting scientific computing and data-intensive research. Works with scientists to build cloud, Linux, containerized, distributed, and GPU-enabled solutions; troubleshoots applications and workflows; optimizes performance and resource utilization; develops automation, APIs, monitoring, and operational tools; and supports reproducible computational and machine-learning workflows across on-premises and cloud environments.

Leads complex, cross-functional Informatics projects from planning through delivery. Develops project plans, milestones, responsibilities, resource strategies, and risk mitigation plans; coordinates software, product, bioinformatics, scientific, and study teams; tracks dependencies, deliverables, and project health; maintains documentation and status reporting; facilitates planning meetings; manages Jira, Confluence, or similar systems; and improves project delivery practices across the Informatics portfolio.

Paid spring 2027 internship reporting and writing neuroscience news for The Transmitter in New York City. Responsibilities include pitching, researching, and writing articles for a scientific audience while following journalistic ethics. Applicants need a bachelor's degree, strong interest or background in neuroscience-related fields, and journalistic writing clips. Graduate journalism coursework is preferred.

Supports Quanta Magazine’s digital publishing and newsroom operations by formatting and updating web content, coordinating visual assets and editorial schedules, managing calendars, meetings, travel, events, invoices, correspondence, and administrative requests. The role also assists with WordPress production, website improvements, freelancer coordination, expense reporting, and board meeting logistics.

The Director of Research Software Engineering leads a team to develop software systems for scientific data in autism and neuroscience, ensuring these systems meet researcher needs and adhere to open science principles.