MIT Lincoln Laboratory (LL) seeks a strategic, enterprise-level finance executive to serve as Director of Finance. The Laboratory is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) operated by MIT and focused on national security research and advanced technology development. With approximately 3,600 employees and 600 subcontractors, LL operates in a complex, highly regulated federal environment.
The Director of Finance is the Laboratory’s senior finance leader, responsible for enterprise financial strategy, stewardship, modernization, and compliance. This individual reports to the Assistant Director for Operations, with additional accountability to the MIT Vice President of Finance, and serves as a key advisor to Laboratory leadership. This is a transformation-oriented leadership role requiring both strategic architecture and operational depth within a DoD-regulated environment.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory is based in Lexington, Massachusetts and this will be an onsite position. The Hiring Range for this role is $340,000-$410,000, commensurate with experience.
Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and CVs with cover letters should be submitted electronically via the Isaacson, Miller website: https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/mit-lincoln-laboratory/director-finance
Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret level DoD security clearance.
Disclaimer: MIT Lincoln Laboratory provides a typical hiring range as a good faith estimate of what we reasonably expect to offer for this position at the time of posting. The final salary offered to a selected candidate will depend on various factors, including—but not limited to—the scope and responsibilities of the role, the candidate’s experience, skills and education/training, internal equity considerations and applicable legal requirements. This range reflects base salary only and does not include additional forms of compensation or benefits.
