President and Chief Executive Officer
The Hastings Center
Garrison, New York

The Hastings Center, a leading independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit research institution dedicated to bioethics and the public interest, invites applications and nominations for its President and Chief Executive Officer.

The Hastings Center was founded in 1969. The Center addresses fundamental ethical issues in health, medicine and the sciences as they affect the well-being of individuals, communities, and societies. Bioethics as a field matured at Hastings, the world’s first bioethics research institution. Since that time the Center has had a profound influence on scholarship, clinical education and standards, and public policy in the areas of its concern. The Center is home to a group of leading bioethics scholars, and draws on a world-wide network of experts, including an elected association of scholars, researchers, and other thought leaders influential in bioethics called Hastings Center Fellows. Research is carried out in many ways, including interdisciplinary teams that convene to frame and examine issues that inform professional practice, public conversation, and social policy.

Located in Garrison, New York, the Center is situated on the Hudson River across from West Point, 80 minutes from New York City.

The search for a new President provides an opportunity to bring new ideas to a well-led, highly respected, and successful institution. The President of the Hastings Center will be a creative leader with the ability to persuade by example and intellect. The new President will require and exercise a deep and broad understanding of the challenges raised by emerging biotechnologies and changes in healthcare decision-making. He or she will encourage the use of innovative communication, including web-based media, to amplify the work and reach of the Center. A seasoned organizational leader, she or he will also require outstanding fundraising energy and ability. The successful candidate may come from a college or university, from a foundation or funding entity, from a research institute, from the private sector, or from government. An advanced degree in a relevant field is desirable.

A complete position profile may be found at: http://www.isaacsonmiller.com/Scopes/4228HastingsCenter-PresidentCEO.pdf.

The Hastings Center has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist in this search. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and resumes with cover letters should be sent in confidence to:

Nancy Maull, Vice President
John Muckle, Managing Associate
263 Summer Street
Boston, MA

4228@imsearch.com

Electronic submission of materials is strongly encouraged.

The Hastings Center is an equal opportunity employer.