Organization
The Max Planck Institute for Medical Research currently consists of four departments and five research groups.
Board of Directors
The institute is led scientifically and administratively by the directorate, comprising the departmental directors. The directorate is chaired by one of the directors, the managing director, for periods of three years in turn. The managing director or his/her deputy is responsible for implementing decisions of the directorate and handling day-to-day business. The directors are also Scientific Members of the Max Planck Society, and are currently three in number:
Joachim P. Spatz (Managing Director)
Management
Managing Director: Joachim P. Spatz
Deputy Managing Director: Kai Johnsson
Head of Administration: Johanna Jobst
Scientific Coordination:
- for Heidelberg: Jade Cottam Jones
- for Heilbronn: Fania Geiger
Employee Representatives
Ombudsperson of the Institute: Richard Wombacher and Heike Böhm
Representative of the institute in the Biomedical Section of the Max Planck Society: Elisa D'Este
Equal Opportunity Representative: Jade Cottam Jones and Paula Breuer
Faculty
The faculty of the institute comprises all indepented researchers, i.g. the directors and research group leaders. The faculty discusses organizational questions that affect the institute in general and gather relevant information on institute affairs.