Principal Associate Director (PAD) for Computing

LLNL•Livermore, CA

114d•$521,580 - $669,864•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a key leadership position reporting to the Laboratory Director and serving as a member of the Laboratory’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT). The role is responsible for managing the lab’s computing workforce (approximately 1400 employees) and enhancing the intellectual vibrancy of computing and related disciplines at the lab. The position involves shaping the Laboratory’s strategic vision, developing and articulating a strategy for the Principal Directorate, managing discretionary R&D resources, and sustaining relationships with government agencies funding computing R&D. LLNL is a leader in advanced computing, home to the world's fastest computer, El Capitan, and its computing personnel support a wide range of programs including information technology, data science, computational mathematics, artificial intelligence, software engineering, and high-performance computing. LLNL operates as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration, focusing on national security missions through advanced science and technology. The Laboratory's mission includes ensuring the safety, security, and reliability of the nation's nuclear stockpile, supporting threat reduction, improving national and international security, strengthening energy and environmental security, assuring U.S. leadership in strategic S&T areas, and enhancing economic competitiveness. LLNL has a multidisciplinary workforce of approximately 9000 employees and an annual budget exceeding $3.5 billion. This position may offer a hybrid schedule, allowing for a blend of in-person and virtual work, with potential flexibility to work from home one or more days per week.

Requirements

Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q/SCI-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
Ph.D. in a computing or related discipline, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Extensive senior-level experience leading a large-scale, mission-oriented research and development organization.
Expertise and national visibility in areas of advanced computing and its applications.
Broad knowledge of the DOE/NNSA Laboratory enterprise.
Demonstrated success in managing scientific programs, projects, or organizations and promoting creative contributions to solving complex scientific problems.
Experience leading and managing a large complex technical organization, including hiring processes, workforce development, resource management, and strategic planning.
Ability to manage technical priorities and balance the need to deliver program milestones while maintaining world-class capabilities in computing.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills necessary to explain, present, direct, negotiate, influence and coordinate technical or programmatic activities.
Extensive experience in effectively balancing complex technical, budgetary, and personnel priorities to achieve desired results.
Experience ensuring that standards of safety, security, environmental stewardship, and quality assurance are established and appropriately followed.

Nice To Haves

Broad knowledge of national security policy issues.
Established contacts with the relevant academic, national laboratory, industry, and government communities.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to create and advance strategies to achieve institutional goals.
Develop and implement strategies for the sustainment and advancement of the computing discipline and capabilities.
Maintain close partnerships with key stakeholders in government, academia and industry including DOE/NNSA.
Work with lab leadership to address technical and workforce challenges and opportunities in computing with a particular emphasis on AI, data science, and emerging or next-generation capabilities.
Collaborate with the SLT on long-term, multidisciplinary initiatives in support of the lab’s future programmatic needs.
Oversee the Computing directorate budget consistent with Laboratory and DOE fiscal policies and practices.
Manage Directorate personnel, ensuring an effective system for recruiting, hiring, managing and developing a high-quality scientific staff.
Provide oversight and personal commitment to safety, security, environmental stewardship, good business practices, compliance, and equal opportunity.