Associate Deputy Director for Science and Technology - Active Clearance Required

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Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that values individuals, talents, partnerships, ideas, experiences, and different perspectives, recognizing their importance to the continued success of the Laboratory’s mission.

Pay Range: $386,730- $496,620 annually

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

We are seeking an Associate Deputy Director for Science and Technology to work closely with the Laboratory’s Deputy Director for Science and Technology (DDST) and with Laboratory senior management in formulating and carrying out activities to advance the Laboratory’s science, technology, and engineering foundations and to ensure cutting-edge scientific capabilities are available to support the Lab’s national security missions.

The Office of the DDST is responsible for strategic support of LLNL’s scientific enterprise. In partnership with discipline and mission leaders, the Office prepares LLNL’s Science and Technology Investment Strategy; allocates more than $200M in annual internal investments; nurtures the Lab’s Core Competencies; oversees the Lab’s PostDoc program; and represents LLNL’s science and engineering enterprise and its research outcomes to a number of external communities including NNSA, DOE, external review committees, university partners and other academic institutions, the private sector, and the broader scientific community. On behalf of the Lab, the Office leads research integrity and research security awareness and assurance efforts.

The selected individual will be responsible for actively leading, managing, and/or collaborating with numerous other senior Laboratory leaders on a diverse range of institutionally significant issues across all parts of the Laboratory and the broader DOE and NNSA enterprises. This position is a direct report to the DDST and serves in that role when needed.

This position offers a hybrid schedule, blending in-person and virtual presence. You will have the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week.

You will

• Represent and implement objectives and initiatives of the DDST Office, working with the DDST to recommend and establish strategic priorities and approaches to issues. Determine, as required, integrated strategies and tactical approaches for major Office programs.
• Serve as the LLNL Research Security Officer, bolstering Laboratory staff members’ awareness of the broad dimensions of research security. Collaborate with researchers, expert advisers, and leadership to understand and mitigate research security risks, to develop and implement processes, to assess performance, and to continuously improve the Lab’s approaches. 
• Collaborate in, engage with, and lead or co-lead high-level institutional committees, including the Principal Deputies Committee. Advise on high-level decisions, and prepare informative supporting materials for decisions in areas where rules are imprecise and decision outcomes may introduce risks of audits and/or potential impacts on the ability of the Lab to conduct activities necessary for its responsibility as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC).
• Team effectively with LLNL senior leaders and others directly, and in high-level meetings such as the Business Council and the Senior Leadership Team, to identify issues, decide on potential solutions, and enable solutions through policy determinations, resource allocations, and consensus building.
• Plan, organize, set clear goals, and execute initiatives for the DDST and the Director’s Office in a manner informed by extensive knowledge of the Laboratory, applying expert problem-solving skills, and exhibiting sensitivity to the perspectives of key stakeholders both internal and external to LLNL.
• Partner with DDST Office team members, assuring appropriate processes are in place and executed to carry out the programs under the DDST, interacting to resolve issues, and delivering on institutional initiatives.
• Provide leadership and technical oversight of, and constructive engagement in the Laboratory’s Technical Evaluation Committee which evaluates and assures that the Laboratory’s indirect funded technical activities are appropriate under NNSA guidelines.
• Act on behalf of the DDST in internal and external activities involving Laboratory leadership, LLNS LLC, Federal agencies and key representatives, external collaborators, foreign representatives, partners in the University of California (UC) system, and scientific program sponsors.
• Collaborate with members of functional sub-groups of the National Laboratory Directors Council such as the National Laboratory Chief Research Officers and others.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at the time of hire.
• PhD in a scientific or technical field, or equivalent education and experience.
• Demonstrated commitment to, and success in, the delivery of excellence in science and technology as required to carry out the Laboratory’s current missions, and to anticipate future national security needs.
• Expert communication skills – listening, verbal, and written – that enable understanding of complex topics, creation of effective narratives and presentations, negotiation of healthy agreements out of conflicting views, provision of trusted advice, and constructive influence at all levels of the Lab and in the broader, linked scientific communities.
• Expert leadership, partnering and management skills for envisioning and enabling innovation, influencing the development of institutional priorities and goals, and effectively and collaboratively executing on action plans.
• Advanced problem-solving, decision-making, and leadership skills, including the judgment necessary to independently advise, counsel, recommend, and develop solutions on a wide variety of scientific, technical, financial, and administrative issues.
• Knowledge of LLNL, its science and technology, its missions, and the perspectives of key internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications We Desire

• A successful track record in taking effective actions to advance LLNL’s constructive work culture.

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Position Information

This is a Career Indefinite position, open to Lab employees and external candidates.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

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• Flexible Benefits Package
• 401(k)
• Relocation Assistance
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Flexible schedules (*depending on project needs)
• Our values - visit https://www.llnl.gov/inclusion/our-values

Security Clearance

This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top Secret clearance issued by another U.S. government agency at time of hire. 

Pre-Employment Drug Test

External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.

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If you use a medical device, which pairs with a mobile device, you must still follow the rules concerning the mobile device in individual sections within Limited Areas.  Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities require separate approval. Hearing aids without wireless capabilities or wireless that has been disabled are allowed in Limited Areas, Secure Space and Transit/Buffer Space within buildings.

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