Deputy for Operations - FIP and ISS Directorates
$184,400–$306,100 year
On-siteUpton, New York, United States
Job Summary
Implement Directorate operational policies, governance, and management systems within the Division while developing operating procedures and business processes. Lead operational planning across scientific programs, engineering activities, laboratories, facilities, infrastructure, user operations, and technical projects to enable effective mission execution. Provide integrated operational leadership across diverse portfolios of scientific, technical, and research programs, aligning people, resources, and business processes to support fundamental research and technology development. Coordinate operational planning and execution with diverse sponsors, partners, and mission requirements, ensuring integration of Laboratory systems and institutional resources. Identify operational risks, implement mitigation strategies, and drive continuous improvement while monitoring performance through metrics and dashboards. Monitor operational readiness, reliability, safety, quality, and compliance across specialized laboratories and research facilities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in STEM, business, or a related field
- 10+ years of leadership experience in organizations operating under formal conduct of operations (DOE, military, commercial nuclear, or similar)
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, including influencing across reporting relationships
- Experience leading organizational change and continuous improvement
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
- Q-level Access Authorization or ability to obtain one
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working in a DOE National Laboratory or similarly complex research environment
- Experience supporting scientific, engineering, technical, or accelerator operations
- Depending on assignment, experience in one or more of the following is highly desirable: Accelerator operations and scientific user facilities
- Depending on assignment, experience in one or more of the following is highly desirable: Physics research and experimental programs
- Depending on assignment, experience in one or more of the following is highly desirable: Engineering organizations and technical laboratories
- Depending on assignment, experience in one or more of the following is highly desirable: Large-scale scientific construction or research infrastructure projects, including DOE project environments
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