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Requisition Id 17061 

Annual Salary Range: $175,000.00 - $225,000.00 

Work-Site Type: Remote 

ORNL offers a flexible work environment that supports both the organization and the employee.  In addition, this position is considered remote-eligible for ORNL in pre-approved locations.  Remote-eligibility is not a continued guarantee and could be subject to change based on evolving organizational needs.

Note about pay range:

Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. Many factors are taken into consideration when setting starting pay. Salary for this position will be commensurate with the final candidate’s qualifications and experience, including skills, knowledge, relevant education, certifications, plus also aligned with the internal peer group. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Link to benefits. https://jobs.ornl.gov/content/Benefits/?locale=en_US

Overview:

We are seeking an experienced profession to lead ACCEL (Accelerating Competitiveness through Computational ExceLlence), an industrial partnerships program within the National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS). This position can be on-site, remote, or hybrid. Selection will be based on qualifications, relevant experience, skills, and education. NCCS provides state-of-the-art computational and data science infrastructure coupled with dedicated technical and scientific professionals tackling large-scale S&T challenges across a broad range of scientific domains for accelerating scientific discovery and engineering advances. NCCS hosts the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, one of DOE’s National User Facilities which operates Frontier, the nation’s first exascale supercomputer.

Purpose

The Program Director of ACCEL will collaborate across other sections in the division and directorate to strategically advance the ACCEL industry partnership program so that it continues to be recognized as the premier industrial partnerships program for leadership computing within the DOE. Consistent with ORNL’s culture, historical leadership, and continued vision to be the world’s premier R&D institution for computational science, the Program Director will foster relationships with ambitious industry partners so that they can collaborate with ORNL’s flagship computational ecosystem.

The candidate must be able to interact comfortably with both corporate and laboratory researchers, laboratory management, and industry C-suite executives who often are the decision makers that permit their research teams to use national laboratory computing systems to solve competitively important corporate science and engineering problems. ACCEL’s Program Director also serves as an ambassador for the lab and the leadership computing facility to industry and may be the first person to ever inform a company that they may qualify for access to OLCF resources. 

Major Duties/Responsibilities:

• Grow the industrial partnerships program by identifying and cultivating new industrial users for the OLCF resources.
  • Understand the different allocation programs to apply for time on the OLCF systems and their requirements and be able to discuss these clearly with potential new industrial users so they can determine if they might qualify to receive an allocation.
  • Understand the legal agreements required to use the OLCF resources and be able to explain these generally in advance to potential new users. (Note that if an award is made, OLCF has an experienced on-boarding team that will lead a new user through each step.)
• Nurture current OLCF industrial users to ensure they continue to bring their large-scale computational problems to OLCF.
  • As relationships with industry users grow, identify potential areas for scientific collaboration between industry and the researchers within OLCF and the broader computing directorate, and bring relevant parties together to explore and decide on specific collaborative projects.
• Understand the OLCF science impact business model and be able to explain it to potential users so they understand the context and rationale for the different allocation programs and legal agreements.
• Be prepared to work with OLCF leadership to develop new programs and opportunities to expand industrial usage as laboratory and DOE needs and requirements change.
• Organize visits to OLCF/CCSD for company researchers/executives to meet with lab researchers/executives to better familiarize the company with OLCF/CCSD and the lab and identify new areas to work together.
• Work with OLCF communications team to develop stories for the OLCF and DOE websites about industrial accomplishments using OLCF resources.
• Provide management support to the Division Director for an industry and federal agency computing roundtable that reports to him and his counterpart at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility.

Qualifications Required:

• BS degree with minimum 10 years relevant experiences.
• Experience in partnership development and relationship management in/across the public and/or private sectors.
• Commitment to advancing scientific missions and national competitiveness.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Basic understanding of the DOE national laboratory system and preferably its variety of user facilities, including its high-performance computing user facilities.
• Working knowledge of why and how companies across a spectrum of industries use high performance computing.
• Comfortable operating in a matrixed environment.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Enthusiastic first-approach skills.
• While you don’t need to be a computer or computational scientist, you must be comfortable acting as a bridge between potential and current industrial users of OLCF leadership computing resources and the diverse experts within OLCF that can speak with users specifically about their science/engineering challenges.

Special Requirements:

• Visa sponsorship: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 

• Security, Credentialing, and Eligibility Requirements: For employment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), a Real ID compliant form of identification will be required. Additionally, ORNL is subject to Department of Energy (DOE) access restrictions. All employees must also be able to obtain and maintain a federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card as mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) and Department of Energy (DOE) Order 473.1A, which requires a favorable post-employment background investigation.

To obtain this credential, new employees must successfully complete and pass a Federal Tier 1 background check investigation. This investigation includes a declaration of illegal drug activities, including use, supply, possession, or manufacture within the last year. This includes marijuana and cannabis derivatives, which are still considered illegal under federal law, regardless of state laws.

About ORNL:

As a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory, ORNL has an impressive 80-year legacy of addressing the nation’s most pressing challenges. Our team is made up of over 7,000 dedicated and innovative individuals! Our goal is to create an environment where a variety of perspectives and backgrounds are valued, ensuring ORNL is known as a top choice for employment. These principles are essential for supporting our broader mission to drive scientific breakthroughs and translate them into solutions for energy, environmental, and security challenges facing the nation.

ORNL offers competitive pay and benefits programs to attract and retain individuals who demonstrate exceptional work behaviors. The laboratory provides a range of employee benefits, including medical and retirement plans and flexible work hours, to support the well-being of you and your family. Employee amenities such as on-site fitness, banking, and cafeteria facilities are also available for added convenience.

Other benefits include the following: Prescription Drug Plan, Dental Plan, Vision Plan, 401(k) Retirement Plan, Contributory Pension Plan, Life Insurance, Disability Benefits, Generous Vacation and Holidays, Parental Leave, Legal Insurance with Identity Theft Protection, Employee Assistance Plan, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, Wellness Programs, Educational Assistance, Relocation Assistance, and Employee Discounts.

This position will remain open for a minimum of 5 days after which it will close when a qualified candidate is identified and/or hired.

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If you have trouble applying for a position, please email ORNLRecruiting@ornl.gov.

ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply.  UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer.