[Hiring] Industrial Partnerships Program Director @Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced professional 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.

The Program Director of ACCEL will:

• Collaborate across other sections in the division and directorate to strategically advance the ACCEL industry partnership program.
• Foster relationships with ambitious industry partners to collaborate with ORNL’s flagship computational ecosystem.
• Interact comfortably with corporate and laboratory researchers, laboratory management, and industry C-suite executives.
• Serve as an ambassador for the lab and the leadership computing facility to industry.

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 discuss these clearly with potential new industrial users.
• Explain the legal agreements required to use the OLCF resources to potential new users.
• Nurture current OLCF industrial users to ensure they continue to bring their large-scale computational problems to OLCF.
• Identify potential areas for scientific collaboration between industry and researchers within OLCF.
• Understand the OLCF science impact business model and explain it to potential users.
• Work with OLCF leadership to develop new programs and opportunities to expand industrial usage.
• Organize visits to OLCF/CCSD for company researchers/executives to meet with lab researchers/executives.
• Work with OLCF communications team to develop stories about industrial accomplishments using OLCF resources.
• Provide management support to the Division Director for an industry and federal agency computing roundtable.

Qualifications

• BS degree with minimum 10 years relevant experience.
• 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 its variety of user facilities.
• Working knowledge of why and how companies use high-performance computing.
• Comfortable operating in a matrixed environment.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Enthusiastic first-approach skills.
• Comfortable acting as a bridge between industrial users and OLCF experts.

Special Requirements

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Real ID compliant form of identification will be required for employment.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card.
• Successful completion of a Federal Tier 1 background check investigation is required.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits programs.
• Medical and retirement plans.
• Flexible work hours.
• On-site fitness, banking, and cafeteria facilities.
• 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.
• Employee Discounts.