Associate Program Leader for the Forensic Science Center

Company Description Join us and make YOUR mark on the World! 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.
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Pay Range $206,490 - $265,188 Annually Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only.
Many factors are taken into consideration when setting starting pay including education, experience, the external labor market, and internal equity.
Job Description We have an opening for an Associate Program Leader to manage LLNL’s Forensic Science Center (FSC) efforts with non-intelligence sponsors.
You will be responsible for the execution of this work with sponsors including DoD, DHS, and DoS.
You will work closely with the FSC Director and Deputy Director on the management and oversight of all aspects of the mission space including strategic planning, relationships with key federal program stakeholders, staffing, project management and execution - including LLNL funded institutional investments, development of Science, Technology and Engineering (ST&E) base in partnership with discipline organizations, and financial oversight.
This position will report programmatically to the FSC Director within Z Program within the Global Security Directorate.
While some funding for sponsor engagement is available from Global Security, this position requires the candidate to fund the majority of his or her time through programmatic and other direct funding sources.
In this role you will Provide strategic and technical direction for the FSC and participate in strategy development and execution for the Laboratory, in collaboration with the FSC Director and Deputy Director.
Ensure all project and program operations and performance standards are realistically set and attained leading to the effective achievement of objectives and are executed in compliance with Laboratory and Department of Energy (DOE) requirements.
Provide operational leadership, management and planning for the DoD FSC budget and for interactions with the stakeholder community, including DoD, DoS, DHS, NNSA, and National Laboratory partners as directed.
Develop impactful projects while mentoring FSC staff in contributing to these projects.
Create strong relationships by partnering and advocating with laboratory programs.
Interact regularly and manage relationships with professional colleagues, supervisors/leads, other functional areas, organization management, and outside vendors to ensure that customer needs are understood, project activities are tracked sufficiently, and results are high quality and delivered on a timely basis.
Responsible for ensuring that the FSC is organizationally prepared to respond to national needs with appropriate skills that can be applied within an operationally relevant timescale and meet security requirements.
Provide leadership, management, planning, and support of activities required to meet programmatic and personnel administration goals, including need-to-know, material classification, resource and infrastructure needs, input to staffing needs, and guiding analytically and operationally focused international collaborations.
Responsible for ensuring appropriate elements of communication, project management, risk management, and technical rigor are applied to ensure accountability and quality of products delivered.
Maintain general oversight and personal commitment to the goals of integrated Safety Management, Integrated Safeguards and Security Management, compliance with all ES&H and QC regulations, good business practices, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications This position requires an active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance or active Top-Secret clearance issued by another U.
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government agency at the time of hire and an active Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.
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Degree in Chemistry, or a closely related field or the equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Expert knowledge and subject matter expertise in analytical chemistry and organic chemistry methodologies and their applications.
Extensive experience in developing and managing multi-year projects involving interdisciplinary teams of scientists, engineers and supporting staff, including in-depth knowledge of budget, programming, and budgeting for sponsors within the intelligence, defense, and law enforcement communities.
Extensive experience with managing DoD projects, including writing proposals, communicating with DoD staff, and putting together strong teams to meet the needs of this sponsor.
Extensive problem solving, analytical, technical, and organizational skills.
Significant experience working with technical elements of the intelligence, defense, and law enforcement communities.
Expert communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills necessary to effectively present, explain, advocate, and advise senior management or sponsors both internal and external to the Laboratory.
Knowledge of the laboratory, matrix system, and key discipline Directorates at LLNL.
Ability to travel extensively in support of the FSC.
Qualifications We Desire Experience and subject matter expertise in the analysis of real-world forensic samples.
Demonstrated experience working with and maintaining a reputation of excellence within the intelligence community.
Active Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.
Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Position Information This is a Career Indefinite position.
Lab employees may be considered for this position.
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.
Also, you must have the ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.
Please note that your current active Q or Top Secret clearance with DOE or another agency does not guarantee DOE SCI access approval; if you are denied access, you may be subject to reinvestigation of your existing Q or Top Secret Clearance.
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