Berkeley Lab · 4 weeks ago
Associate Laboratory Director for Physical Sciences Area
Berkeley, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$400K/yr - $470K/yr
15+ years expLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is seeking an experienced and visionary leader to serve as the Associate Laboratory Director for the Physical Sciences Area. The role involves strategic planning, organizational leadership, and overseeing research excellence and integrity, while collaborating with various divisions and external partners.
Research
Hiring Manager
Jackie Oberly
Responsibilities
As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, contribute to setting the institution’s strategic priorities, initiatives and policies and supporting their implementation. Lead by example to proactively model the Laboratory’s stewardship values
Guide the Area’s vision and champion its 2025 Strategic Plan, leading strategies for new and continuing research funding, workforce development, scientific program goals, operational support, and scientific infrastructure needs to maintain world-class research output. Manage four Directors responsible for programmatic activities within their respective division
Provide leadership for strategic talent management to motivate and assure a high-performing organization through effective recruitment, mentoring, career development, performance management, retention, and succession planning, and proactively promoting stewardship values, to cultivate the next generation researchers and leaders
Oversee Area management team to ensure accountability for institutional requirements and priorities, including health and safety, facilities, and financial and human resources. Ensure Area programmatic and project operations are cost effective, efficient and optimized within constraints of the Area’s budget
Act as chief spokesperson for the Area to University of California (UC), DOE’s High Energy Physics, Nuclear Sciences, and Accelerator R&D and Production program offices, other external agencies and internal groups. Develop and maintain strong professional connections with relevant senior DOE officials, in particular with the High Energy Physics Office
Develop research and strategic collaborations with other Berkeley Lab Areas, fellow national laboratories, academic institutions. In addition, develop an effective communication strategy to raise awareness about the Area’s research and accomplishments
Encourage entrepreneurship involving tech transfer and commercialization of technologies, working with the Lab’s Intellectual Property Office
Qualification
Required
Advanced degree relevant to fundamental physical sciences research and minimum of 15 years of professional experience with progressively responsible leadership roles; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Internationally recognized record of leadership and research accomplishments in a relevant field
Successful track record as a visionary and collaborative leader, managing and growing an interdisciplinary operational, scientific or engineering research organization or program
Successful track record of establishing and articulating a scientific vision, identifying research opportunities and building collaborative partnerships with facility users, universities, industrial partners, and other research and development institutions both domestically and internationally
Strong partner management skills, including ability to establish relationships with key internal and external stakeholders. Also important is the ability to effectively navigate complex organizations and large scientific projects/collaborations
Proven ability to effectively and skillfully communicate with individuals as well as small to large teams
Demonstrated experience in effective project and budget management and operational oversight (e.g., human resources, EH&S, property and facilities management)
Demonstrated experience in effective people management including mentoring and developing high-performing teams
Significant knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements and government funding processes (e.g., DOE, DOE Office of Science, University of California, national laboratories)
Commitment to model Berkeley Lab's Stewardship Values: team science, innovation, trust, respect, and service, including building and maintaining a culture that is committed to the ideals of stewardship, belonging and accountability
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Berkeley Lab
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