International Assessments - Associate Program Leader for Lethality & Signatures Group - Z Program

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World! Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability.  Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact. We have an opening for an Associate Program Leader for the Lethality & Signatures (L&S) group within the International Assessment (IA) Program to lead a dynamic team developing and executing the work of the Laboratory in support of intelligence missions supporting Department of War (DoW) mission space. You will lead the development of project execution plans that define resource requirements, schedules, deliverables, and costs. As a key member of the IA Program leadership team, you will help address workforce needs, safety, security, technical quality, standards, and project management requirements. You will also provide substantive oversight of IA support to DoW sponsors. This position is in the IA Program within the Global Security Principal Directorate’s Z Program. In this role, you will Serve as a member of the IA Program leadership team, influencing the development and implementation of institutional objectives and goals. Provide technical and analytical leadership to technical staff to develop and provide subject matter expertise and analysis of foreign nuclear weapons programs and threats for multiple government sponsors. Identify and pursue program development opportunities, develop an internal investment strategy and work with IA Program Leader, as well as leaders in Z Program and other Laboratory Programs and Directorates to identify and pursue collaborative projects. Formulate and execute short-term and strategic goals for the program, including setting the program’s annual research agenda and producing highly advanced, finished intelligence analysis, reports, and briefings that meet intelligence community (IC) tradecraft standards where applicable. Provide project management oversight for the program’s portfolio of projects sponsored by the Department of War, including developing project execution plans and ensuring appropriate resource allocation, timelines, and review of the group’s deliverables. Assist in planning and direct activities for staffing of L&S projects; manage program budget, allocate resources, determine qualification standards and attract, retain, recruit, and select staff with technical expertise. Lead performance management and career development activities for all members of the L&S group, including conducting quarterly check-in and regular 1:1 meetings, writing performance reviews, and providing input for matrix personnel. Develop, implement, and maintain a mentoring program for analysts and principal investigators to support the career development goals of all team members. Build, maintain, and enhance strong relationships with sponsors, customers, and stakeholders to ensure exquisite execution of projects and satisfaction of commitments. Perform other duties as assigned Additional job responsibilities, at the SEL.5 Level Develop innovative concepts and provide expert leadership, technical vision, and strategic planning for both analytic and scientific research and development. Present project accomplishments and meet customer expectations, as well as identify new opportunities, goals, and application areas by leading the development of proposals interacting with senior program management. Develop and implement new innovative technical and analytic capabilities within the program to expand the portfolio, sponsor base, and capabilities of the team.  Influence strategic decisions made by senior management and external customers at the national level. This position requires an active DOE Q clearance at the time of hire and the ability to obtain and maintain Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access. Master’s degree in physical science, nuclear physics, weapons design, engineering, political science or related discipline, or the equivalent combination of education and extensive related experience Subject matter expert experience managing, leading, and supervising multidisciplinary teams to execute deliverables for external programmatic sponsors. Subject matter expert experience influencing and collaborating with partners and stakeholders to achieve programmatic objectives. Subject matter expert in supervising personnel, and resource planning, while working with various organizations comprised of scientific, technical, analytical, and administrative workforce. Ability to motivate and collaborate with other personnel effectively in achieving programmatic objectives. Subject matter expert experience working in a classified environment with highly complex, multi-agency security requirements and with both classified and unclassified subject matter and understanding of national security mission requirements and related issues. Expert verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively present, explain, and advise senior management and external sponsors and customers, including preparing and presenting proposals and reporting results. Additional job qualifications, at the SEL.5 Level Ph.D. in physical science, nuclear physics, weapons design, engineering, political science or related discipline, or the equivalent combination of education and extensive related experience and demonstrated ability to champion, lead, and develop innovative cutting-edge principles, theories and concepts. Expert knowledge and experience of analysis of nuclear weapons in support of national security objectives. Extensive experience and demonstrated ability to lead, develop positio