Executive Director,Research Computing Office Job Corvallis area,Oregon USA,Management

Positions in this job profile are responsible for providing strategic leadership and ensuring compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and applicable industry regulations for University Research with broad impact across the University. Responsibilities include developing, implementing, and evaluating philosophy, short and long-range goals and objectives. Employees provide the overall guidance and direction to support the development, implementation and enforcement of plans, policies, procedures, systems, programs and performance standards.

They establish and direct the execution of strategic plans. The distinguishing characteristic of the Executive 3-Research profile is the strategic leadership of research centers, programs, commercialization, and industry partnerships to promote and develop the University’s comprehensive research agenda and strategic plan. This position provides resource allocation and management with a scope spanning over multiple centers, departments and programs, spanning disciplines across the university.

Leads, develops, implements, oversees and assesses strategy and plan of operation for multiple centers, departments, and programs in the research division.

Provides leadership, supervision and direction for assigned staff. Hire and train employees; plan, assign and review work, establish goals for each position and assess performance through completion of written evaluations; act on disciplinary issues, up to and including dismissal; address grievances, developing a framework for corrective actions as necessary.

Develops and executes university wide research vision, goals and initiatives, including external outreach and partnerships with industry, experts and other institutions and agencies.

Motivates and engages colleges, academic departments and other support units in research initiatives, including facilitation of university wide efforts in research development, compliance, commercialization and industry partnering.

Develops, maintains and oversees collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to promote and develop the division mission and strategies including development of research centers, institutes, programs and services.
6. Oversees and ensures compliance of university policy, state and federal laws and regulations, and industry standards.

The Division of Research and Innovation is seeking an Executive Director, Research Computing Office. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.

The Executive Director provides operational leadership and strategic program management to advance OSU’s research computing services in support of the research and innovation enterprise. This is the primary operational authority for the RCO, responsible for building, launching, and scaling programs at scale, managing the service portfolio, driving sustainable business models, and coordinating across a complex, multi-stakeholder environment. The Executive Director translates institutional research computing priorities into the programs, services, and partnerships that enable faculty and research teams to effectively leverage computing, data, and AI.

Reporting. The role reports to the Vice President for Research and Innovation (VPRI) and operates in close coordination with the Chief Information Officer (CIO), who provides oversight and guidance on IT strategy, infrastructure alignment, and institutional IT governance. This dual engagement reflects the position’s responsibility to bridge research-mission objectives with university-wide technology operations and policy, a critical integration point requiring active accountability to both senior leaders.

A tandem leadership model. The RCO is guided by a four-party leadership team as described below that operates as a unified executive group with clearly differentiated, non-overlapping responsibilities, a tandem model, not a co-equal co-lead structure. Within it, the Executive Director serves as the enterprise integrator, ensuring alignment without introducing ambiguity in decision-making. The Executive Director does not lead technical infrastructure, that is the responsibility of…