Group Leader, AI Safety & Ops Intelligence & Assurance

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The Intelligent Solutions Department (P221) is seeking a Group Leader to join our leadership team located in McLean. P221, a member of the Advances Transportation Operations & Safety Division, is seeking to develop operational and prototype capabilities to support advancements in transportation operations & safety through focused development and application of aviation data engineering practices and analytic architectures, AI/ML and Natural Language Processing to advance safe, efficient, and resilient transportation operations that enable mobility for a better life.

P221 is seeking a Group Leader for the AI Safety & Ops Intelligence & Assurance group. The focus of this group is to accelerate innovation in proactive safety and ops capabilities to monitor and detect emerging safety and ops risks and anomalies, in‑time, through the development and application of AI/ML and NLP techniques and capabilities.

This Group Leader will partner directly with the Department Manager and the Department and Division Chief Engineers on the operations of the department and the technical and strategic execution of the work program. A primary responsibility will be to partner with department and division staff on the identification and shaping of new work opportunities aligned with Department capabilities. The Group Leader is expected to lead projects and tasks within the focus areas of the Department and deliver high‑quality technical work products that enable the accomplishment of appropriate sponsor strategic and project level outcomes.

The successful candidate is effective at communicating and partnering across management levels within MITRE, with MITRE sponsors, and with potential sponsoring organizations, recognizing and following through on new opportunities to apply the competencies of the Department. Seeking talented and enthusiastic individuals to lead groups of 6‑10 technical staff.

• Serve as a direct supervisor for 6‑10 technical staff advancing continuous and proactive safety and ops monitoring through the development and application of AI/ML capabilities, data science, software engineering.
• Provide expert guidance and direction as a leader and partner to aid in appropriate staff project/assignment alignment; identify appropriate work opportunities; conduct regular performance and development conversations; prepare performance assessments and development plans; mentor and advocate for staff; provide recognition and facilitate routine home management actions. Actively promote the ability for staff to take charge of their career.
• Take active leadership role in department business development activities. These include identifying possible opportunities, crowd sourcing ideas, partnering with Department Manager, Outcome Leaders and other influencers within and outside of MITRE, encouraging the department's participation in other opportunities such as grant writing.
• Take active leadership in setting department and work program strategy, assessing current tools and capabilities for adoption/adaptation for new sponsors, assessing alignment of…