Systems and Policy Analysis Group Leader - Clearance Required

Systems and Policy Analysis Group Leader - Active Clearance Required Company Description

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 a Group Leader for the Systems and Policy Analysis Group (SPAG) which is part of the Modeling and Analysis of Complex and Resilient Systems (MARCS) Section. You will provide leadership for the research and development of rigorous analytic capabilities to support decision‑makers and policymakers in evaluating potential impacts of decisions and policies on energy and national security infrastructure systems and their intersections.

SPAG’s cross‑cutting analytical capabilities connect expertise and technologies to the Lab’s programmatic missions on energy security, national security, and nuclear security enterprise infrastructure. You will provide technical, programmatic, and administrative leadership for these efforts while maintaining a programmatic assignment. You will report to the MARCS Section Leader in the Computational Engineering Division (CED), within the Engineering Directorate.

Depending on your assignment, this position may offer a hybrid schedule, blending in‑person and virtual presence. You may have the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week.

This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

• Provide technical and administrative leadership, supervision, direction, guidance, and support to group members, to enable the accomplishment of project/program goals and objectives. Recruit, hire, and develop staff to meet Section, Division, and programmatic staffing needs through active engagement in hiring, career development, performance and salary management, mentoring, and coaching activities.
• Build and maintain relationships with other systems analysis group leaders within and external to the division; cultivate and advocate for highly rigorous systems analysis capability development and application across the Laboratory.
• Participate in Division meetings, provide leadership through routine group and one‑on‑one meetings, participate in strategic planning and performance management. Serve as primary point of contact for communications between group members, Division, and Directorate management.
• Collaborate with project and program leaders within Laboratory to anticipate and meet technical needs. Develop partnership with group’s customer base by maintaining a closer interface with programmatic and project elements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Develop research and development initiatives for external sponsorship and for internally‑supported LDRD and Tech Base projects.
• Develop creative technical strategies that influence decisions and investments made by senior management and external customers. Formulate a long‑term plan for capability development that will further the mission of LLNL.

• 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 the time of hire. Master’s degree in Engineering, Energy Policy and Economics, Operations Research, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Management Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Advanced experience in one or more subject matter areas related to systems and policy analysis including one or more of the following: life cycle…