National Security Programs - Associate Laboratories Director, Division

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Reporting to the Deputy Director for Integrated Security Missions, this executive role provides leadership, oversight, and management direction for SNL's National Security Programs and the NSP division. This position is responsible for applying Sandia's multidisciplinary science, engineering, and technology functions to anticipate, innovate, and deliver responsive solutions for the nation's complex, global, national, homeland and energy security challenges. The division is also responsible for significant basic R&D programs.

This position is one of the broadest and most complex among the National Laboratory systems. It houses the bulk of the Laboratories' Strategic Partnership Projects (SPP) for Federal (non-DOE) agencies and applicable commercial companies, as approved by the NNSA Contracting Officer and ensures all National Security Programs work is consistent with and complementary to mission assigned to the Contractor by NNSA.

In addition to the Division and the portfolio, this individual is part of the Senior Leadership Team at Sandia and is expected to integrate with the other two Associate Laboratory Directors for Integrated Security Missions Directorate to ensure that Sandia collectively supports and develops collaborative solutions that extend beyond what can be done within any individual portfolio.

• Partners with other Sandia executives to ensure the strategic future of the Laboratories, with a particular focus on ensuring that the new Integrated Security Missions Directorate approaches leadership and programmatic opportunities internally as well as with the Nuclear Deterrence and S&T Directorate.
• Regular engagement with senior executives, including 3-star equivalent officers and SES appointees, as well as government and intelligence officials, is anticipated, fostering collaboration with economic development communities associated with Sandia National Laboratories.
• Responsible for the sustainment and growth in core national security competencies which includes threat informed assessments, hypersonics, cyber, AI, quantum, specialized sensors and radars, vulnerability assessments and trusted strategic radiation hardened microelectronics.
• Responsible for the SNL Field Intelligence Element, the largest in the DOE/NNSA complex.
• Manages a sponsored $800M portfolio (annual) and staff of over 2,200 Sandians, while matrixing staff to support significant work external to the Division.
• Conducts work consistent with NNSA mission requirements for non-DOE agencies, including the Departments of War (DOW) and Homeland Security.
• Ensures all SPP work is consistent with and complementary to SNL mission and is conducted with full cost recovery and cost transparency.
• Works with NNSA to obtain prior approval on non-DOE work.
• Leads a senior staff to drive excellence and results across all National Security Programs, providing excellent products and customer services safely, securely, effectively, and efficiently.

• Masters of Science degree in engineering, science or related discipline
• 15 years of progressive experience in scientific and technical leadership
• 10 years management experience in directing applied research and development program that transitions to practice
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to alter for varying audiences, including NNSA and non-NNSA sponsors
• Senior management-level strategy development.
• Experience applying innovations to develop solutions to practical problems.
• Financial and business savvy coupled with the ability to analyze metrics.
• Strong ability to prioritize projects and make quick, sound decisions.
• Change agent with a continual focus on increasing value to the customer.
• Strongly collaborative as well as able to lead the line and programmatic organization.
• Active Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level security clearance (or equivalent; DOW Top Secret)
• Either active or the…