Technical Leader IV

Job Title:

Technical Leader IV

Location:

Charlotte, NC, Dallas, TX, Knoxville, TN, Palo Alto, CA, Remote/Home Based, Washington, D.C.

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Job Profile Summary The Technical Leader is a senior technical R&D leader responsible for advancing and transforming research, technology development, and research-derived products such as EPRI VantagePoint to support EPRI's evolving technical and digital future.

The role leads complex, high-impact R&D initiatives that connect emerging technologies, EPRI research capabilities, data and digital approaches, member needs, and industry challenges. The Technical Leader works across research programs and organizational boundaries to modernize how research is conducted, how technical knowledge and results are delivered, and how research outcomes are translated into scalable products, platforms, tools, services, and other practical applications.

The position requires substantial technical credibility, recognized subject matter expertise, and independent judgment. The Technical Leader may lead multidisciplinary teams without direct management responsibility. Product management and research-to-product experience are desired capabilities that complement, but do not replace, the role’s primary technical R&D leadership responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities Technical and R&D Leadership
· Lead complex, high-impact R&D and/or technology-development initiatives including EPRI VantagePoint requiring significant technical judgment, creativity, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
· Work independently on highly specialized technical objectives and problems where limited precedent exists and innovative thinking is required.
· Design and oversee research activities that advance technical knowledge and deliver value to members and the industry.
· Lead technical reviews, feasibility assessments, design discussions, and technical decision forums.
· Maintain deep involvement in state-of-the-art research and technology development.
· Provide technical guidance and mentorship to researchers and technical staff.
· Preserve technical rigor as research outcomes are converted into practical solutions.

R&D Product Development
· Define technical strategies and go-to-market roadmaps for research-derived products such as EPRI VantagePoint using member need, mission alignment, technical feasibility, impact, scalability, risk, investment requirements, and EPRI differentiation.
· Apply emerging digital approaches to improve research methods, analysis, collaboration, knowledge transfer, delivery, and member value.
· Evaluate research processes, outputs, tools, data, methodologies, and intellectual property that could benefit from new technical or digital approaches.
· Establish repeatable approaches for transitioning traditional research outputs into interactive, scalable, reusable, or digitally enabled solutions.
· Promote adoption and transfer of successful approaches across EPRI research programs.

Member and Industry Engagement
· Maintain relationships with members, advisors, industry stakeholders, technology providers, research organizations, academia, and technical networks.
· Understand technical challenges, emerging needs, workflows, and opportunities for R&D.
· Communicate complex research strategies, results, and emerging capabilities to technical and nontechnical audiences.
· Represent EPRI in industry forums, workshops, conferences, technical networks, and collaborative initiatives.

Cross-Program Technical Leadership
· Lead initiatives involving researchers, technical specialists, program teams, software resources, providers, contractors, and other contributors.
· Identify common R&D challenges and opportunities for shared solutions across programs…