Principal Associate Director; PAD Computing

Principal Associate Director (PAD) for Computing

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.

In this key leadership position, you report to the Laboratory Director and are a member of the Laboratory's Senior Leadership Team (SLT). You are responsible for managing the lab's computing workforce (currently around 1400 employees) and for enhancing the intellectual vibrancy of computing as well as related disciplines and capabilities at the lab. Together with other lab leaders and stakeholders, you will help shape the Laboratory's strategic vision and develop and articulate a strategy for the Principal Directorate in support of the institution.

You will manage discretionary R&D resources and sustain relationships with government agencies that fund computing R&D.

LLNL is one of the nation's premier institutions in advanced computing and currently home to the world's fastest computer, El Capitan. Work conducted by Computing personnel supports a broad spectrum of programs across missions, scientific research, and operations and includes information technology, data science, computational mathematics, artificial intelligence, software engineering, high performance computing and more.

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.

• Partner with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to create and advance strategies to achieve institutional goals.
• Develop and implement strategies for the sustainment and advancement of the computing discipline and capabilities.
• Maintain close partnerships with key stakeholders in government, academia and industry including DOE/NNSA.
• Work with lab leadership to address technical and workforce challenges and opportunities in computing with a particular emphasis on AI, data science, and emerging or next‑generation capabilities.
• Collaborate with the SLT on long‑term, multidisciplinary initiatives in support of the lab's future programmatic needs.
• Oversee the Computing directorate budget consistent with Laboratory and DOE fiscal policies and practices.
• Manage Directorate personnel, ensuring an effective system for recruiting, hiring, managing and developing a high‑quality scientific staff.
• Provide oversight and personal commitment to safety, security, environmental stewardship, good business practices, compliance, and equal opportunity.

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q/SCI‑level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Ph.D. in a computing or related discipline, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Extensive senior‑level experience leading a large‑scale, mission‑oriented research and development organization.
• Expertise and national visibility in areas of advanced computing and its applications.
• Broad knowledge of the DOE/NNSA Laboratory enterprise.
• Demonstrated success in managing scientific programs, projects, or organizations and promoting creative contributions to solving complex scientific problems.
• Experience leading and managing a large complex technical organization, including hiring processes, workforce development, resource management, and strategic planning.
• Ability to manage technical priorities and balance the need to deliver program milestones while maintaining world‑class capabilities in computing.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills necessary to explain, present, direct, negotiate, influence and coordinate technical or programmatic activities.
• Extensive experience in effectively balancing complex technical, budgetary, and personnel priorities to achieve desired results.
• Experience ensuring that standards of safety, security, environmental stewardship, and quality assurance are established and appropriately…