Associate Division Leader for Computational Physics - Active Security Clearance Required
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Company Description
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Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.
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Job Description
We have an opening for the Associate Division Leader (ADL) for Computational Physics in the Design Physics Division (DPD). You will provide leadership and oversight to your section consisting of approximately five to eight group leaders and about thirty to sixty staff members and postdocs who provide discipline expertise to the broad array of program areas in Weapons Complex and Integration (WCI) and other Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Programs. This position is within the Weapons and Complex Integration Principal Directorate.
In this role you will
Provide technical leadership to an interdisciplinary section determine staffing requirements and strategically invest in Division personnel to develop an agile motivated and well-trained workforce ensuring the highest-quality personnel are recruited and retained.
Identify and execute Division long-term goals including the DPD strategic plan as an active participant on the divisions management team.
Provide discipline expertise for nuclear weapon related physics that includes primary and secondary nuclear design HED and ICF design hydro experiments or simulation code computational physics.
Actively mentor motivate and coach section Group Leaders (GLs) in career planning technical development and growth as line managers.
Partner with specific program(s) to strategically understand their staffing needs and deliver both new and experienced staff to support them.
Recruit interview and hire new workforce to meet the evolving needs of LLNL Programs in collaboration with the DPD Senior Management Team.
Actively lead section workforce planning quality assurance mentoring training reclassification and employee development.
Develop and implement plans to promote culture diversity equity and inclusion.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
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.
PhD in Physics Engineering or related field or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Extensive knowledge of the weapons program or other relevant LLNL Programs and of technical research topics relevant to weapon physics and supporting technologies.
Expert leadership and strategic management experience including personnel management in a high-technology research and development environment.
Knowledge of and extensive experience applying personnel policy and procedures and demonstrated ability to apply this knowledge and understanding in a wide array of situations dealing with staff.
Extensive experience leading innovative initiatives building cooperative multi-institutional multi-disciplinary teams and interacting negotiating and sustaining relationships with management multi-disciplinary teams other divisions and directorates external collaborators and sponsors.
Extensive experience in decision-making and the leadership skills necessary to work independently to work effectively in a team environment and to oversee the work of others.
Extensive experience effectively delegating and to lead motivate and build highly complex teams to work toward short- and long-term programmatic goals.
Expert communication skills both written and verbal necessary to effectively explain present negotiate advise and influence all levels of management.
Demonstrated experience implementing plans that promote and value diversity equity and inclusion principles in the workplace.
Desired Qualifications:
Extensive knowledge of the weapons program or other relevant LLNL Programs and of technical research topics relevant to weapon physics and supporting technologies.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Position Information
This is a Career Indefinite position. Lab employees and external candidates may be considered for this position.
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Security Clearance
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 time of hire.For additional information please see DOE Order 472.2.
Pre-Employment Drug Test
External applicant(s) selected for this position will be required to pass a post-offer pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.
Pre-Placement Medical Exam
A job related pre-placement medical examination may be required.
Equal Employment Opportunity
LLNL is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to providing candidates and employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We value and hire a diverse workforce as it is a vital component of our culture and success. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion marital status national origin ancestry sex sexual orientation gender identity disability medical condition pregnancy protected veteran status age citizenship or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.
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