What You Will Do

The Deputy Laboratory Director for Science, Technology and Engineering at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) provides strategic leadership for the development and application of world class research to deliver on mission, enhance the nation’s nuclear deterrent, and reduce the global threat.  This position ensures that the technical portfolio remains at the highest levels of scientific and engineering quality and capable of meeting emerging Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration mission needs.  The position oversees a budget of $2B+, 3500 employees, and a program scope of $1B.  The following are specific responsibilities for this position.

• Line management responsibility for Chemistry, Earth & Life Sciences; Global Security; Physical Sciences; and Simulation and Computation directorates.
• Programmatic responsibility and executive sponsor interface for LANL’s global security, DOE-Office of Science & Energy Technology programs, and technology transfer efforts.
• Serves as LANL’s Chief Research Officer and participates in the National Laboratories Chief Research Office group.
• Responsible for LANL’s Partnership & Pipeline organization, including the Laboratory’s student and post-doc programs, national security education centers, and various workforce development initiatives.
• Lead the Laboratory’s mission-enabling science, technology, and engineering capabilities, spanning all technical directorates, including annual capability pillar-based peer reviews.
• Direct LANL’s Laboratory Directed Research & Development (LDRD) portfolio, establish industry and academic partnerships, and champion existing LANL scientific capabilities and their expansion.
• Interfaces with the Triad Board and Committees, the New Mexico Consortium Board, and various partner university advisory boards and committees, including University of California and Texas A&M University System.