Director ORAU STEM Accelerator

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular

LOCATION: Oak Ridge, TN (Eligible for Partial Telework)

ELIGIBLE FOR RELOCATION

SALARY RANGE: $150,072.00 - $220,771.20 Base Pay + Incentive

PURPOSE:

The Research and University Partnerships Office (RUPO) is responsible for leading and managing all activities related to ORAU's university consortium, which currently consists of 158 research-intensive institutions. RUPO is responsible for strengthening and expanding the ORAU research enterprise across our programs in ORAU Government Services (OGS) and the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE). Through RUPO, this position leads the ORAU STEM Accelerator (OSA) and the Partnership for Nuclear Energy (PNE). OSA/PNE is a public-private partnership to coordinate the nuclear energy industry, government, academic, and non-profit organizations to build a STEM workforce by creating a national conversation and roadmap of key approaches and priorities that support critical education, training, and certification pathways. This role also requires that ORAU be innovative in working with our universities and impacting K-12, Community Colleges, Technical Training Schools, and Bachelors/Masters/PhD programs. The position will build and maintain a robust pipeline of client leads at federal and state agencies and the private sector to shape, capture, and manage a portfolio of funding opportunities. This position reports to the Chief Research and University Partnerships Officer and provides support in all activities that further the vision and mission of RUPO and ORAU. The position will function with minimal supervision, be outward focused, and will be expected to collaborate across all ORAU business units to provide effective solutions in a team environment.

Leads the OSA initiative in the development and maintenance of public-private partnerships (PPP) for PNE and future initiative areas. This includes identifying external partners from industry, academia, non-profits, and state and federal agencies along with the development of OSA standing meetings and events, publications, presentations, white papers, and roadmaps that highlight the work of the PPP and build national-level reputation for the OSA initiative.
• Identifies funding opportunities and participates in proposal capture activities working with external partners, and internal business ORAU support organizations.
• Creates and manages various working agreements with external partners including Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), Teaming Agreements, and Funding Contracts.
• Works to establish partnership funding models that support PNE and future initiatives by combining federal and private funding in support of OSA goals.

• Collaborates with OGS to manage and execute the OSA Business Line elements of the projects that are executed within ORAU. This includes overseeing program execution, establishing program tasks, milestones, and deliverables and working with the project execution staff/teams to ensure the OSA vision is implemented and meets the needs of our PPPs, sponsoring agencies, and funded contracts and awards.
• Leads a large, complex, and growing program and has responsibilities for managing multi-element program budgets in support of OSA Initiative areas.
• Works closely and collaboratively with the Senior Director, University Partnerships, in designing and implementing member university engagement strategies and targeted outcomes.
• Develops a strategic business and execution plan that includes a set of measurable outcomes to support goals and strategies outlined in the ORAU strategic business plan.
• Prepares and delivers senior-level presentations to promote strategic partnerships.
• Manages direct/indirect employees and participates in their professional development, time management, and tasking on various OSA programs, events, and activities.

Master's degree in a STEM field and 10+ years of job-related experience. Leadership skills and abilities commensurate with the position. An equivalent combination of education and experience requiring similar knowledge, skills, abilities, and performing duties as described may be substituted for the minimum requirements.

• Applied experience in leading partnerships between universities, federal agencies, and private industry that have led to mutually beneficial results.
• Experience with research grants, funding procedures and proposal preparation involving government agencies and/or private sector funding sources.
• Experience in business development, capture planning, and successful execution.
• Sufficient technical knowledge and understanding of broad areas of science is required to effectively match appropriate subject matter experts with potential partnership organizations and agencies.
• Must understand the current state of scientific advancement in a wide range of fields and identify the critical players and assets for partnerships.
• Must have strong communication skills to bring multiple parties together to pursue research collaborations where each party is adding and receiving benefit.
• Must be a proactive leader with skills in strategic and tactical planning and problem solving.
• Must have extensive experience in pursuing successful grants and federal contracts from a diverse set of organizations.
• Must have ability to lead and manage programs, budgets, and staff, with a focus on meeting milestones, controlling budgets, and delivering on program commitments.

*The candidate's starting salary will be determined upon hire and ORAU will use salary survey data, internal comparators, and the candidate's qualifications to determine salary.

TOTAL REWARDS

ORAU has a strategic approach to providing total rewards to employees through a fair, equitable, and competitive total compensation package. The goal of our total rewards system is to integrate compensation, benefits, work-life balance, performance, recognition, development, and career opportunities to attract, engage, and retain the talent required to achieve ORAU's business objectives. The benefit component of our total rewards program supports business goals by offering the following benefits based on employee eligibility:

• Legally required benefits
• Group Health insurance including: Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision
• Retirement plan contribution matching
• Disability insurance
• Group life insurance
• Travel Accident Insurance
• Section 125 reimbursement accounts
• Other voluntary employee paid benefit and insurance offerings

The ORAU total reward package also promotes work-life balance. Mindful of the need for employees to care for themselves and their families, ORAU offers the following additional work-life benefits based on employee eligibility:

• Telework
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Flexible work schedules or compressed work weeks
• Occupational Health and Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program