Job Description:

Strategic Planning & Leadership

• Lead high impact, mission driven strategies for the long-term future growth and vitality of the Center.

• Work closely with the Center Director, area directors and managers, technical leads, and program and project managers to ensure proper Center-wide, and program and project specific planning and, as needed, execution of plans.

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously with impeccable follow-up and execution.

• Represent the Center Director on various communications and meetings with internal and external parties of mixed groups from individual subject matter experts to executive leaders within the Center, University, government agencies, and industry partners.

• Contribute to fund raising as appropriate and maintain involvement in pre-award processes for proper planning and setting of expectations.

Operations & Management

• Develop and implement thoughtful non-technical change management and communication plans for Center initiatives.

• Provide informed recommendations to the Center Director on a wide array of issues associated with scientific, technical, and non-technical matters related to the Centerâ™s mission, programs, and projects.

• Ensure new projects are well-positioned for success through collaboration with are directors, managers, technical leads, and program and project managers.

• Stay abreast of relevant policies and regulations, providing guidance and recommendations to the Center Director and other Center leadership on their impact.

• Performs other related work as needed

Executive Support

• Act as strategic filter for the Center Director, problem solving for parties and identifying top priorities for the Directorâ™s attention to optimize the Directorâ™s time and increase efficiency for decision making.

• Provide support to the Center Director and other Leadership team members to execute critical organizational initiatives and special projects as needed.

• Liaise between Center Director and executive support staff and other Center Leadership as needed to ensure smooth scheduling, planning, and delivery of clear, concise reports.

• Supervise the Center Directorâ™s Executive Administrative Assistant.

• May supervise other Center Leadership and provide indirect supervision/leadership to those not directly reporting to Director of Strategy.

• Implements objectives, as well as some long-term strategic plans respective to the department's focus.

• Maintains external partners to advance strategic priorities. Communicates and collaborates with internal and external community members and leadership to achieve strategic priorities.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

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Education:

• MBA or other relevant masterâ™s degree.

Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in strategy and operations.

• Proven track record of developing effective partnerships and collaborations across vested parties.

• Held positions of increasing responsibility and leadership in planning, communication, and implementing major initiatives.

• Demonstrated superior project management and time management skills; ability to meet internal and external deadlines.

• Proven ability to respond to and collaborate with diverse constituencies.

• Experience that provides an ability to anticipate the needs, concerns, and desires of users and sponsors of web application like data commons, data meshes, and data fabrics.

Preferred Competencies

• Ability to speak to or come up to speed quickly on scientific and technical matters relevant to CTDS in order to serve as trusted confidante and advisor to Center Director.

• Ability to anticipate and think creatively to address complex needs and situations across the Center.

• Strong collaboration and influence skills, demonstrating an ability to navigate organizational relationships, incorporate differing perspectives, develop recommendations, and generate consensus with partners across teams.

• Excellent people and project management skills, including detail and action-orientation with excellent follow-through skills.

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Comfort with ambiguity and creating structure amidst the vague.

• Ability to take initiative, manage priorities, and work independently.

• Collegial management style and capacity to motivate through influence.

• A high standard of excellence with exceptional planning, execution, analytical and judgment skills; the ability to work appropriately with highly sensitive matters; strong analytical skills; and an outstanding commitment to and proven ability to advance an organization's priorities.

• Advanced computational skills strongly preferred.

• Customer service skills.

Working Conditions

• Resume (required)

• Cover Letter (preferred)

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