Associate Lab Director, Fundamental Physics

About the role

The Associate Laboratory Director, Fundamental Physics (ALD, Fundamental Physics) provides strategic and operational leadership for Jefferson Laboratory’s Fundamental Physics Directorate, responsible for delivering Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) operations and advancing non-CEBAF physics programs. This role oversees Nuclear Theory, EIC Science, and High Energy Physics (HEP), driving a cohesive portfolio that advances discovery at the frontiers of nuclear and particle physics.

Responsibilities

• Advance scientific excellence and impact of the Fundamental Physics Capability, including implementation of the community-driven Long-Range Plan for Nuclear Science.
• Responsible for delivering EIC operations and non-CEBAF physics and nuclear theory, these include EIC Science and HEP Science.
• Advance crosscutting TJNAF initiatives that combine unique capabilities across the Laboratory to accelerate laboratory-wide scientific impact.
• Serve as a member of the Directorate, sharing responsibility for the excellence in science and technology, operational excellence, and community engagement at TJNAF.
• Lead division-wide talent strategies by championing leadership development, robust succession planning, and continuous performance coaching.
• Work with Directorate and Lab Director’s Office to identify and implement other Laboratory research priorities, including thorough strategic use of LDRD (Laboratory-Directed Research and Development).
• Create and nurture an environment that promotes and embraces a multi-faceted workforce and champions the TJNAF values of impact, teamwork, safety, integrity and service.
• Provide Fundamental Physics perspectives on Laboratory-Level decisions and key Laboratory committees.
• Lead self-assessments, planning and tracking for Fundamental Physics elements associated with the Laboratory Agenda, Annual Laboratory Plan, and other performance tools.
• Enhance postdoctoral, visitor programs and strategic engagement with university partners.
• Implement management systems, operations, safety, compliance, and performance assessments across the Fundamental Physics capability.
• Review corrective actions that have Laboratory-wide impacts with particular emphasis on those that are documented and managed by tracking systems external to TJNAF.
• Lead self-assessments, planning and tracking for Fundamental Physics elements associated with the Laboratory Agenda, Annual Laboratory Plan, and other performance tools.
• Perform line management of the Fundamental Physics leadership, including Theory and EIC Physic Division Directors.
• Identify key organizational staffing needs, recruit and develop S&T staff to be future leaders/mentors.
• Lead and manage, through direct report and matrixed staff, the Theory and EIC Physics Division staff.

Requirements

Required: 20 or more years International recognition and demonstrated accomplishments
Required: 5 or more years Demonstrated executive management experience, including developing and leading large complex and multidisciplinary research programs and/or user facilities
Required: Demonstrated experience of successfully developing, implementing, and executing scientific strategy with engagement from critical stakeholders
Required: Experience communicating with key stakeholders, clients, program sponsors, internal staff, and the security/intelligence community

Qualifications

Required: Ph.D.

Skills and Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of particle facilities for scientific discovery.
• Ability to lead and manage complex technical scope.
• Ability to establish priorities, assess competing resource demands and make decisions that optimize performance.
• Familiarity with the Department of Energy.
• Proficiency in financial analysis and forecasting.
• Strong analytical, writing, and speaking skills with the ability to organize, analyze, and implement complex topics and initiatives, with attention to detail.
• Capable of handling multiple competing priorities in a complex R&D environment.
• Commitment to safety, high standard of ethics and integrity.

Benefits

Total Rewards at Jefferson Lab includes:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (Paid Parental, vacation, holidays, and sick leave)
• 401(k) Plan – 9% Lab Contribution; 100% vested
• Flexible Work Arrangements (Remote & Alternate Work Schedules available)
• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
• Living near the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay region with access to nearby beaches, mountains, and all major metropolitan centers on the East Coast