Analytics & Decision Support Project-Program Director (Project-Program Director 6)

Los Alamos National Security LLC; Los Alamos (NM); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO or High Deductible medical

Dental and vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Flexible schedules

Onsite wellness

Relocation packages

Job summary

Los Alamos National Laboratory seeks a visionary Analytics & Decision Support Project‑Program Director to lead WIPO’s analytics capabilities, shaping portfolio management and executive decision‑making across a multibillion‑dollar infrastructure portfolio.

You will drive the development of tools, metrics, and decision support systems, applying AI/ML and advanced analytics to optimize resources, forecast needs, and provide transparent reporting to senior leadership and federal program offices.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated consultative‑level knowledge of advanced data analytics, data science, and quantitative decision support methodologies.
• Demonstrated consultative‑level knowledge of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies.
• Demonstrated extensive experience developing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise‑level analytics platforms, dashboards, metrics systems, and reporting tools.
• Demonstrated consultative‑level knowledge of scenario planning methodologies, risk analysis frameworks, and strategic forecasting techniques.
• Demonstrated extensive experience in data governance, data quality management, and data standards establishment.
• Demonstrated consultative‑level knowledge of program and portfolio management principles, including EV, WBS, and performance measurement.
• Extensive experience interfacing with senior executives and federal program managers; translating analyses into actionable insights.
• Knowledge of DOE/NNSA program management requirements and federal reporting expectations.
• Exceptional oral and written communication and presentation skills for non‑technical audiences.
• Experience leading technical teams in matrixed organizations.
• Experience leading organizational change and continuous improvement in complex environments.
• Ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and strategic direction for analytics and decision support within WIPO’s portfolio management framework.
• Direct development, deployment, and maintenance of tools for quantitatively assessing the portfolio and supporting decisions.
• Lead AI/ML deployment for infrastructure portfolio management and predictive analytics.
• Develop metrics, dashboards, and reporting systems for portfolio health, project performance, risk status, and readiness.
• Direct scenario planning tools to evaluate futures and inform proactive portfolio decisions.
• Create quantitative frameworks for mission capability assessment and investment prioritization.
• Lead assurance and effectiveness evaluation frameworks for program performance.
• Establish data governance standards across analytics systems and data stores.
• Coordinate with NNSA data calls and federal program offices for timely responses.
• Ensure cross‑program integration and alignment with other WIPO Program Directors.
• Interface with Laboratory mission assurance, data analytics groups, and governance bodies to maintain standards.

Skills

Analytics leadership

Data science

Portfolio analytics

AI/ML deployment

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Data governance

Program management

Team leadership

DOE/NNSA familiarity

Tools

Python

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

What You Will Do

The Weapons Infrastructure Program Office (WIPO) seeks a visionary leader to serve as the Analytics & Decision Support Project‑Program Director. The role is a Project‑Program Director 6 position that leads WIPO’s analytic capabilities, providing the quantitative foundation for portfolio management, strategic planning, and executive decision‑making across WIPO’s billion‑dollar infrastructure portfolio.

WIPO serves as the lifecycle asset portfolio director for weapons program infrastructure at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The Analytics & Decision Support Project‑Program Director is responsible for developing, maintaining, and continuously improving the tools, metrics, analytics, and decision support systems that enable WIPO to effectively manage its integrated portfolio and support decisions by WIPO and Laboratory leadership.

This position requires an exceptional leader who combines deep technical expertise in data analytics, artificial intelligence, and decision science with the ability to translate complex quantitative analysis into actionable insights for senior executives. The Analytics & Decision Support Project‑Program Director must operate at the intersection of advanced analytics, infrastructure management, mission integration, and federal program requirements.

• Strategic Analytics Leadership: Provide overall leadership, vision, and strategic direction for WIPO’s Analytics & Decision Support Program element, ensuring analytics capabilities enable data‑driven, transparent, and quantitative portfolio management across all WIPO program elements.
• Tool and System Development: Direct the development, deployment, and maintenance of integrated tools that quantitatively assess the WIPO portfolio, including portfolio optimization models, risk analysis frameworks, scenario planning systems, and decision support applications.
• Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics: Lead the application of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced analytical methods to infrastructure portfolio management, including predictive analytics for asset performance, optimization algorithms for resource allocation, and automated reporting and analysis capabilities.
• Metrics, Dashboards, and Reporting: Develop and maintain comprehensive metrics, dashboards, and reporting systems that provide transparent, accurate, and timely information on portfolio health, project performance, risk status, and mission capability readiness to WIPO leadership, Laboratory executives, and NNSA federal program offices.
• Scenario Planning and Strategic Analysis: Direct the development and application of scenario planning tools that capture, analyze, and communicate potential futures, enabling WIPO leadership to anticipate mission changes, evaluate alternative strategies, and make proactive portfolio decisions.
• Mission Capability Assessment: Develop and maintain quantitative frameworks for assessing infrastructure capability alignment with mission requirements, including gap analysis, capability forecasting, and investment prioritization models.
• Assurance and Effectiveness Evaluation: Lead the development of assurance and effectiveness evaluation frameworks that objectively assess WIPO program performance, identify improvement opportunities, and ensure continuous enhancement of portfolio management practices.
• Data Governance and Quality: Establish and enforce rigorous data governance standards, ensuring the highest levels of data accuracy, integrity, transparency, and security across all WIPO analytics systems and databases.
• NNSA Data Call Coordination: Serve as the primary point of contact for NNSA data calls, coordinating across WIPO program elements and Laboratory organizations to provide accurate, timely, and comprehensive responses to federal program office requests.
• Cross‑Program Integration: Coordinate closely with the other WIPO Program Directors to ensure analytics tools meet their needs and support integrated portfolio decision‑making.
• Laboratory Mission Assurance Integration: Interface with Laboratory mission assurance organizations, metrics and tool development groups, and data analytics teams to leverage institutional capabilities, avoid duplication, and ensure consistency with Laboratory‑wide data standards and governance.
• Federal Program Coordination: Interface with NA‑91, NA‑193, and other NNSA federal program offices to understand their data requirements, reporting expectations, and analytical needs, ensuring WIPO analytics capabilities support federal program management.
• Technical Innovation: Monitor external developments in program management analytics, data science, artificial intelligence, and decision support technologies, evaluating their potential applicability to WIPO portfolio management and leading implementation of beneficial innovations.
• Standards and Best Practices: Hold the Analytics & Decision Support Program element to the highest standards of accuracy, transparency, rigor, and professional excellence, implementing industry best practices and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Staff Leadership and Development: Lead, mentor, and develop a high‑performing team of data scientists, analysts, software developers, and decision support specialists, fostering a culture of innovation, rigor, and customer service.
• Executive Communication: Translate complex quantitative analyses into clear, concise insights and recommendations for WIPO leadership, Laboratory executives, and federal program managers, supporting high‑stakes decision‑making with rigorous analytical foundations.

What You Need

Minimum Job Requirements

• Demonstrated consultative‑level knowledge of advanced data analytics, data science, and quantitative decision support methodologies, including their application to complex portfolio management, resource optimization, and strategic planning.
• Demonstrated consultative‑level knowledge of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies, including their practical application to infrastructure management, predictive analytics, portfolio optimization, and automated decision support systems.
• Demonstrated extensive experience developing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise‑level analytics platforms, dashboards, metrics systems, and reporting tools in complex organizational environments.
• Demonstrated consultative‑level knowledge of scenario planning methodologies, risk analysis frameworks, and strategic forecasting techniques, including their application to infrastructure portfolio management and mission capability planning.
• Demonstrated extensive experience in data governance, data quality management, and establishing data standards across large, diverse organizations with multiple stakeholders and data sources.
• Demonstrated consultative‑level knowledge of program and portfolio management principles, including project controls, earned value management, work breakdown structures, and performance measurement systems.
• Demonstrated extensive experience interfacing successfully with senior executives, federal program managers, and diverse stakeholder groups, translating complex analytical findings into actionable insights and recommendations.
• Demonstrated consultative‑level knowledge of DOE/NNSA program management requirements, including G2 or similar federal program management information systems, planning and budget process data requirements, and federal reporting expectations.
• Demonstrated exceptional oral and written communication and presentation skills, including the ability to present complex quantitative analysis to non‑technical audiences and senior leadership.
• Demonstrated extensive experience leading technical teams, including data scientists, software developers, and analysts, in matrixed organizational environments.
• Demonstrated extensive experience leading organizational change, driving continuous improvement, and building high‑performing teams in matrixed, complex organizational environments.
• Ability to obtain a DOE Q clearance.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated consultative‑level knowledge of infrastructure lifecycle management, facility operations, construction project management, and asset portfolio management.
• Experience with the NNSA Weapons Complex, Nuclear Security Enterprise, and DOE/NNSA infrastructure programs, particularly NA‑91 and NA‑193.
• Deep understanding of the LANL weapons program, mission requirements, and infrastructure dependencies.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms, big data technologies, and modern software development practices (DevOps, Agile, CI/CD).
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages and analytical tools such as Python, R, SQL, Tableau, Power BI, MicroStrategy, and machine learning frameworks.
• Experience with optimization algorithms, operations research techniques, and mathematical modeling for portfolio management.
• Knowledge of DOE Orders, NNSA policies, Integrated Safety Management, and Laboratory procedures relevant to infrastructure management.
• Experience developing and implementing assurance and effectiveness evaluation frameworks for complex programs.
• Track record of innovation in analytics and decision support, including publications, patents, or recognition for technical contributions.
• Experience with mission assurance, risk management, and quality assurance in high‑consequence environments.
• An active DOE Q clearance.

Work Environment

Work Location: Onsite, Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.

Position Commitment

Regular appointment employees must serve a period of continuous service in their current position to be eligible for posted jobs. The position commitment for this role is 1 year.

Note to Applicants

Due to federal restrictions under the National Defense Authorization Act the following citizens who are not lawful permanent residents are prohibited from accessing facilities that support national security or nuclear weapons production: citizens of the People's Republic of China (including Hong Kong and Macau), the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and the Russian Federation.

Where You Will Work

Los Alamos National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security.

Benefits

• PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with large nationwide network
• Dental and vision insurance
• Basic life and disability insurance
• Paid childbirth and parental leave
• Award‑winning 401(k) with 6% matching plus 3.5% annually
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
• Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays)
• Onsite gyms and wellness programs
• Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50‑mile radius)

Additional Details

Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating the employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. This applies only to U.S. citizens. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.

Clearance

The position is cleared to Q level. Selected applicants must meet the eligibility requirements for a U.S. citizen and comply with federal clearance procedures. Please refer to DOE Order 472.2 for additional information. Receipt of clearance is a decision of the Federal Government.

Drug Test

The Laboratory requires a new‑employment drug test. A positive test for marijuana will result in termination of employment.

Internal Applicants

Regular appointment employees who have served the required period of continuous service are eligible to apply. Those who have not served may apply only with documented approval of their division leader.

Incentive Compensation Program

Eligible for the Triad Incentive Compensation Program after a minimum of 3 months. The annual distribution is prorated based on months in the position.

Equal Opportunity

Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories. The Laboratory is committed to making its workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. For accommodations, please contact [e-mail] or call 505‑664‑6947.