Interim Director, Research Computing & Cyberinfrastructure

Innosoft Corporation; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401K Match

Paid Vacation

STD/LTD & AD&D

Job summary

Innosoft is seeking an Interim Director of Research Computing & Cyberinfrastructure in Columbia, SC, hybrid with on-site requirements, to stabilize and transform IT services during a 9–12 month period. The role focuses on culture rebuilding, resource alignment, and governance establishment to ensure continuity of critical IT services and customer engagement.

The Interim Director will assess research technology infrastructure, streamline operations, and implement budgeting, reporting, and project

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree In Computer Science or a closely related discipline.
• Master’s degree in science, technology, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience leading organizational transformation, change management, and service delivery optimization.
• 8+ years of experience leading large, complex technology projects.
• 8+ years of experience with personnel management, coaching, and performance accountability.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for all departmental operations, research technology infrastructure, and related services.
• Supervise managers, professional staff, and student staff.
• Establish performance expectations and monitor organizational outcomes.
• Make timely operational and resource allocation decisions.
• Lead organizational change initiatives and culture transformation efforts.
• Evaluate organizational effectiveness and recommend structural improvements.
• Develop and monitor departmental priorities and performance metrics in collaboration with executive leadership.
• Coordinate departmental budgets and strategic resource allocation with executive leadership.
• Ensure compliance with university policies, security standards, audit requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Remove organizational obstacles that inhibit productivity, innovation, and collaboration.
• Provide executive-level reports and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Develop succession planning and transition documentation for permanent leadership.

Skills

Organizational transformation

Program/project leadership

People management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in science, tech, or related field

Tools

ITIL knowledge

Cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure)

HPC & Slurm

InfiniBand networking

Job description

Innosoft is seeking an Interim Director of Research Computing & Cyberinfrastructure in Columbia, SC, hybrid with on-site requirements, to stabilize and transform IT services during a 9–12 month period. The role focuses on culture rebuilding, resource alignment, and governance establishment to ensure continuity of critical IT services and customer engagement.

The Interim Director will assess research technology infrastructure, streamline operations, and implement budgeting, reporting, and project