R&D Senior Manager - Integrated Nanotechnologies Group (1880), Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 193,000 - 328,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, seeks a Senior Manager to lead the Integrated Nanotechnologies Group within the Materials, Physics, and Chemistry Center. The role includes serving as Co-Director for CINT, a DOE-LANL partnership, guiding a team of 50–60 staff and postdocs, and engaging with a broad national user community.

You will shape strategy, ensure safety and compliance, mentor researchers, and coordinate with Sandia and LANL leadership to advance nanoscience and quantum

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Physics, Chemistry, Materials or related field.
• Minimum of three years of formal supervisory/managerial leadership experience.
• Proven record of scientific achievements in nanoscience, nanotechnology, quantum science, microelectronics or materials science.
• Experience overseeing multi-disciplinary research teams and managing resources and programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Integrated Nanotechnologies Group and serve as Co-Director of CINT.
• Ensure safety, environment, security, quality, and administrative policies.
• Collaborate with center management to drive strategic, tactical, and operational success.
• Support Sandia's DOE national lab missions and manage a high-performing user program.

Skills

Leadership

Scientific leadership

Project management

Mentorship

Safety compliance

Education

Ph.D. in Physics, Chemistry, Materials or related field

Job description

Job ID: 699394

Location: Albuquerque, NM

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation's premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting‑edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co‑workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten‑hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part‑time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

World‑changing technologies. Life‑changing careers. Learn more about Sandia at: http://www.sandia.gov

*These benefits vary by job classification.

What Your Job Will Be Like

We are seeking a Senior Manager who will lead the Integrated Nanotechnologies Group, a highly collaborative group of 50‑60 staff and postdocs with expertise in nanoscience that is part of the Material, Physical, and Chemical Sciences Center at Sandia National Laboratories. This group works at the nexus of nanostructured materials, quantum science, advanced microelectronics, and advanced manufacturing alongside collaborators from across the country, combining fundamental science and technological innovation in ways that will benefit our nation. This senior manager will also serve as the Co‑Director for the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT). CINT is a Department of Energy (DOE) funded partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), with facilities at both sites. This exciting Senior Manager role thus includes supporting an enthusiastic user community (~500/year), many of whom perform research on site at Sandia's CINT facility. The leadership of CINT is shared with LANL, so the successful applicant must be capable of leading a jointly operated, multi‑institutional enterprise.

On any given day, the Senior Manager will be asked to:

• Nurture an intellectual environment conducive to scientific research, development, and innovation that retains and attracts the highest caliber scientific staff and ensures appropriate mentoring and supervision of postdocs and students
• Implement appropriate safety, environment, security, and quality, compliance and administrative policies
• Collaborate as a trusted member of the Materials, Physics, and Chemistry Center management team, championing the strategic, tactical, and operational success of the center in partnership with the other Sr. Managers and the Center Director
• Contribute broadly to supporting Sandia's dual missions as both one of 17 Department of Energy national laboratories and one of three National Nuclear Security Administration laboratories

The Senior Manager must also:

• Provide leadership to ensure the success of CINT's scientific user program
• Maintain a trusted and effective partnership between Sandia and LANL
• Ensure CINT strategy is aligned to the missions and strategies of the DOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES), and the two host Laboratories
• Serve as the primary point of contact for CINT's BES customer and external advisory bodies, the scientific advisory committee and the user executive committee

Due to the nature of the work, the selected candidate must be able to work onsite.

Salary Range

$193,000 - $328,200

*Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

Qualifications We Require

• A Ph.D. in Physics, Chemistry, Materials or a closely related field with 10 years of relevant scientific research experience following the completion of your PhD
• A minimum of three years of formal supervisory/managerial leadership experience
• Demonstrated scientific achievements and recognition in nanoscience, nanotechnology, quantum science, microelectronics, materials science, or closely related fields, as evidenced by publications, citations, and presentations
• Prior experience overseeing productive multi‑disciplinary research and development teams, including the ability to manage resources, operations, and scientific programs in a complex research environment
• Record of successful recruitment, hiring, mentorship, and technical development of high performing research personnel
• Demonstrated ability to safely, securely, and effectively manage diverse research facilities with chemical, biological, electrical, and other laboratory hazards
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q Clearance

Qualifications We Desire

• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders, with a track record of successful scientific proposal writing
• Experience working with the Department of Energy's Office of Science or the National Nuclear Security Administration
• Knowledge and understanding of how CINT can support the energy mission of DOE as well as other related mission areas (e.g., quantum science, microelectronics, and advanced manufacturing)
• Experience with national user facilities, especially the Nanoscale Science Research Centers (NSRCs)
• A strong technical understanding across CINT's scientific thrusts
• A working network of scientific contacts encompassing Sandia's and Los Alamos' diverse technical base
• Involvement and leadership in the international scientific community, including engagement with professional organizations, societies, and workshops/meetings

About Our Team

CINT is a Department of Energy/Office of Science Nanoscale Science Research Center (US DOE/SC NSRC) jointly supported by Sandia National Laboratories and Los Alamos National Laboratory, operating as a national user facility devoted to establishing nanoscale science by developing the scientific principles that govern the design, performance and integration of nanoscale materials. With sites in both Albuquerque, NM and Los Alamos, NM, CINT provides world‑class facilities and expertise to the broad scientific community with the mission to support and accelerate the progress of nanoscience. Proposal‑based access is offered to tools and expertise focused around the following CINT scientific thrust areas: In‑Situ Characterization and Nanomechanics, Nanophotonics and Optical Nanomaterials, Soft, Biological, and Composite Nanomaterials, and Quantum Materials Systems.

Posting Duration

This posting will be open for application submissions for a minimum of three (3) calendar days, including the 'posting date'. Sandia reserves the right to extend the posting date at any time.

Security Clearance

Sandia is required by DOE to conduct a pre‑employment drug test and background review that includes checks of personal references, credit, law enforcement records, and employment/education verifications. Applicants for employment need to be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q‑level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. If you hold more than one citizenship (i.e., of the U.S. and another country), your ability to obtain a security clearance may be impacted.

Applicants offered employment with Sandia are subject to a federal background investigation to meet the requirements for access to classified information or matter if the duties of the position require a DOE security clearance. Substance abuse or illegal drug use, falsification of information, criminal activity, serious misconduct or other indicators of untrustworthiness can cause a clearance to be denied or terminated by DOE, resulting in the inability to perform the duties assigned and subsequent termination of employment.

EEO

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status and any other protected class under state or federal law.

NNSA Requirements for MedPEDs

If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug‑releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sandia National Laboratories you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.

If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on‑site interview at Sandia National Laboratories, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.