Clarification from the agency

Internal to an Agency = Open to current permanent ODNI employees Federal Employees = This detail opportunity is for current competitive and excepted service employees only. If you are not a current federal civilian employee you will not be eligible for this position. ODNI Joint Duty Assignments do not apply to members of the Military service or contractors. Applicants from federal agencies may be considered for this position as a reimbursable detailee, if endorsed by the employing agency.

Additional Summary - The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is an activity within ODNI, aligned to P&C. IARPA invests in high-risk /high-payoff research programs that have the potential to provide our nation with an overwhelming intelligence advantage over future adversaries. IARPA addresses cross-agency challenges, drives ground breaking research and development in support of our future strategies, enhances innovation across the breadth of IC activities, and allows the IC to take advantage of cutting-edge technology, resulting in critical advances that propel the IC forward. IARPA accomplishes this by leveraging expertise from across academia, industry and the IC Community, and works transition strategies and plans with agency partners. The IARPA Office of Analysis Director is a key IARPA leadership position that provides an exceptional opportunity for a highly motivated innovator who combines superior leadership characteristics, breadth and depth of technical credibility, strategic vision and strong collaborative skills.

The successful candidate will exert enduring influence on the future of the IC with impact that spans to other government agencies, academia, industry, and international partners.

The Office Director (OD) recruits, leads and mentors a team of world-class program managers to conceptualize, design, and manage IARPA's research programs.

The OD addresses cross-agency challenges, leverages expertise from across the IC, and works transition strategies and plans with government partners.

This position is responsible for research investment strategy, scientific rigor, acquisition integrity and mission relevance for programs in such disciplines as multimedia data analytics (text, audio, video, imagery), predictive analytics, speech recognition, machine translation, knowledge discovery, deep learning, modeling and simulation, cognitive neuroscience, cybersecurity, and biometrics.

This position is Staff Reserve term limited Positions. Staff reserve appointments are time-limited appointments made for a period of up to 3 years, with a possible extension of up to 2 additional years.

This is an opportunity for: An internal, JDA, or external candidate (Term limited staff reserve or a highly qualified expert-HQE) to fill a SNIS l Tier 1 position.

The Office Director must possess superior technical credentials in STEM and significant experience executing research and development in order to oversee and manage IARPA's portfolios, therefore IARPA is authorized to utilize HQEs to fill this role.

A Federal Government employee to serve on a 3-year reimbursable detail assignment in the ODNI. The detail assignment may be extended an additional 2 years if all parties agree.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Identify and recruit highly qualified people who have the potential to be outstanding Program Managers and mentor them through the interview process, which includes making the case for a new research program.

Foster collaboration with transition partners throughout the IC to mutually share knowledge and experience; leverage these relationships to help ensure IC relevance of the office's programs, and to effect transition of results of the programs.

Maintain technical awareness of major technical and scientific developments in areas relevant to the office, both within and outside the IC.

Oversee and lead all activities of the office, including budget and financial execution, management of government personnel, oversight of contractor teams, and general office operations.

Represent IARPA in external settings, such as conferences.

Perform personnel management responsibilities with a focus on building a high-performance workforce; promote team building and a collaborative work environment; ensure goals and performance objectives are understood; assess performance and provide timely feedback, recognition, and remediation.

Provide leadership, guidance, and oversight to staff in order to elicit, analyze, and define customer/stakeholder requirements, support development of investment plans, and ensure development of business cases spanning multiple Intelligence Community organizations in order to meet stakeholder requirements.

Lead a professional staff in successfully defining and managing complex programs and projects that may include ill-defined requirements, ambiguity, parallel tasks, multiple dependencies, high risks, and multiple interfaces; ensure timelines, costs, deliverables, and outcomes are achieved according to approved plans.

Engage and influence key stakeholders to support the ODNI's Key objectives.

Conditions of employment

Must be a current permanent ODNI employee.

OR

Must be a current permanent Federal employee
Must have supervisory approval to apply to the Joint Duty Assignment.
Must be currently at the grade level of the detail. *No Temporary Promotion Opportunity*
The program does not apply to members of the Military service or contractors.

Qualifications

Mandatory Requirements:

Superior expertise in research and development in at least one science and technology area(s) relevant to the office mission.

Experience developing and executing research programs with metrics, milestones, testing, and evaluation leading to new capabilities.

Master's degree and 10 years of experience is required.

Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to build and foster networks within and outside the IC as well as earn and maintain credibility and trust from senior leadership and subordinates.

Ability to convey new complex technologies and their benefits to scientific and non-scientific audiences.

Experience with program administration, fiscal management, and budget execution for the purpose of program planning and administration.

Superior ability to effectively direct tasking, assess and manage performance, collaborate on goal setting, and support personal and professional development of all levels of personnel.

Advanced degree in a relevant field for the Office of Analysis.

Expert knowledge of the IC's mission, objectives, organization, and current intelligence analysis issues and functions.

Awareness of the technical capabilities in industry, national labs and academia that could be brought to bear on IC R&D challenges.

Superior expertise in contract administration, fiscal management, and budget execution for the purpose of program planning and administration.

Current Active Top Secret Clearance with Polygraph or have held on within the past 2 years.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. We will review your resume and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you are among the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview.