Posting Title
Chief Digital Assets Strategist
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Location
CO - Golden
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Position Type
Regular
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Hours Per Week
40
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Working at NREL
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Job Description
NREL's Strategic Energy Analysis and Decision Sciences (SEADS) directorate is seeking a full-time Digital Assets Strategist to develop and lead implementation of a SEADS strategy for our software engineering and data. The goal for this role is to increase the external impact of our research through innovations in how we approach our software and data.
We are looking for an individual to work with SEADS technical staff to create and execute a vision for improving SEADS’digital assets and introduce a high-quality software mindset to approaching tool development and data management. SEADS digital assetsincludedatasets (e.g., Annual Technology Baseline, Cambium), models (e.g., Renewable Energy Potential (reV) model, REopt), and applications (e.g., SLOPE),as described at https://www.nrel.gov/analysis/data-tools.html. The ideal candidate will bring strong communication and organizational skills and thrive on problem-solving in real-time.
The Digital Assets Strategist will report directly to the SEADS Associate Lab Director and work in collaboration with software toolproduct teams, center-level virtual asset management leads, and other NREL senior-level staff toimprove our software culture. Goals include a software & data productstrategy that supports high-quality analyses, improvedexternal access to NREL’s digital products, a new business line that supports direct funding for software and data products, and metrics to monitor and track improvements in our software culture.
A collaborative, flexible, and fun work environment
Partnerships with incredibly smart and talented staff in world-class research facilities
Research to support a clean, low-carbon energy future
Results that positively impact our local, national, global communities and our planet
Lead strategy development and execution for SEADS digital assets
Create best practices to improve planning, budgeting, training, hiring, and staffing
Help establish goals and guidelines for the software development lifecycle, e.g., continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD), code reviews, and testing that can support multi-million dollar research and analysis portfolios
Review new modeling and tool development approaches for consistency with the overall SEADS digital strategy and to avoid duplication of efforts
Guide, gather and present impact metrics across the data and tools landscape for SEADS
Identify new business lines that support direct funding for software products
Maintain compliance with NREL’s SQA procedure and software terms and conditions
Coordinate computing and development resource needs such as access to VM/cloud/workstation resources, CI/CD infrastructure, wikis, task tracking software, databases, license fees, etc
Serve as primary liaison between research and NREL’s Information Technology Services (ITS) team, high-performance computing staff, and facilities staff
Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in digital asset management to inform and guide SEADS’ strategy.
Coordinate with NREL communications on external outreach of SEADS’ integrated suite of data and tools
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Basic Qualifications
This role can be hired at a level V or VI.
Level V:
Relevant PhD and 9 or more years of experience . Or, relevant Master's Degree and 12 or more years of experience . Or, relevant Bachelor's Degree and 14 or more years of experience.
Level VI:
Relevant PhD and 15 or more years of experience . Or, relevant Master's Degree and 18 or more years of experience . Or, relevant Bachelor's Degree and 20 or more years of experience.
* Must meet educational requirements prior to employment start date.
Additional Required Qualifications
Level V:
- Deep knowledge of advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts
- Contributes to the development of new principles and concepts
- Considered a subject matter expert in the area
- Demonstrates leadership in a number of areas, including all team, task and/or project lead responsibilities
- Demonstrated management of complex and/or impactful projects to include proficiency in project management
- Excellent technical writing, and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal, communication skills, conflict resolution, and collaboration skills
Level VI:
- Exhibits an exceptional degree of ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness
- Proven experience developing highly advanced technologies, principles, theories, and concepts
- Considered a subject matter expert in the area
- Demonstrates leadership of complex technical projects
- Demonstrated management of complex and/or high-impact projects to include strong project management experience
- Outstanding technical writing and written communication skills
- Outstanding interpersonal, communication skills, conflict resolution, and collaboration skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Proven experience in digital strategy development and virtual asset management, with track record of successful project execution
- Strong software domain expertise, with the ability to solve complex problems and provide expert guidance
- Broad understanding of SEADS’ strategic goals and key digital capabilities, with a strong grasp of business value and impact of existing digital assets
- Experience leading teamsand managing coordinated software development efforts
- Proficiency with GitHub, pull requests, issue tracking, and version control best practices
- Strong understanding and experience with project management methodologies including waterfall, Agile, Kanban, and/or Scrum
- Experience in operations research, large-scale model development, and time domain simulation
- Ability to prepare professional communications that are appropriate for internal and external stakeholders
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity principals as they apply to digital assets
- Ability to obtain a DOE L orQsecurity clearance
- Local candidates preferred
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Job Application Submission Window
The anticipated closing window for application submission is up to 30 days and may be extended as needed.
Annual Salary Range (based on full-time 40 hours per week)
Job Profile: Researcher VI / Annual Salary Range: $137,600 - $247,700Job Profile: Researcher V / Annual Salary Range: $114,500 - $206,100
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Benefits Summary
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; short*- and long-term disability insurance; pension benefits*; 403(b) Employee Savings Plan with employer match*; life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance; personal time off (PTO) and sick leave; paid holidays; and tuition reimbursement*. NREL employees may be eligible for, but are not guaranteed, performance-, merit-, and achievement- based awards that include a monetary component. Some positions may be eligible for relocation expense reimbursement. Limited-term positions are not eligible for long-term disability or tuition reimbursement.
* Based on eligibility rules
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