We have an opening for a Program Group Leader (PGL) to lead and manage the Laser Inertial Confinement Fusion Modeling (LM) group composed of five teams within the Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) Science section of the Weapons Physics and Design (WPD) program. The Laser ICF Modeling PGL leads WPD's effort to develop the predictive capability to enable ignition and eventually high fusion yield in the laboratory in support of the Stockpile Stewardship Program. You will lead the design teams that develops the predictive capability, designs, and analyzes laser-driven fusion experiments and help set the future direction of laser-based fusion concepts. As part of the ICF leadership team you will be jointly responsible for the development of experimental plans and the analysis of the results of these experiments. You will also be responsible for maintaining a close partnership with the code development team within WSC and with the principal line organization for designers (Design Physics Division (DPD)). This position will report programmatically to the Associate Program Director (APD) for ICF Science within WPD in the Weapons and Complex Integration (WCI) Principal Directorate.

In this role you will

• Provide overall technical, safety, security, and administrative leadership of the LM group activities with a budget of roughly $12M.
• Peer review modeling methodologies, simulation plans, target physics designs, and extrapolations and provide mentorship of designers.
• Coordinate stockpile stewardship methodology development across ICF Science and with the broader WPD program.
• Provide leadership of the common modeling approach.
• Maintain a constructive and collaborative working relationship with the other ICF and HED Science PGLs and the ICF and HED Science APDs.
• In collaboration with the ICF Science APD, provide technical direction for the development and implementation of the LM plan including staffing and budget allocations.
• In collaboration with the ICF leadership team develop experimental and analysis plans.
• Interface with the line organizations (principally DPD) on designer staffing.
• Manage and communicate LM program objectives, accomplishments, and plans to WPD workforce, NNSA HQ, SNL, LANL, LLE and other external stakeholders.
• Conduct operations and business management in compliance with LLNS policy and procedures, contract requirements, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Develop, create, and implement plans to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within program.
• Perform other duties as assigned.