Operations Specialist/Program Manager

Position Overview: Operations Specialist/Project Manager

NM Lab Embedded Entrepreneur Program (NMLEEP) matches entrepreneurs with seed capital, a network of mentors, customers, and investors with the unique expertise and resources of Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories.

This position will manage the NM LEEP program providing cross-functional coordination, communications, reporting, marketing and operations.

FIXED TERM: The position is presently funded for one year, with the potential for extension pending the attainment of further funding.

Responsibilities include:

• Facilitate marketing and communication of NMLEEP between NM partners to promote the program, recruit entrepreneurs, and develop program supporters.
• Coordinate operational and marketing activities, between the national labs and external partners / service providers.
• Align processes and platforms to carry out marketing, recruiting, and stakeholder engagement tasks.
• Ensure proper documentation and tracking of key program activities for reporting.
• Participate in funding activities that support the NM LEEP.

Key Position Requirements:

The ideal candidate must be: 1) an enthusiastic customer-service-oriented individual; 2) a team player with strong professional, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills; 3) outcome-driven; 4) possess excellent project management skills and 5) engage in technology and business development.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Substantial operations experience (2 years) in planning campaigns and anticipating issues and challenges and creating solutions to handle them.
• Represent the NM LEEP program by leading business development and outreach efforts to forge strategic partnerships and identify program participants
• Strong oral and written communication skills: technical writing, presentation development, content development, and marketing.
• Undergraduate degree in technology-based or business discipline, with an advanced degree preferred.

This position is hybrid with a required on-site presence in Los Alamos and Santa Fe, NM (Relocation will not be covered).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 2 years

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Candidate MUST live near Los Alamos, NM. Are you willing to relocate, if necessary, for this position?
• Are you authorized to work in the United States?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Business Project Management Occupations: 2 years (Required)

Security clearance:

• Confidential (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Los Alamos, NM: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Los Alamos, NM