Director - Research Security Compliance & Risk Management (Hybrid)

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Oversees the organization's research security compliance, aligning strategies with research enterprise goals. As part of the Office of Research Integrity Assurance (ORIA) and leadership team, collaborates with the Director/Facility Security Officer and ORIA leadership to effectively address evolving research security and compliance needs. Focuses on the resident instruction research security program, including NSPM-33 directives, and supports processes for CMMC, Export Control, Conflict of Interest, and other regulatory and sponsor-specific requirements. Monitors emerging compliance risks in higher education, research, and government, advising stakeholders on solutions to support Georgia Tech's objectives. Engages with research security professionals across institutions to stay informed on compliance trends and share best practices. Actively participates in relevant professional organizations.

Job Duty 1 -
Oversee the resident instruction research security function, establish a risk assessment process, and plan for the Institute to ensure compliance with established regulatory rules at the resident instruction level, supporting research at the controlled unclassified level.

Job Duty 2 -
Stay current with the latest developments and updates in the NSPM-33 requirements and other relevant regulations.

Job Duty 3 -
Develop a comprehensive research security program in partnership with related areas such as classified resident instruction research, cybersecurity, foreign travel security, research security training, conflict of interest, sponsored program, and export control training. Additional responsibilities include developing risk assessment guidelines and associated policies and supporting researchers in meeting requirements and obligations related to research security matters.

Job Duty 4 -
Provide support to collaborating departments throughout the CMMC certification process by assisting with documentation and preparing for audits.

Job Duty 5 -
Management of the Institute's obligations related to research security compliance. This effort includes ensuring coordination with the Institute's compliance offices (Export Control, GT Research Security Program, Conflict of Interest, General Counsel's Office) for the assessment of and response to national security threats and other threats to research information and the research infrastructure.

Job Duty 6 -
Coordinate and align processes and procedures between residential instruction and GTRI

Job Duty 7 -
Supervise the preparation of annual reports and other department reports as requested by campus leadership.

Job Duty 8 -
Provide research security guidance to cross-functional departments and the campus community through presentations, communications, and training on regulatory requirements.

Job Duty 9 -
Provide direction to the Institute's communications team to ensure that all publications align with applicable research security laws and regulations, while disseminating relevant information and connecting units as needed.

Job Duty 10 -
Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Security management, Business Administration, Public Administration, Public Affairs, Engineering, Physical Sciences, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Seven or more years of job-related experience in research administration experience in various compliance and security functions. Examples include but are not limited to Industrial Security, Security Management, Export Controls, Conflicts of Interest, and Controlled Unclassified Information. Some combination of industry or higher education experience with at least five years of significant and related expertise in research administration or security is acceptable.

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Prefer a Master's degree in Business Administration; Security Studies, Intelligence, or Homeland Security; Risk Management; Public Administration, Public Affairs, Engineering, Physical Sciences, related fields, or law degree

KNOWLEDGE
More than seven years of research administration experience in various compliance and security functions. Examples include but are not limited to Industrial Security, Security Management, Export Controls, Conflicts of Interest, and Controlled Unclassified Information. Some combination of industry or higher education experience with at least five years of significant and related expertise in research administration or security is acceptable.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening

Job Grade: A14

The salary range for this position is $127,257.00 to $160,000. The final offer commensurate with education and experience.

Location: Atlanta, GA

Working Arrangement: Hybrid