Technical Leader IV

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +4 more states.

📋 Description

• Lead intricate, high-impact R&D and technology development projects, including EPRI VantagePoint.

• Operate autonomously on specialized technical goals and challenges that necessitate innovative thinking.

• Design and supervise research activities that enhance technical knowledge and provide value to members and the industry.

• Oversee technical reviews, feasibility studies, design discussions, and technical decision-making forums.

• Remain engaged in cutting-edge research and technology advancement.

• Offer technical guidance and mentorship to researchers and technical personnel.

• Establish technical strategies and go-to-market plans for products derived from research.

• Implement emerging digital strategies to enhance research methodologies, analysis, collaboration, knowledge sharing, delivery, and member value.

• Assess research processes, outputs, tools, data, methodologies, and intellectual property for new technical or digital strategies.

• Develop repeatable methods for converting traditional research outputs into interactive, scalable, reusable, or digitally enabled solutions.

• Advocate for the adoption and transfer of successful methods across EPRI's research initiatives.

• Cultivate relationships with members, advisors, industry stakeholders, technology providers, research institutions, academia, and technical networks.

• Articulate complex research strategies, findings, and emerging capabilities to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Represent EPRI at industry forums, workshops, conferences, technical networks, and collaborative ventures.

• Lead cross-program initiatives that involve researchers, technical specialists, program teams, software resources, providers, contractors, and other contributors.

• Foster stakeholder alignment and influence technical direction without direct authority.

• Encourage reuse, collaboration, knowledge transfer, and technical consistency.

• Lead intricate technical projects that encompass scope, milestones, objectives, dependencies, risks, resources, budgets, and outcomes.

• Coordinate multidisciplinary internal teams and external research, software, technology, vendor, and contractor partners.

• Provide oversight to meet technical, schedule, and financial commitments.

• Evaluate external technical capabilities and propose partnership strategies.

• Lead or assist in research proposals, collaborations, and new technical opportunities.

• Communicate technical risks, trade-offs, resource needs, and recommendations to leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Advanced degree in science, engineering, computer science, data science, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.

• A minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible experience in R&D, engineering, technology development, digital technology, applied science, or a related technical field.

• Established subject matter expertise and technical credibility in one or more relevant disciplines.

• Proven experience in leading complex, high-impact, multidisciplinary research or technology development initiatives with significant autonomy.

• Demonstrated ability to address specialized technical issues where limited precedents exist.

• Experience in designing or overseeing R&D that enhances technical knowledge and delivers tangible industry value.

• Proficient in translating research, data, models, or emerging technologies into practical applications.

• Experience managing complex projects that involve multiple disciplines, external contributors, budgets, resources, and delivery commitments.

• Established relationships with members, advisors, or industry stakeholders and experience representing technical work externally.

• Ability to convey complex strategies and results to experts, members, senior leaders, and non-technical audiences.

• Experience mentoring researchers, engineers, scientists, or other technical professionals.

• Familiarity with digital technologies, data, analytics, software, automation, or AI.

• Background in product management, technical product management, product development, or product ownership.

• Experience in developing technical, research, or product roadmaps and assessing investments.

• Experience conducting member or customer discovery and translating needs into requirements and priorities.

• Experience creating business cases for technical capabilities or research-derived products.

• Experience leading prototypes, pilots, demonstrations, deployment, technology transfer, or adoption.

• Experience collaborating with external software, technology development, or research partners.

• Energy or electric utility industry experience is strongly preferred.

• EPRI participates in E-Verify and verifies the work status of new hires.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual incentive program.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• 401k.

• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (STD/LTD).

• Paid family leave.

• Life and accident insurance.

• Paid time off, including flexible vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay.