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Req Id: 42444
Job Title: Associate Director, Research Security
City: West Lafayette
Job Description:
Job Summary
The Associate Director, Research Security will be responsible for coordinating day-to-day operational activities of Purdues research security program and developing agile and responsive responses to university initiatives to allow researchers to compliantly engage internationally in a highly dynamic environment. This position will have oversight of the research security training and certification, including developing procedures to ensure compliance with federal regulations, as well as sponsoring agency policies and procedures related to research security. As a member of the Research Security and Export Controls Leadership team, along with the Senior Director of Research Security and Export Controls and the Associate Director of Export Controls, the Associate Director of Research Security will assist in making strategic decisions for Purdues broader Research Security and Export Controls approach.
Work Location: On-site West Lafayette, Indiana. This position is eligible for hybrid remote work or to work in the office, subject to change in the future based on university policy and business needs.
What Were Looking For:
- Masters degree
- Three or more years of experience in research security compliance and higher education compliance operations
- Consideration will be given to an equivalent combination of required education and related experience
- Additional Requirement: U.S. Citizenship is required upon date of hire because this position must be eligible to evaluate information contractually restricted to U.S. Citizens by the U.S. Government
- Demonstrated project management skills
- Proficient written and verbal communication skills
- Assumes personal responsibility for actions
- Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision-making skills
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Maintains a high degree of professionalism
- Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills
- Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
- Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
- Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
- Highly thorough and dependable
- Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
- Ability to understand, interpret, and apply complex federal, state, and university regulations and requirements pertaining to research security
- Knowledge of NSPM-33, CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 research security requirements, resulting federal agency reporting requirements, in addition to federal contracting requirements that are research security-adjacent
What Is Helpful:
- PhD, or JD
- Experience in research compliance, research administration, and/or higher education
What We Want You To Know:
- Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
- A background check is required for employment in this position
- FLSA: Exempt (Not eligible for overtime)
- Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contributions Immediately
- Purdue University is an EO/EA University.
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Posting Start Date: 6/3/26