USAJobs - The Director, Technology Innovation Program (TIP) serves as the executive responsible for managing and leading this critical program for NIST. The TIP was established as part of the America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69) to assist United States businesses and institutions of higher education or other organizations, such as national laboratories and nonprofit research institutions, to support, promote, and accelerate innovation in the United States through high-risk, high-reward research in areas of critical national need.
The Director plans, organizes, directs and controls the activities and programs of the TIP. He/she formulates its programs, policies, and procedures and ensures that they are carried out. The incumbent is responsible for the successful management of all program thrusts in the Technology Innovation Program. The TIP is funded at $69.9 million for FY2010. The incumbent must have a clear understanding of business dynamics that shape company investment and marketing decisions. The incumbent must have a clear understanding to apply the relationships between technology and the economy. He/she submits results of the Program to other agencies of the government, industrial organizations, professional societies, and technical committees. The incumbent is responsible for initiating the Program's policies and procedures concerning administration, including fiscal management and staffing policy with respect to both the number of personnel and the maintenance of high standards of professional quality.
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Author: NAFCAM Weekly
