Northeastern University
Director - Kostas Research Institute & CEO, KRI LLC
Northeastern University, Burlington, Massachusetts, us, 01805
About the Opportunity
The Director of the Kostas Research Institute (DIRECTOR) leads the Kostas Research Institute (KRI, the Institute), a complex applied research institute of Northeastern University. The KRI focuses on national and international security-related science and technology (S&T) research and development (R&D). Its largest customer is the US Government, with some work funded by corporations and FFRDCs, and it can compete for government, corporate, or supra-government funding from outside the USA. The KRI is headquartered in part of the George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security Building on the Northeastern University Innovation Campus at Burlington, MA (ICBM), with a presence at other sites. Faculty members, staff, and students from Northeastern affiliated with the KRI, technical, program management, and security staff of the KRI, and KRI external partners ideate, articulate, and execute the S&T program of the KRI, and transition the products of its programs. The DIRECTOR is expected to set the overall vision for the institute, and to organize and build the KRI to win and execute substantial security-related technical programs, producing outstanding outcomes recognized by the funding agencies and other potential funding agencies. The DIRECTOR is expected to lead key efforts to win large contracts and contract vehicles (targeting 9-figure class), growing the KRI top line revenue to and beyond an annual level of $500 million; this will require the DIRECTOR to engage in extensive personal engagement with key leaders and program managers of funding agencies. Much of the success of the KRI depends upon partnerships with government, industry, and academia; the DIRECTOR will be responsible for the development and utilization of these partnerships to support the success of the KRI. To facilitate the work of the KRI and select other initiatives of the University, Northeastern University established a wholly-owned 501(c) 3 subsidiary, incorporated as “KRI at Northeastern University, LLC” (KRI, LLC). The KRI, LLC has a Facility Security Clearance (FCL); this enables the KRI, LLC to provide key services to the University, including operating special spaces, holding and passing security clearances, and being the prime contractor on contracts containing Defense Department Form 254, and similar. These functions are operated by the award-winning KRI, LLC Security Office (2023 Cogswell winner). The DIRECTOR also serves as Chief Executive Officer of the KRI, LLC. The University maintains a shared-services agreement with the KRI, LLC in order to provide key research administration, compliance, contracting, legal, information technology, technology transfer, and human resource services. For convenience, a number of technical, administrative, and program management staff of the KRI are employees of the KRI, LLC. All of these employees have standing at the University including participation in the complete employee benefits services of the University. The DIRECTOR reports to, and works closely with, the Northeastern University Senior Vice Provost for Research (SVPR) and will be a member of the leadership team of the SVPR. As CEO of KRI, LLC, the Director reports to a Board of Directors; the SVPR is a member of the KRI, LLC Board and the DIRECTOR is an ex-officio member of the Board. The KRI Director of Research and CTO, and the directors of the KRI Program Management Office (PMO) and KRI, LLC Security Office (SO) report to the DIRECTOR. The PMO and SO support the research programs of the KRI and select other programs within the University as determined by the DIRECTOR and SVPR.
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The Director of the Kostas Research Institute (DIRECTOR) leads the Kostas Research Institute (KRI, the Institute), a complex applied research institute of Northeastern University. The KRI focuses on national and international security-related science and technology (S&T) research and development (R&D). Its largest customer is the US Government, with some work funded by corporations and FFRDCs, and it can compete for government, corporate, or supra-government funding from outside the USA. The KRI is headquartered in part of the George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security Building on the Northeastern University Innovation Campus at Burlington, MA (ICBM), with a presence at other sites. Faculty members, staff, and students from Northeastern affiliated with the KRI, technical, program management, and security staff of the KRI, and KRI external partners ideate, articulate, and execute the S&T program of the KRI, and transition the products of its programs. The DIRECTOR is expected to set the overall vision for the institute, and to organize and build the KRI to win and execute substantial security-related technical programs, producing outstanding outcomes recognized by the funding agencies and other potential funding agencies. The DIRECTOR is expected to lead key efforts to win large contracts and contract vehicles (targeting 9-figure class), growing the KRI top line revenue to and beyond an annual level of $500 million; this will require the DIRECTOR to engage in extensive personal engagement with key leaders and program managers of funding agencies. Much of the success of the KRI depends upon partnerships with government, industry, and academia; the DIRECTOR will be responsible for the development and utilization of these partnerships to support the success of the KRI. To facilitate the work of the KRI and select other initiatives of the University, Northeastern University established a wholly-owned 501(c) 3 subsidiary, incorporated as “KRI at Northeastern University, LLC” (KRI, LLC). The KRI, LLC has a Facility Security Clearance (FCL); this enables the KRI, LLC to provide key services to the University, including operating special spaces, holding and passing security clearances, and being the prime contractor on contracts containing Defense Department Form 254, and similar. These functions are operated by the award-winning KRI, LLC Security Office (2023 Cogswell winner). The DIRECTOR also serves as Chief Executive Officer of the KRI, LLC. The University maintains a shared-services agreement with the KRI, LLC in order to provide key research administration, compliance, contracting, legal, information technology, technology transfer, and human resource services. For convenience, a number of technical, administrative, and program management staff of the KRI are employees of the KRI, LLC. All of these employees have standing at the University including participation in the complete employee benefits services of the University. The DIRECTOR reports to, and works closely with, the Northeastern University Senior Vice Provost for Research (SVPR) and will be a member of the leadership team of the SVPR. As CEO of KRI, LLC, the Director reports to a Board of Directors; the SVPR is a member of the KRI, LLC Board and the DIRECTOR is an ex-officio member of the Board. The KRI Director of Research and CTO, and the directors of the KRI Program Management Office (PMO) and KRI, LLC Security Office (SO) report to the DIRECTOR. The PMO and SO support the research programs of the KRI and select other programs within the University as determined by the DIRECTOR and SVPR.
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