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NOTE: This position is hybrid and based in Florida near Kennedy Space Center. Hybrid work is a flexible working model where employees work part of the time in the physical workplace and part of the time remotely from home.

Summary:

The Commercial Innovation Manager will support the development of a pipeline of research opportunities through various avenues to drive commercial utilization of the ISS National Laboratory. This position is responsible for identifying and developing flight project opportunities in non-traditional space sectors, including life sciences, energy, chemicals, materials, clean tech, IT, and others. This includes translating space-based capabilities and features (microgravity, vacuum, temperature extreme, radiation, etc.) to research and technology demonstration projects in non-space sectors.

The focus area can include advanced technologies, materials science/engineering, biomanufacturing, and in-space production applications

The position will be responsible for identifying commercial targets, achieving entry into the target at the right level, and then cultivating the customer relationship from inception through project proposal creation and submission into the CASIS evaluation process. Goals will be established with a focus on the development of key accounts.

Customers may include large corporations and start-ups and are driven through various channels, including accelerator agencies. The position will be nationally focused.

This position will support the Business Development organization in capture strategy development, identification of new targets of opportunity, generation of CASIS’ value propositions, and generation of media and other support tailored to the individual targets CASIS desires to create business opportunities.

This position is required to develop, cultivate and foster strong working relationships with external business partners, manage customer relationships, and collaborate as needed with all other CASIS departments.

Responsibilities:

• Establish strong, long-term partnerships with new and existing customers across various business areas.
• Develop necessary plans to capture new customers that will benefit from research on the International Space Station National Laboratory.
• Develop and make presentations to audiences of potential flight project targets.
• Leverage ISSNL capabilities to capture external funding from private companies, nonprofits, and other government agencies, increasing the reach of the ISSNL research portfolio.
• Schedule meetings with potential customers and present the CASIS value proposition and potential partnerships for flight opportunities.
• Work closely with the Portfolio Management, Science, Marketing, and Operations organization departments to mature opportunities and customer contact and capture plans.
• Manage multiple flight projects/programs efficiently and professionally. Maintain accurate records of program data, deliverable items, and material.
• Effectively communicate business development pipeline activities through the respective elements of the CASIS organization. Make full use of all BD and CRM tools provided by CASIS to ensure the organizational flow of products and customer service.
• Lead, and support fundraising and customer capture activities as needed.

Required:

• Degree in Engineering, Business, Science, or Program Management. An advanced degree is strongly preferred.
• At least five years in a similar role, including setting strategy, identifying new market opportunities, and developing capture plans.
• Highly accomplished results-oriented business development professional with proven competencies overseeing a wide range of projects from initiation, implementation, and project closeout activities.
• Excellent communication skills, as well as analytical, project management, and planning skills, are necessary.
• Cross-functional team leadership experience is required.
• Demonstrated strong business acumen for the development of strategic business development plans, technology roadmaps, and successful capture plans.
• Expertise and contacts in several focus sector areas (Life Science, Aerospace, Oil and Gas, Materials, Chemicals, IT, and Clean Tech) are necessary.
• Understanding the benefits of space on physical phenomena is a plus.
• Recognized by peers, subordinates, and senior leadership for handling the dynamics of a rapidly changing environment. Demonstrated strong communication and team-building skills.
• Excellent communicator internally and externally.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.

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NOTE: This position is hybrid and based in Florida near Kennedy Space Center. Hybrid work is a flexible working model where employees work part of the time in the physical workplace and part of the time remotely from home.

Core Responsibilities: 

• Analyze and prepare contractual agreements or modifications to agreements, performing the overall (cradle-to-grave) administration of the agreement between the customer and CASIS, seeking the best outcome for both parties.
• Review and make recommendations regarding the resolution of issues to the intent of the award and terms and conditions of the agreement.
• Prepare agreement amendments or modifications, and provide guidance on contractional requirements.
• Prepare and disseminate information throughout CASIS regarding agreement status, compliance, modifications, deviations, milestones, completion, and termination.
• Maintain effective internal and external customer relationships, providing outstanding customer service.
• Participate in National Laboratory Research Announcement (NLRA) webinars, responding to questions and providing insight on both contractual questions.
• Advise CASIS of contractual obligations when participating in the pre-award and post-award review of all National Lab Research Announcement (NLRA) solicitations.
• Manage agreement requests database, update an agreement modifications log, and create the contract record when an agreement is executed.
• Assist with compliance assignments, including review of compliance documents, SAM.gov, denied party screening, annual audit, and other projects as requested.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related discipline. In the absence of a degree, the equivalent experience of 8 years shall be considered.
• At least 5 years in the field of contract administration.
• Thorough knowledge of industry best practices and a solid understanding and knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated collaborative approach with cross-functional program teams and external partners.
• Membership or certification in National Contract Management Association (NCMA) is desired
• Experienced with Microsoft Office and database software programs.

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Summary:

The Payload Utilization Planner (PUP) will assist the Resource Utilization Manager (RUP) in reviewing payload resource requirements and analyzing the impact on ISSNL resource utilization. Maintain the ISSNL Resource Utilization Planning System (RUPS). Coordinate research planning data and payload resource requirements with implementation partners, NASA points of contact, and CASIS functional areas. Develops reports and methods for communicating ISSNL resource requirements. Supports and coordinates planning, scheduling, implementation, and payload integration from pre-flight to post-flight.

Travel:
Must be willing to travel occasionally.

Responsibilities:

• Review payload resource requirements and impact on ISSNL resource utilization.
• Maintain ISSNL payload resource requirements within the Resource Utilization and Planning System (RUPS).
• Development of ISS NL Research Plans and planning products.
• Develop and disseminate reports containing RUPS data to NASA, Implementation Partners, and CASIS.
• Provide customer service to implementation partners, NASA points of contact, and CASIS functional areas.
• Conduct operations feasibility and ISS utilization reviews on behalf of the payload operations department.
• Assist in developing experiment-related documents, as well as other payload products required for technical integration of payload hardware and other materials to be flown to the ISS.
• Participate in NASA meetings in support of research planning and payload integration activities.
• Support and attend technical conferences and outreach events as required.

Required:

A bachelor's degree with 1 to 3 years’ experience working with payloads and research planning.

Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and schedules. Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and Salesforce or Microsoft SharePoint.

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NOTE: This position is hybrid and based in Florida near Kennedy Space Center. Hybrid work is a flexible working model where employees work part of the time in the physical workplace and part of the time remotely from home.

Summary:

The Program Director, Advanced Materials, manages programs in materials and physical sciences research in space that aligns with the CASIS mission. This position serves as a primary contact for investigators submitting proposals, provides necessary content for research opportunities, manages scientific reviews of research proposals, and maintains the subject matter expertise related to CASIS campaigns and portfolio directives. In addition to managing science programs in the Science and Technology Department, this position also supports Business Development, Operations, and Portfolio Management needs in areas requiring technical or scientific knowledge and specific subject matter expertise.

Responsibilities:

• Support CASIS campaigns and targeted science portfolio areas by shaping and implementing strategies, initiating outreach to industry/academia/other government agencies, and serving as a CASIS subject matter expert on research on the ISS National Lab.
• Within CASIS campaigns or targeted portfolio areas, prepare and provide an outreach plan to the R&D community that identifies recipients within industry, academia, and OGA’s that should be targeted. The plan should identify how/why each recipient was targeted for outreach. Once these plans are approved, work with the CASIS portfolio management team to implement.
• Conduct research and analysis and utilize information obtained from literature, industry, and other government agencies to prepare the technical requirements and content of request for information (RFI) or National Lab Research Announcement (NLRA) documents for conducting ground-based and on-orbit research in each portfolio focus area as directed. Provide technical input for other solicitation documents and conduct informational outreach opportunities to facilitate understanding of CASIS’ research opportunities. Work with the appropriate CASIS team to support the end-to-end RFI or NLRA submission process. In addition to writing the content for the RFIs or NLRAs, it is likely that actions will include but are not limited to leading a webinar, responding to Q&A, bringing together subject matter experts to inform the development of science initiatives, selecting science reviewers, coordinating science reviews, and potentially helping to negotiate key milestones in grant agreements.
• Provide science review of proposals in various areas of research in accordance with CASIS review policies. Manage any necessary outside review of unsolicited proposals in conjunction with appropriate CASIS team.
• Conduct literature reviews, interviews, and other efforts as necessary of relevant flight- and ground-based research. Utilize this information to identify proposed on-orbit hardware, crew interface requirements, and experiment processes that will be required to conduct investigations on ISS NL in identified areas of research. Maintain an updated library of research in each area of focus for potential users and CASIS to access. Maintain a list of contacts among potential users/partners. Provide a report to be used to brief a broader CASIS team on review findings and proposed on-orbit research approach.
• Working with the ISSNL Operations Department, NASA personnel, and Commercial Implementation Partners, generate and maintain a comprehensive library of available hardware and facilities that can support project science requirements. Create opportunities for investigators to socialize and describe new hardware for research and manage the evaluation and determination of whether new hardware should be invested in. Coordinate with the CASIS Operations team to understand and communicate hardware logistics and flight planning. Prepare and provide a report that identifies all hardware investigated, determined usefulness for on-orbit research, requirements to be flight ready, and other pertinent information that would assist investigators. Collaborate with the CASIS Operations Department to communicate science and hardware requirements for on-orbit research based on input from potential commercial and academic users.
• Support CASIS outreach, advocacy, and business development efforts by making contacts at and presenting to outside groups, including potential users, partners, funding sources, foundations, etc. This will also include speaking at industry conferences, conducting learning opportunities by hosting workshops, supporting business development meetings as the science subject matter expert, and other outreach events.
• As needed, provide support to the Chief Scientist and ISSNL User Advisory Committee (UAC) in tasks including, but not limited to, research analysis, technical assessment of concepts and proposals, white paper development, and technical briefings on R&D topic areas relevant to the ISSNL.
• Perform other duties as necessary to support science and technology portfolio management.
• Participate in weekly science team meetings and provide updates on all scientific activities managed.

Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Advanced degree desired
• Demonstrated or relevant knowledge in microgravity science
• Knowledge and understanding of NASA policies and procedures related to ISS Program Science and research planning activities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated technical proposal writing capability and successful publication record in peer-reviewed scientific journals
• Ability to receive project direction and then work independently to achieve stated milestones and deliverables
• Must be able to think strategically and will be expected to implement appropriate strategies
• Experience in presenting at key forums, including scientific conferences and advisory boards, is required. In addition, experience working closely with other scientific disciplines internally or externally is essential
• Travel as required

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NOTE: This position is hybrid and based in Florida near Kennedy Space Center. Hybrid work is a flexible working model where employees work part of the time in the physical workplace and part of the time remotely from home.

Summary: 

The Process and Systems Integration Manager will drive operational excellence initiatives across the organization managing the International Space Station National Laboratory. This includes evaluating and improving systems and processes currently in place to support technical and administrative operations. Will drive integration across cross-functional processes and ensure systems comply and align with established policies and long-term organizational goals.  

The position will also serve as a project manager for strategic changes in processes and systems, driving actions across multidisciplinary teams. The manager will be responsible for ensuring the development and implementation of processes and infrastructure in support of the leadership team's vision. 

Responsibilities: 

• Establishes a process for performing a periodic evaluation of systems and processes across the organization 
• Identifies areas of opportunity and updates systems, processes, and tools as needed to ensure compliance and alignment with overall organizational goals.  
• Develops and implements new processes to optimize company deliverables across multidisciplinary teams.  
• Demonstrates familiarity/use of lean six sigma principles to drive operational excellence initiatives.  
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate, consolidate or simply process documents. Leads the reviews, assessments, and audits of business process documentation as required.  
• Drives operational enhancements through strong project management efforts across the organization.  
• Provides comprehensive status on project, program, and process updates/performance.  
• Develops and maintains project schedules and tasks and tracks plan execution.  
• Engages with vendors to identify system solutions to enhance operational efficiency.  
• Coordinates across the entire organization (IT/Business Operations /BD/Science/Portfolio) 

Required: 

• Degree in Engineering (preferably industrial Engineering) or Business. Advanced degree required.  
• Six sigma experience/certification. 
• Project management experience. Project management certification is preferred.   
• At least five years in a similar role, including developing and updating processes across multidisciplinary organizations.  
• Familiarity with 501 (c) (3) organizations is a plus. Experience working with cooperative Support Agreements is preferred.  
• Experience selecting and implementing new systems and tools across multidisciplinary teams.  
• Proven competencies overseeing a wide range of projects from initiation, implementation, and project closeout activities. 
• Excellent communication, analytical, project management, and planning skills are necessary.  
• Cross-functional team leadership experience is required.  
• Excellent communicator internally and externally. 
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.  

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Summary:

Oversees, coordinates, and manages the operational and logistical aspects of CASIS-sponsored ISS payloads and other projects as assigned. Manages payload utilization, prioritization, and ISS National Lab resource management efforts. Serves as liaison between principal investigators, commercial entities, implementation partners, NASA points of contact, and CASIS functional areas. Reviews status of projects, manages schedules and conducts technical meetings. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and intervention and problem-solving. Supports and coordinates planning, scheduling, budgeting, implementation, and payload integration from pre-flight to post-flight.

Travel:
The candidate must be willing to travel approximately 10% of the time

Responsibilities:

• Manage the Resource Utilization and Planning System (RUPS), which includes ISS NL resource allocation
• Prepare and present RUPS data to CASIS, NASA, and Implementation partners.
• Oversee the maintenance and data quality of the RUPS database.
• Development of ISS NL Research Plans and planning products
• Assist the Director of Payload Operations with the facilitation of the ISSNL Prioritization Panel
• Reviews status of projects, manages schedules and conducts technical meetings on behalf of the Director of Payload Operations.
• Provide customer service and liaison between principal investigators, commercial entities, implementation partners, NASA points of contact, and CASIS functional areas.
• Conduct operations feasibility and ISS utilization reviews on behalf of the payload operations department.
• Assist in the development of experiment-related documents and other payload products required for technical integration of payload hardware and other materials to be flown to the ISS.
• Assist in the processing of Resource Request Forms (RRFs)
• Represent the ISSNL in NASA meetings in support of research planning and payload integration activities.
• Support and attend technical conferences and outreach events as required.

Required:

Minimum 3 years of work-related experience with NASA Research Integration or payload development experience.

A bachelor's degree in engineering, or a related field, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

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NOTE: This position is hybrid and based in Florida near Kennedy Space Center. Hybrid work is a flexible working model where employees work part of the time in the physical workplace and part of the time remotely from home.

Summary:

The position is a project manager responsible for STEM engagement aimed at using the International Space Station National Laboratory as a platform to encourage interest in STEM-related careers. The project manager will build relationships and programs with partner organizations by connecting International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory resources to K-12 students, undergraduates, and educators, including opportunities to conduct or design experiments for space. The position will manage established educational programs and outreach activities or develop new opportunities.

Travel: Must be willing to travel occasionally to support educational events and outreach.

Core Responsibilities: 

• Manage programs and partnerships focused on STEM K-12 educational opportunities and workforce development initiatives leveraging the ISS National Laboratory.
• Develop and maintain project management deliverables (i.e., project scope and objectives, relevant stakeholders, timelines, resource requirements, success criteria)
• Implement strategies to broaden participation in order to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM opportunities and activities.
• Assist with the evaluation of research projects within the STEM education portfolio.
• Contribute to education grant applications and proposal development.
• Support planning and execution of outreach programs, workshops, and conferences.
• Provide regular communications to the STEM Manager regarding project performance, risks, and needs.
• Provide other necessary duties as necessary.

 Skills, Experience, and Education:

• A Bachelor's or Master’s degree in STEM or education-related field or an Associate’s degree with relevant demonstrated STEM education experience.
• Excellent communication, including being comfortable speaking publicly and presenting to various audiences.
• Proven project/program management experience.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and schedules.
• Experience developing programs and building relationships.
• Strongly desire previous experience with space-based research, space education, and/or commercial space.

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NOTE: This position is hybrid and based in Florida near Kennedy Space Center. Hybrid work is a flexible working model where employees work part of the time in the physical workplace and part of the time remotely from home.

Summary:

The ISS National Laboratory seeks an individual with the right stuff to become our new Web Developer. This individual will have top-notch web development skills, an eye for design, the desire to join an entire team of top marketing communications professionals, and a solid commitment to our mission.

The Web Developer is responsible for full-stack development and maintenance of the ISS National Laboratory websites. This includes completely redesigning the current website, designing new microsites and landing pages, and updating existing website functionality and content.

The Web Developer drives the online presentation of the ISS National Lab/CASIS brand, displaying content in an aesthetically pleasing, effective, and consistent manner.

The Web Developer oversees website performance and functionality, versioning, and releases and is responsible for overall site security and ongoing maintenance, working closely with IT and external web server support when necessary.

This position will report to the Manager of Marketing and Communications and support departments, campaigns, projects, and other activities that employ this unique research platform provided by the ISS National Lab.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with team members and departments to redesign the current ISS National Lab website, creating an amazing and memorable user experience
• Optimize existing web pages, build new pages and templates, and evolve existing web content to consistently reflect organizational goals and objectives, driving the website purpose, function, and long-term strategy of the main site plus other properties:
  • issconference.org/
  • issnationallb.org/stem/
  • issnationallab.org/expedition-space-lab/
• Ensure that all web properties are search engine optimized and in line with web best practices to boost both organic site traffic and online reputation
• Implement web analytics, tagging, and tracking of relevant actions, and reporting on user interactions to advance future content and expand the organization's reach
• Develop new site features, tools, apps, email templates, landing pages, and web forms in response to evolving user needs
• Establish policies, procedures, and best practices around site technical infrastructure, maintenance, and content management
• Research emerging technologies and services that may enhance the web experience and make recommendations to management, including identifying deficiencies and bugs
• Assist with Marcom activities, as needed

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in web development or related field
• Full stack LAMP developer and forward-thinking user-focused UX professional with solid knowledge of web marketing standards, practices, tools, and trends
• Experience in WordPress and related plug-ins and coding
• An understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, WordPress, GitHub, and jQuery as well as CSS and JavaScript frameworks/libraries
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Experience with Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics

Desired:

• 5+ years of experience in web design & development
• Experience with project management tools

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