Chief of Staff

**Job Reference**: - 547_25_DIR_COS **Position**: - Chief of Staff & Director of Strategic Engineering Programs **Closing Date**: - Sunday, 31 August, 2025 **Reference**: 547_25_DIR_COS **Job title**: Chief of Staff & Director of Strategic Engineering Programs **About BSC** - The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads large-scale investments and HPC provision in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries. Look at the BSC experience: BSC-CNS YouTube Channel Let's stay connected with BSC Folks We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where each and every one of us is appreciated for who we are, regardless of our differences. **Context And Mission** This is a unique opportunity for an experienced leader with a technical background and deep experience in managing complex engineering or AI programs to influence and shape the future of one of Europe’s leading research institutions. **Key Duties** - Serve as a strategic advisor to the Director, coordinating leadership initiatives and tracking key actions. - Oversee the design and implementation of engineering best practices across the center, especially in AI, computing, and systems research programs. - Establish and drive adoption of project management frameworks (OKRs, quarterly planning, annual roadmaps, 5-year strategic planning). - Ensure high-level visibility and tracking of progress for cross-cutting programs and institutional initiatives. - Improve internal communications, workflows, and information systems between the Director's office and sub-directorates, departments, and external stakeholders. - Facilitate cross-organizational coordination on initiatives involving infrastructure, policy, and strategic partnerships. - Lead strategic projects and special initiatives as delegated by the Director. - Provide analytical support and scenario modeling to assist leadership in data-driven decision-making. - Liaise with key external partners including EU institutions, national and regional governments, and top international research entities. **Requirements**: - Education - Bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field; - Advanced degrees (MSc, PhD) preferred. - Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience - 15+ years of experience managing large-scale engineering, AI, or computing programs in top-tier institutions or companies. - Proven experience in technical program or product management, especially within research, AI, or complex systems environments. - Strong understanding of organizational design, strategic planning, and change management. - Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience - Fluency in English and Spanish is required. Catalan and/or other EU languages are a plus. - Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership, researchers, and policymakers. - Focus on doing and executing - Competences - Strategic thinking with hands-on execution capacity. - Strong leadership, influencing, and facilitation skills. - Deep organizational awareness and process thinking. - Experience working with complex R&D ecosystems and multidisciplinary teams. **Conditions** - The position will be located at BSC within the Directors' Office. - We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures - Duration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration - Holidays: 23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement - Starting date: asap **Applications procedure and process** - A full CV in English including contact details - A cover/motivation letter with a statement of interest in English, clearly specifying for which specific area and topics the applicant wishes to be considered. Additionally, two references for further contacts must be included. Applications without this document will not be considered. **Development of the recruitment process** The selection will be carried out through a competitive examination system ("Concurso-Oposición"). The recruitment process consist