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Interim Director of Research Computing

DPP

Job Location:

Columbia, SC - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 10 October 2026 (2 days ago)

Application Deadline: 7 January 2027

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

DPP is seeking an Interim Director of Research Computing for our client in Columbia SC.

Work Location: Hybrid in Columbia SC; 3 days/week onsite
Duration: 6 months
Terms: W2 Contract
Candidate Location: Must be a SC NC GA resident or willing to relocate to SC prior to starting the role

Position Summary:

Stabilizing departmental operations while maintaining continuity of critical IT services and customer engagement.
Conducting an inventory of current research technology infrastructure services operational procedures active/anticipated projects and budget needs/requests.
Establishing or aligning operational procedures with divisional standards and practices for customer engagement including leveraging the service desk ticketing system for managing support requests client communications task/project tracking reporting analytics.
Establishing governance communication and decision-making processes that support long-term success.
Documenting organizational recommendations strategic priorities lifecycle budgets professional development needs and transition plans for the incoming permanent Director.
Recruiting mentoring and preparing team members where appropriate to support long-term organizational success.
Success will be measured by demonstrable improvements in organizational culture employee accountability operational performance customer satisfaction governance maturity and departmental readiness for permanent executive leadership.

Responsibilities:

Provide leadership for all departmental operations research technology infrastructure and related services.
Supervise managers professionals and student staff.
Establish performance expectations and monitor organizational outcomes.
Make timely operational and resource allocation decisions.
Lead organizational change initiatives and culture transformation efforts.
Evaluate organizational effectiveness and recommend structural improvements.
Develop and monitor departmental priorities and performance metrics in collaboration with executive leadership.
Coordinate departmental budgets and strategic resource allocation in collaboration with executive leadership.
Ensure compliance with university policies security standards audit requirements and regulatory obligations.
Remove organizational obstacles that inhibit productivity innovation and collaboration.
Provide executive-level reports and recommendations to executive leadership.
Develop succession planning and transition documentation for permanent leadership.

Required Qualifications:

8 years of experience leading organizational transformation change management and service delivery optimization.
8 years of experience leading large complex technology projects.
8 years of experience with personnel management coaching and performance accountability.

Requires a completed bachelors degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with research cyberinfrastructure high-performance computing high-speed storage and networking technologies.
Experience implementing governance and operational maturity frameworks.
Experience managing organizational changes in higher education.
Masters degree in science technology or a related field.
ITIL experience.
Familiar with Cloud Infrastructure (AWS/Azure).
AI Inftrastructure (AWS/Azure/Google) experience.
Background as a Carpentries Instructor.
Training in HPC Technologies (Slurm Infiniband).

Authorized US Worker - US Citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.

Interested Learn more:
Click the apply button to learn more about this position (#26-01283).

DP Professionals (DPP) offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. DPP is a certified Woman-owned Small Business Enterprise (WBE and WOSB) with more than 25 years in the staffing industry. EOE/AA/V/D

Required Experience:

Director

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