Operational Director - Integrated Computing Platform (ICP) — EPFL
- Location
- Lausanne
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 5 days ago
Role overview
About the new Integrated Computing Platform (ICP)
The Integrated Computing Platform (ICP) is EPFL’s new flagship computing infrastructure and engineering support unit.
Its goal is to cover the full spectrum of services needed for research and teaching in key computing areas, including High-Performance Computing (HPC), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), scientific computing, trusted research environments, storage, and data-intensive research.
- About the new Integrated Computing Platform (ICP)
- The Integrated Computing Platform (ICP) is EPFL’s new flagship computing infrastructure and engineering support unit.
- Main duties and responsibilities Service & Operations
- Run ICP as a responsive, service-driven platform that gives researchers rapid, reliable access to state-of-the-art computing.
Main responsibilities
- Main duties and responsibilities Service & Operations
- Run ICP as a responsive, service-driven platform that gives researchers rapid, reliable access to state-of-the-art computing.
- Oversee delivery across all scientific computing services, including HPC, AI/ML, storage, and sensitive data environments, along with the full infrastructure lifecycle.
- Develop the service portfolio in line with EPFL's research, teaching, and innovation priorities.
- Own service quality, user satisfaction, and continuous improvement. People & Teams
- Lead multidisciplinary teams (currently today more than 40 members on the existing computing platforms of EPFL) covering operations, research support, systems engineering, AI enablement, user onboarding, and service management, and enable a collaborative work environment. Stakeholders & Partnerships
- Act as the primary point of contact for faculty, labs, schools, centers, and platforms.
- Foster synergies across EPFL, engage industrial and technology partners on strategic initiatives, and represent EPFL in national and international HPC, AI, and research-computing initiatives. Strategy & Governance
- Drive the implementation of EPFL's computing strategy and roadmap, as defined by the Academic Co-Directors and Scientific Steering Committee. Finance & Reporting
- Manage budgets, financial planning, cost allocation, billing, and vendor relationships.
Company and context
- Strong service orientation, organizational skills, stakeholder management, agility, and strategic vision.
- Experience in a research-intensive or higher-education environment is highly desirable, as is first-hand experience with high-impact scientific projects in computational and data science. Outstanding communication skills in Englis
Additional details
- By bringing together existing research computing and supercomputing capabilities, the platform is expected to deliver state-of-the-art services, expertise in hardware engineering and software optimization, and infrastructure management to researchers across EPFL, providing full-stack integrated services to internal and external project partners, and supporting EPFL in its research, innovation and education missions. Main duties and responsibilities Service & Operations
- Own service quality, user satisfaction, and continuous improvement.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams (currently today more than 40 members on the existing computing platforms of EPFL) covering operations, research support, systems engineering, AI enablement, user onboarding, and service management, and enable a collaborative work environment. Stakeholders & Partnerships
- Foster synergies across EPFL, engage industrial and technology partners on strategic initiatives, and represent EPFL in national and international HPC, AI, and research-computing initiatives. Strategy & Governance
- Drive the implementation of EPFL's computing strategy and roadmap, as defined by the Academic Co-Directors and Scientific Steering Committee.
- Coordinate reporting, annual reviews, and strategic updates when required.
- Experience in a research-intensive or higher-education environment is highly desirable, as is first-hand experience with high-impact scientific projects in computational and data science. Outstanding communication skills in Englis
Notes and original content
- By bringing together existing research computing and supercomputing capabilities, the platform is expected to deliver state-of-the-art services, expertise in hardware engineering and software optimization, and infrastructure management to researchers across EPFL, providing full-stack integrated services to internal and external project partners, and supporting EPFL in its research, innovation and education missions.
- Main duties and responsibilities
- Service & Operations
- People & Teams
- Lead multidisciplinary teams (currently today more than 40 members on the existing computing platforms of EPFL) covering operations, research support, systems engineering, AI enablement, user onboarding, and service management, and enable a collaborative work environment.
- Stakeholders & Partnerships
- Foster synergies across EPFL, engage industrial and technology partners on strategic initiatives, and represent EPFL in national and international HPC, AI, and research-computing initiatives.
- Strategy & Governance
- Finance & Reporting
- Experience in a research-intensive or higher-education environment is highly desirable, as is first-hand experience with high-impact scientific projects in computational and data science.
Questions about this listing
What salary does EPFL offer for this role?
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