Director of Program Development – Sponsored Research

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🕒 September 21

🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $144.3k - $198.4k / year

⏰ Full Time

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UL Solutions is a global safety science leader that helps companies demonstrate safety, enhance sustainability, strengthen security, deliver quality, manage risk, and achieve regulatory compliance. Through comprehensive services and innovative software solutions, UL Solutions supports businesses across various industries, enabling them to innovate, launch new products and services, and navigate complex global markets. With a commitment to fostering a safer world, UL Solutions focuses on critical areas like electrification, mobility, and sustainability.

📋 Description

• Direct the development and execution of ULRI's proposal development strategy • Align federal and philanthropic funding opportunities with organizational priorities, research goals, and mission impact • Provide strategic direction for identifying, evaluating, and developing funding opportunities across ULRI • Develop and maintain a pipeline of high-impact opportunities involving federal agencies, foundations, industry, academic institutions, and nonprofit partners • Oversee complex, multidisciplinary proposals supporting research, education, workforce development, and public impact portfolios • Develop frameworks, tools, best practices, and a library of non-technical proposal components • Edit technical and non-technical research proposal content and ensure compliance with RFP requirements • Coordinate proposal work with Institutes, Finance, IT/Research Security, and Grants & Contracts teams • Drive efficient program development processes, including data-driven and AI-enabled approaches • Lead a team of experienced program development professionals, setting strategic direction and ensuring accountability • Work with the Chief Program Development Officer, Institute leaders, researchers, and external stakeholders • Build scalable processes that improve proposal development effectiveness across UL Research Institutes

🎯 Requirements

• Proven ability to develop and execute multi-year program development strategies, translating organizational priorities into sponsored research • Demonstrated expertise in executing successful complex funding proposals across federal and philanthropic sectors • Working knowledge of the federal funding landscape, including agency center-level and multi-institutional programs • Working knowledge of philanthropic funding practices, including letters of inquiry, program officer cultivation, and stewardship and reporting requirements • Engaging, approachable leadership style with ability to build high-performing teams, set standards and accountability, and develop organizational capability • Sound judgment and data-informed decision-making using strategic insights, organizational metrics, and external trends • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and manage multiple concurrent, multi-partner proposals under compressed timelines • Demonstrated interest in applying AI-enabled tools to opportunity identification, landscape analysis, summarization, and drafting support, and building durable processes around them • Master's degree required; doctorate or advanced degree highly preferred • Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in program development, strategic initiatives, research development, or related leadership roles • Demonstrated success securing both federal awards and philanthropic grants • Experience developing center-scale or multi-institutional proposals ($5M+) for federal agency sponsors and/or multi-year philanthropic initiatives • Experience leading and developing a team of experienced professionals

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salaries with additional eligibility for bonus compensation • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans • 401k matching structure of up to 5% of eligible pay • Additional 4% into retirement saving fund after first year of continuous employment • Flexible working arrangements may be available depending on role • Paid time off, including vacation, holiday, sick, and volunteer days • Targeted development, reward, and recognition programs

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