May involve larger budgets and more complex mix of technical areas. Assigns work to team members. Negotiates for resources. Problems are very generally defined and frequently require decisions where no guidelines are available. Decisions made may set precedents.
Work is reviewed for results.
Wide authority to make decisions, represent Lab management to outside agencies on matters of broad impact, commit the Lab on contractual or administrative matters, and develop board policy. Serves as a consultant and special spokesperson on policies, plans, and objectives. Errors in judgement or failure to achieve results could require the expenditure of large amounts of Lab resources and could have long-lasting effects. Consequences of most significant decisions cannot usually be evaluated until a significant period of time has passed. SSM 4 Knowledge Problem Complexity Functional expert in a primary specialty.