Executive Director, Security & Classified Operations and Chief Security Officer is open at RAND in Santa Monica, CA (Greater Los Angeles Area); Pittsburgh, PA; Washington, DC (DC Metro Area). The posting gives a salary of $273K - $397K. Posted on Oct 27, 2026, and still on RAND’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 15, 2026.
About the role
In partnership with RAND leadership and research divisions, establish the department’s vision, strategy, goals, and execution priorities; ensure staff understand them; and lead execution, using metrics to track and communicate progress. Ensure robust policies, procedures, and processes are in place and well implemented to effectively manage the department, provide classified computing capabilities to research staff…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on RAND’s careers page.
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