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 Sr. Member Research Staff - Team Leader, Cloud Database Research |
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| Location: | Cupertino, CA |
| About Our Client: | Company Information Available upon request... |
| About The Position: |
Our client is an industrial research center renowned for technical excellence and high-impact innovations who conducts research and development in support of global businesses. Common Agenda was entrusted to conduct a search to recruit an exceptional PhD Research Leader in the advanced Data Management and Distributed Systems Research field. The overall mission was to define a cutting edge research agenda for the department; build a world-class team; and direct activities to achieve the dual objectives of research excellence and impact on business. The focus was the development of a new database paradigm converging Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems for the Enterprise. Recruiting a recognized leader in an environment where industry giants like IBM Research, HP Labs, Google Research, Amazon, Yahoo Research, Microsoft Labs, and a host of hot startups were competing for the same "Cloud" leadership talent presented significant challenges. Through its global network of friends and leaders in technology research, Common Agenda was able to extend its reach and establish contacts deep inside the Cloud Research world. As a result, we were able to recuit and present a slate of top candidates. Our client chose an individual with the exact qualifications (and motivations) for the search which we ultimately placed. Position Responsibilities: - Define the vision and research roadmap for the department in support of the Lab`s overall mission and strategy. - Sustain and strengthen world-class core competencies through recruiting, guidance, and continuous development of research talent. - Define and get support for research projects, and manage their execution. - Encourage collaboration with other internal research groups through joint projects. - Coordinate protection of Lab`s intellectual property with legal counsel. - Maintain linkages with outside academic and industrial research communities. - Interact with company business groups to provide thought leadership, align objectives, and ensure successful commercialization of technology. - Participate on the Lab`s leadership team to set overall strategic direction and policies. CANDIDATE SPECIFICATIONS To qualify for this position candidates must have these skills and experiences in their background: - Must have a PhD in Computer Science (or equivalent) from a first-tier university with excellent on-going academic connections. - Must have 5 or more years of progressive experience including being a lead or principal investigator in a significant related research program. - Candidate must be a visionary, innovator, and leader in the advanced Data Management and Distributed Systems research community able to propose innovative research topics that have both great impact and business values specifically at the crossroads of Cloud Computing and Next Generation Databases (e.g., Hadoop, Cloud DB, DB Virtualization, VLDB, Distributed-Caching, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, etc…) |
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