Program Director

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

MBI (T2)

Job Family:

Program Management

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Contract Management, Hiring, Leadership, People Management

Certifications:

None

Experience:

15 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

We are GDIT. As one of the largest IT and mission services providers to the government, we own our opportunities to better enable healthcare organizations to identify theirs.

You can make GDIT your place. You make it your own by turning obstacles into action. By owning your opportunity at GDIT, you’ll play an important role in providing the technologies and services that millions of healthcare professionals depend on, every day. Our work depends on a Program Director (Scientific Staffing Program Director) joining our team to support the customer.

HOW A SCIENTIFIC STAFFING PROGRAM DIRECTOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

The PM will provide overall leadership and guidance for contract management activities for our contract supporting NIH professional services including program and operational management (annual reviews, performance improvement plans, conflict management) accounting oversight (invoicing, time cards), contract oversight (main contract execution and subcontracts), program recruiting tasks (managing recruiters and job requisitions, conduct interviews and review candidates), immigration (Visa and Permanent Residence sponsorships), onboarding/offboarding employees (hiring, terminations), subcontractor management, customer reporting/deliverables (interacting with the Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) as frequently as needed), travel, training, solving critical problems, and mediating any potential conflicts.  The PM will have the authority to make decisions for the contractor’s organization in response to Government issues, concerns, and comments, as well as be proactive in alerting the Government to potential contractual or programmatic, and resource limitations issues.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• Bachelors degree and 12 years experience managing government contracts involving delivering technical services supporting life science research.
• 15 years of related experience
• Demonstrated experience supporting business development and task order responses for large, high throughput BPA or IDIQ contracts
• Demonstrated experience hiring, retaining, and managing in excess of 100 employees.
• Located in the DMV area and ability to be on client site in Bethesda MD as required and within 2 hours of request by the client
• Ability to obtain public trust clearance

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated experience hiring Bachelor, Masters, and Doctoral level life scientists across diverse disciplines (e.g., biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, veterinary science, chemistry, clinical research)
• Demonstrated experience supporting high-throughput staffing requirements (i.e., >10 simultaneous positions on an ongoing basis) with rapid turn arounds (1 – 14 days)
• Effective oral and communication skills and ability to present and engage at a Government and Contract leadership level.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $191,250 - $258,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

10-25%

Telecommuting Options:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA MD West Bethesda

Additional Work Locations:

Any Location / Remote

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.