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Scientific Computing Program Manager

General Dynamics Information Technology • Rockville, MD • 2h ago

Req ID: RQ217488

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: Other

Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

Skills:

Computing,Information Systems,People Management,Quality Delivery

Certifications:

Project Management Professional (PMP) | Project Management Institute (PMI) - Project Management Institute (PMI)

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

Job Description:

Biomedical research activities for a major federal health agency depend on the technologies and services you'll support as a Scientific Computing Program Manager at GDIT.

In direct support of a major federal biomedical research agency, you will utilize your contract, program, and project management expertise, HPC systems knowledge, scientific instrumentation understanding, and stakeholder-engagement skills to deliver high-impact solutions.

This position requires working at the customer location in Rockville, MD 2-3 days a week and meeting as needed with federal customers and researchers in Rockville and Bethesda, MD.

Responsibilities:

Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team of professionals supporting scientific computing, HPC engineering, data acquisition, and scientific instrumentation. This includes setting priorities, assigning work, coaching staff, and ensuring alignment with federal customer objectives.

Oversee all aspects of contract execution for a major federal biomedical research agency, including workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, employee performance management, and retention strategy.

Ensure high quality delivery of contractual requirements by managing deliverables, developing detailed project plans, tracking risks, and maintaining compliance with government standards.

Act as a primary interface with federal leadership. Provide regular status briefings, financial updates, performance reports, and risk assessments to ensure transparency and alignment with agency priorities.

Manage the contract's financial health, including monitoring labor budgets, forecasting, burn rate analysis, and ensuring profitability and compliance with federal acquisition regulations.

Drive operational excellence across the HPC and scientific computing environment by coordinating team activities, resolving escalated issues, and ensuring research programs receive timely, reliable computing support.

Champion continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance infrastructure performance, optimize instrumentation workflows, and strengthen customer satisfaction.

Guide modernization efforts, expand HPC capabilities, and shape future scientific computing strategies while growing leadership and technical skills.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Required Skills and Experience:

Masters in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or a related field

10+ years of experience with scientific computing or research-support programs

5+ years managing teams of 10+ staff

Experience with HPC systems, scientific computing applications, instrumentation/data acquisition workflows, cloud and storage technologies

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust

Desired Skills and Experience:

PhD preferred

Experience with Python/R/MATLAB preferred

Strong communication

Federal contract management experience

Experience with performance management and financial oversight

PMP Certification

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The likely salary range for this position is $164,382 - $218,500. 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.

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. 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 50 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.

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