Bioinformatics Program Manager

Battelle•Columbus, OH

4d•Remote

About The Position

Battelle is seeking a Bioinformatics Program Manager within its Health Research and Analytics Business Line. The position may be remote, with a preference for Crystal City, Virginia, or Columbus, Ohio, on a hybrid schedule. Periodic travel to Columbus and the Washington, DC, area is required. The role leads and grows the Division’s work in bioinformatics and related sciences, including biomedical sciences, computational toxicology, computational biology, and artificial intelligence. The Program Manager leads the capture, award, and execution of contracts totaling $10 million or more, potentially serving as Principal Investigator or Project Manager. The position also coaches and mentors team members on shaping, structuring, organizing, and partnering to improve their chances of winning work. The successful candidate brings expertise in bioinformatics program leadership and AI integration, federal business development and capture, and program execution. They manage a portfolio of programs totaling $10 million or more, develop teams and processes that strengthen capture performance, and deliver compliant, responsive, innovative, integrated, competitive, and cost-effective proposals and technical solutions. They communicate complex scientific and technical concepts clearly, work effectively with customers and colleagues at varied levels, and can contribute individually and in small, fast-paced teams. Battelle describes a comprehensive benefits package and a flexible work model. Many employees follow a compressed schedule with every other Friday off. The Together with Flexibility model may include a 60% in-office and 40% remote arrangement, with Monday and Tuesday as common in-office days, depending on team and position needs. Benefits include paid time off, medical, dental and vision coverage, wellness incentives, optional supplemental benefits, partner and family support, a 401(k) plan, and tuition assistance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in bioinformatics or a technical field, plus at least 12 years of experience demonstrating progressive responsibility in business development, program management, or technical management; an equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field is also accepted.
Recognized expertise in bioinformatics program leadership, including AI integration experience.
Proven track record of capturing federal contract opportunities valued at $5–10 million or more.
Experience developing teams and processes to improve capture excellence.
Knowledge of federal requirements and the federal market and competitive landscape across Department of Defense and civilian health agencies.
Strong knowledge of health and biomedical analytics concepts, technologies, and use cases, particularly new or cutting-edge applications of artificial intelligence for predictive and advanced analytics.
Ability to turn complex technical and scientific concepts into clear, concise verbal and written communications.
Understanding of federal capture processes, including gate reviews, capture strategy, milestone planning, team management, schedule and budget execution, partner identification, and risk identification and mitigation.
Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with all levels of management and with customers who have varying levels of technical knowledge.
Ability to work individually and in small, fast-paced team environments.
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or higher, preferably in bioinformatics, or similar professional experience.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Lead and grow the Division’s work in bioinformatics and related sciences, including biomedical sciences, computational toxicology, computational biology, and artificial intelligence.
Lead the capture, winning, and execution of contracts totaling $10 million or more, potentially serving as Principal Investigator or Project Manager.
Coach and mentor team members on shaping, structural, organizational, and partnership requirements to improve their ability to win work.
Develop teams and processes to grow capture excellence.
Manage a portfolio of programs totaling $10 million or more in accordance with federal requirements and at exceptional levels of execution.
Develop capture strategies, plan capture milestones, manage capture teams, and ensure capture efforts are completed on schedule and budget.
Identify and bring on partners and teammates, and identify and mitigate capture risks.
Ensure proposal efforts deliver timely, compliant, responsive, innovative, and integrated technical solutions and management approaches that are competitive and cost-effective.
Communicate complex technical and scientific concepts clearly in verbal and written forms, and explain the mission value of products and services to customers with varying levels of technical knowledge.

Benefits

Compressed work schedule with every other Friday off for most of the team.
Flexible work options, including a hybrid arrangement depending on team and position needs.
Paid time off.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives.
Optional supplemental benefits.
Coverage and support for partners, gender-affirming care, and family formation.
401(k) retirement savings plan; for most employees, Battelle contributes 5% whether or not the employee contributes and matches employee contributions on top of that.
Tuition assistance for higher education.
Select funding to pursue ideas in scientific and technological discovery.
Opportunities to work on challenging and meaningful projects with world-class experts in a collaborative environment.
Opportunities to develop the next generation of scientific leaders and contribute to communities.