Deputy Program Manager – Data Access

General Dynamics Information Technology

1d • $157,250 - $212,750 • Hybrid

About The Position

GDIT is seeking a Deputy Program Manager to support a large, multi-task federal program, integrating enclave, data linkage, operations, and Privacy-Preserving Record Linkage functions. This position provides day-to-day task integration, serves as an alternate program lead, and ensures alignment with contract requirements and program priorities.

How You’ll Make an Impact
Assist the Senior Program Manager in executing program strategies, plans, and roadmaps aligned with program priorities. Lead coordination among task leaders for enclave, data linkage, operations, and PPRL activities to ensure integrated schedules, dependencies, and milestones. Act as an alternate point of contact for contract leadership, representing the program to stakeholders in meetings and briefings. Manage risks, issues, and action items, driving timely resolutions, mitigations, and associated processes. Oversee program dashboards and metrics on performance, quality, security, and user satisfaction while recommending improvements. Coordinate quality assurance efforts to ensure deliverables, documentation, and communications meet program standards. Maintain compliance with FISMA Moderate, FedRAMP, CMS ARS, Zero Trust, and data governance policies in collaboration with task leads. Support stakeholder engagement, communications, and outreach to maintain the satisfaction of researchers, studies, and partners. Mentor task leads, program managers, and project managers to build leadership depth and strengthen continuity. Assist in planning and managing smooth program transitions, including knowledge transfer, data, environments, and tools.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in bioinformatics, public health, epidemiology, informatics, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience managing federal contracts, health data programs, or similar large initiatives, including cross-task coordination experience.
• 3+ years of experience as a deputy program manager, program manager, or task lead on comparable efforts.
• Demonstrated experience managing teams of 40 or more staff for technical, scientific or research efforts.
• Strong understanding of program and project management practices for scope, schedule, cost, risk, and stakeholders.
• Experience within Agile programs, contributing to iterative development, backlogs, and planning.
• Familiarity with security, including FISMA Moderate, FedRAMP, CMS ARS compliance, or Zero Trust programs.
• Ability to effectively coordinate technical and operational teams across diverse tasks.
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills with experience briefing leadership and multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust clearance or higher.
• Willingness to travel 10–25% for meetings and reviews in Washington, D.C., and surrounding areas.

Nice To Haves

• Doctoral degree in bioinformatics, public health, epidemiology, informatics, public administration, or a related field.
• Leadership experience on HHS, or other federal health data, enclave, or real-world data programs.
• Certifications such as PMP, Agile, ITIL, or other credentials reflecting expertise in program and scientific research management.
• Familiarity with NIH institutes and CMS data, including DUAs, linkage workflows, and secure access strategies.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Senior Program Manager in executing program strategies, plans, and roadmaps aligned with program priorities.
• Lead coordination among task leaders for enclave, data linkage, operations, and PPRL activities to ensure integrated schedules, dependencies, and milestones.
• Act as an alternate point of contact for contract leadership, representing the program to stakeholders in meetings and briefings.
• Manage risks, issues, and action items, driving timely resolutions, mitigations, and associated processes.
• Oversee program dashboards and metrics on performance, quality, security, and user satisfaction while recommending improvements.
• Coordinate quality assurance efforts to ensure deliverables, documentation, and communications meet program standards.
• Maintain compliance with FISMA Moderate, FedRAMP, CMS ARS, Zero Trust, and data governance policies in collaboration with task leads.
• Support stakeholder engagement, communications, and outreach to maintain the satisfaction of researchers, studies, and partners.
• Mentor task leads, program managers, and project managers to build leadership depth and strengthen continuity.
• Assist in planning and managing smooth program transitions, including knowledge transfer, data, environments, and tools.

Benefits

• Robust benefits, wellness programs, 401K match, competitive pay, and paid time off.
• Full-flex work week for work-life balance.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level