Program Director

General Dynamics Information Technology • Bethesda, MD

21h • Hybrid

About The Position

As one of the largest IT and mission services providers to the government, GDIT enables healthcare organizations to identify their opportunities. The Program Director (Scientific Staffing Program Director) will provide overall leadership and guidance for contract management activities for a contract supporting NIH professional services. This role encompasses program and operational management, accounting oversight, contract oversight, program recruiting tasks, immigration, onboarding/offboarding employees, subcontractor management, customer reporting/deliverables, travel, training, solving critical problems, and mediating any potential conflicts. The Program Director will possess the authority to make decisions for the contractor’s organization in response to Government issues, concerns, and comments, and will proactively alert the Government to potential contractual or programmatic, and resource limitations issues.

Requirements

• 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 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

Nice To Haves

• 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

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and guidance for contract management activities for our contract supporting NIH professional services
• 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
• Mediating any potential conflicts
• Make decisions for the contractor’s organization in response to Government issues, concerns, and comments
• Be proactive in alerting the Government to potential contractual or programmatic, and resource limitations issues

Benefits

• 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
• A variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
• Dental plan options
• A vision plan
• 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
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• A variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
• 15 days of paid leave per calendar year (prorated based on the employee’s date of hire)
• 10 paid holidays per year (prorated based on the employee’s date of hire)
• GDIT Paid Family Leave program (up to 160 hours in a rolling 12 month period)
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• Personal accident insurance
• Critical illness insurance
• Business travel and accident insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees