Program Manager

GD Information Technology • College Park, MD

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

GDIT is seeking a Program Manager to support an upcoming contract for FDA Scientific Computing in College Park, MD (primary office) or Gaithersburg, MD. This position is contingent upon contract award, with an expected start date in January 2027. The Program Manager will serve as the senior leader responsible for delivering an integrated scientific computing program that supports Food and Drug Administration (FDA) researchers, laboratories, and regulatory science initiatives. This role involves translating FDA scientific and mission priorities into computing strategies, overseeing execution across multiple technical domains (HPC, data, bioinformatics, cloud, storage, scientific endpoints), and acting as the primary contractor interface to FDA leadership. The ideal candidate will possess strong program leadership experience and hands-on familiarity with FDA or federal scientific environments.

Requirements

• US Citizen or Green Card Holder
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Scientific Computing, or related field.
• 12–15+ years of experience leading complex technical or scientific computing programs.
• Experience working within FDA or another federal scientific/public health organization.
• Demonstrated ability to translate mission requirements into technical strategies and drive execution across interdisciplinary teams.
• Must have experience with High-Performance Computing (HPC)
• Strong experience with scientific data management, cloud computing, or advanced research computing environments.
• Excellent client-facing communication skills, with the ability to engage scientific and executive audiences.
• Proven success managing program performance, risk, reporting, schedules, and contract deliverables.

Nice To Haves

• PMP, PgMP, ITIL or CSM certification
• Experience supporting regulatory science, bioinformatics, genomics, or laboratory computing environments.
• Experience working within HHS EPLC or federal governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall program strategy and execution for a complex scientific computing environment supporting hundreds of FDA scientists, researchers, and laboratory teams.
• Translate FDA scientific and regulatory mission needs into computing capabilities, modernization strategies, investment priorities, and action plans.
• Serve as the senior client-facing leader, engaging with FDA scientific leadership, OIMT, CORs, researchers, and technical stakeholders to ensure program alignment, performance, and transparency.
• Develop and maintain program plans, reporting structures, risk management processes, and governance frameworks aligned to FDA expectations.
• Oversee coordinated delivery across multiple technical workstreams including HPC operations, scientific infrastructure, storage, cloud services, cybersecurity, bioinformatics support, and scientific workstation environments.
• Ensure availability, reliability, and scalability of scientific computing services used for genomics, AI/ML, modeling, simulation, and large-scale data analysis.
• Lead strategic modernization initiatives such as HPC expansion, hybrid cloud integration, scientific data platform improvements, and scientific workstation modernization.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
• 401K with company match
• Competitive pay
• Paid time off
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

What This Job Offers

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