Project Manager 2 - Computing and Data Operations

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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About The Position

As a Project Manager 2 serving as a Computing and Data Operations (CDO) Portfolio Manager within the CDO Group of EMSL at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), the individual is responsible for managing and overseeing projects within the CDO portfolio with a focus on computing infrastructure, data operations, and software development activities. This role involves planning and executing projects that align with organizational goals, managing scope, schedules, budgets, and resources while ensuring effective risk mitigation and compliance with laboratory policies. The Portfolio Manager will facilitate collaboration across key EMSL science areas, including Computing, Analytics & Modeling (CAM), Environmental Transformations and Interactions (ETI), and Functional and Systems Biology (FSB), ensuring seamless integration of computational and data management capabilities to support diverse scientific research initiatives. Engaging with stakeholders, clients, and multidisciplinary teams, the individual will oversee the delivery of technical and scientific solutions, foster teamwork, and promote the alignment of science priorities and data operations. This role demands strong leadership, communication, and project management skills to support EMSL’s mission of scientific discovery and innovation. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with organizational strategy, commitments, and goals. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party resources in order to deliver projects according to plan. Also responsible to define the projects objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle. Key attributes leading to the determination of upward progression in this career family include: project complexity, risk, team size, business volume, contract type, and political/client/business sensitivities.

Requirements

BS/BA and 7+ years of relevant project management experience -OR- MS/MA or higher and 5+ years of relevant project management experience

Nice To Haves

Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
Experience managing projects with computing or data operations components including data management and data integration.
Proven expertise in project management practices, including scope, schedule, prioritization, and budget management including planning and allocation.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple interconnected projects effectively.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across interdisciplinary teams.
Demonstrated ability to facilitate partnerships between diverse stakeholders, particularly in scientific environments.
Prior experience in coordinating collaborations across multidisciplinary science teams.
Familiarity with computing infrastructure, data analytics, and agile software development processes.
Proficiency with project management tools and risk management strategies.
Experience working in a matrixed organization.
Knowledge of any science focus areas, Computing, Analytics & Modeling (CAM), Environmental Transformations and Interactions (ETI), and Functional and Systems Biology (FSB).
PMP Certified / Agile SDLC.
Knowledge of AI technologies.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control, and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with organizational strategy, commitments, and goals.
Acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party resources in order to deliver projects according to plan.
Responsible to define the projects objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle.

Benefits

Employees and their families are offered medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, robust telehealth care options, several mental health benefits, free wellness coaching, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, basic life insurance, disability insurance, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, tuition assistance, relocation, backup childcare, legal benefits, supplemental parental bonding leave, surrogacy and adoption assistance, and fertility support.
Employees are automatically enrolled in our company-funded pension plan and may enroll in our 401 (k) savings plan with company match.
Employees may accrue up to 120 vacation hours per year and may receive ten paid holidays per year.

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