Project Manager

Spatial Front•White Oak, MD

11h•Hybrid

About The Position

Spatial Front, Inc. (SFI), a two-time USAToday Top Workplaces awardee and Washington Top Workplaces honoree, is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a modernization initiative within the FDA’s Office of Inspections and Investigations (OII). This effort will involve managing multiple concurrent vendor engagements, requiring coordinated execution to ensure successful integration. The end result will be the delivery of a unified AI/ML-enabled Risk Management Platform. The ideal candidate will be able to coordinate and integrate efforts across multiple vendor teams; provide executive-level visibility into program status, risks, and issues; ensure alignment of technical approaches and deliverables; facilitate resolution of cross-vendor dependencies and conflicts; and maintain program schedule integrity and milestone achievement.

Requirements

Master's degree in a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
10+ years of project management experience
Minimum 5 years managing complex, multi-vendor IT Programs
Demonstrated Agile/Scrum methodologies experience
Experience with Earned-Value Management (EVM)
Proficiency with Program Management tools such as MS Project, JIRA, etc.
Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
Exceptional communication skills
Must have current US work authorization and be able to qualify for / pass a Public Trust clearance

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience with AI/ML platform implementations
Experience with FDA of Federal Government programs preferred
Experience with FedRAMP and federal security requirements preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP) strongly preferred
Program Management Professional (PgMP) a plus

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end program management and oversight across multiple vendors and FDA stakeholders
Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), including milestones, dependencies, risks, and deliverables
Coordinate Agile planning and execution activities, including PI planning, sprint planning, release management, and cross-vendor alignment
Manage technical integration efforts across AI/ML platforms, data migration, user interfaces, data sources, and existing FDA systems
Facilitate program governance, executive reporting, stakeholder communications, and leadership briefings
Identify, track, and mitigate program risks, issues, dependencies, and resource conflicts through resolution and closure
Coordinate testing, quality assurance, defect remediation, and deliverable review and acceptance activities across vendor teams
Ensure compliance with FDA policies, EPLC and CPIC requirements, security/privacy standards, and FedRAMP regulations.