Scientific Computing Program Manager

General Dynamics Information Technology • Rockville, MD

3d • $164,382 - $218,500 • Onsite

About The Position

Biomedical research activities for a major federal health agency depend on the technologies and services you’ll support as a Scientific Computing Program Manager at GDIT. In direct support of a major federal biomedical research agency, you will utilize your contract, program, and project management expertise, HPC systems knowledge, scientific instrumentation understanding, and stakeholder‑engagement skills to deliver high‑impact solutions. This position requires working at the customer location in Rockville, MD 2-3 days a week and meeting as needed with federal customers and researchers in Rockville and Bethesda, MD.

Requirements

• Masters in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience with scientific computing or research‑support programs
• 5+ years managing teams of 10+ staff
• Experience with HPC systems, scientific computing applications, instrumentation/data acquisition workflows, cloud and storage technologies
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust

Nice To Haves

• PhD preferred
• Experience with Python/R/MATLAB preferred
• Strong communication
• Federal contract management experience
• Experience with performance management and financial oversight
• PMP Certification

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team of professionals supporting scientific computing, HPC engineering, data acquisition, and scientific instrumentation. This includes setting priorities, assigning work, coaching staff, and ensuring alignment with federal customer objectives.
• Oversee all aspects of contract execution for a major federal biomedical research agency, including workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, employee performance management, and retention strategy.
• Ensure high quality delivery of contractual requirements by managing deliverables, developing detailed project plans, tracking risks, and maintaining compliance with government standards.
• Act as a primary interface with federal leadership. Provide regular status briefings, financial updates, performance reports, and risk assessments to ensure transparency and alignment with agency priorities.
• Manage the contract’s financial health, including monitoring labor budgets, forecasting, burn rate analysis, and ensuring profitability and compliance with federal acquisition regulations.
• Drive operational excellence across the HPC and scientific computing environment by coordinating team activities, resolving escalated issues, and ensuring research programs receive timely, reliable computing support.
• Champion continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance infrastructure performance, optimize instrumentation workflows, and strengthen customer satisfaction.
• Guide modernization efforts, expand HPC capabilities, and shape future scientific computing strategies while growing leadership and technical skills.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.
• We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

What This Job Offers

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