Task Lead

Leidos • Bethesda, MD

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a Task Lead to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Scientific Review (CSR) IT program. The role connects government stakeholders, scientific end users, program leadership, and software development teams, aligning technology delivery with client needs and program objectives. The successful candidate will bring strategic planning, client relationship management, business analysis, and Agile delivery experience, along with strong presentation and facilitation skills.

The candidate must be local to the DC Metro area, able to work up to two days a week onsite in a hybrid schedule, and be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• At least five years of relevant experience in IT project coordination, software delivery, business relationship management, business analysis, or a closely related role.
• Practical experience supporting software development teams using Agile approaches and understanding of the software development lifecycle, including requirements, testing, releases, and ongoing support.
• Ability to translate strategic objectives and client needs into clear requirements, priorities, and executable plans.
• Strong client relationship management, negotiation, facilitation, and problem-solving skills, including experience working across business and technical teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking, executive briefings, and explaining technical concepts to nontechnical audiences.
• Ability to create polished executive-level PowerPoint presentations and concise reports.
• Experience managing deliverables, risks, dependencies, and competing priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and collaboration tools.
• Must be local to the DC Metro area and able to work up to two days a week onsite in a hybrid schedule.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder and able to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Current SAFe certification relevant to the role, such as SAFe Agilist; highly preferred.
• Experience supporting NIH, HHS, or other federal IT programs; familiarity with scientific research, grants management, or peer review.
• Current Scrum Master certification, such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM).
• Experience applying SAFe practices for planning and coordination across multiple teams.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Power BI, or comparable delivery and reporting tools.
• Experience supporting IT modernization, change management, user adoption, or business process improvement.
• Knowledge of public policy or federal program requirements relevant to the CSR mission.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison among government customers, scientific end users, program leadership, and technical teams; manage expectations and resolve competing priorities.
• Translate client objectives into actionable requirements, roadmaps, and task plans in partnership with product owners and technical leads.
• Facilitate requirements workshops, planning sessions, stakeholder meetings, product demonstrations, and sprint reviews.
• Create clear, visually effective PowerPoint presentations and deliver executive briefings on accomplishments, business value, delivery status, risks, and recommendations.
• Coordinate technical workstreams and track deliverables, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, and action items; escalate issues promptly.
• Support backlog refinement, acceptance criteria, user acceptance testing, and release readiness with the responsible product and technical teams.
• Apply established Agile practices and recommend practical improvements to collaboration and delivery.
• Develop business cases and recommendations explaining benefits, costs, risks, and tradeoffs, incorporating applicable mission and policy requirements.
• Support process documentation, change management, user communications, and technology adoption; track delivery effectiveness and client feedback.

What This Job Offers

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