Deputy Program Manager
Oversee day-to-day scientific computing operations for the FDA, coordinating HPC, cloud, and lab systems while managing performance reporting and stakeholder communications.
- Compensation
- $121.1K–$163.8K / yr
- Location
- USA MD College Park - Customer Proprietary (MDC016)
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- Cerification: PMP, PgMP, ITIL or CSM
- Technical Skills: Experience supporting federal scientific, research, laboratory, or public health environments. Familiarity with HPC, Linux, Nutanix, cloud platforms, AI/ML workloads, or scientific s
Full description
Type of Requisition:
PipelineClearance Level Must Currently Possess:
NoneClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
NonePublic Trust/Other Required:
MBI Full 5C (T3)Job Family:
Program Delivery and ExecutionJob Qualifications:Skills:
Agile Scrum Development, Customer Engagement, Deliverables Management, Team ManagementCertifications:
NoneExperience:
10 + years of related experienceUS Citizenship Required:
NoJob Description:GDIT is seeking Deputy Program Manager to help support an upcoming contract for FDA Scientific Computing in College Park, MD (primary office) or Gaithersburg, MD.PLEASE NOTE: This position is contingent upon contract award, expected to start in January 2027.
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT:
The Deputy Program Manager serves as the operational leader coordinating day‑to‑day scientific computing services that support Food and Drug Administration (FDA) research, laboratory work, and mission‑critical scientific workloads. This role integrates technical team activities, manages performance reporting, tracks operational health, and ensures scientific stakeholders have reliable access to the computing, storage, and applications they need. The Deputy PM is a critical link between technical teams, the Program Manager, and FDA operational stakeholders.
- Coordinate daily scientific computing operations across HPC, storage, scientific workstations, cloud services, scientific applications, and specialized laboratory systems.
- Track availability, performance, capacity, incident trends, and operational risks; produce actionable reporting and dashboards.
- Ensure FDA scientific users receive responsive, mission‑aligned support across Tier 2 and Tier 3 technical services.
- Identify recurring issues impacting scientific productivity and work with technical leads to remove blockers.
- Integrate activities across infrastructure engineering, HPC operations, cloud, cybersecurity, scientific endpoint support, and AI/ML environments.
- Support readiness for new scientific applications, datasets, instruments, and computational workloads.
- Maintain documentation, operational processes, and quality standards required by FDA.
- Contribute to operational components of program planning, schedule management, risk tracking, and stakeholder communications.