Information Technology Jobs in Potomac Park, MD

• Title : Project Manager (hospitality industry)
• Location : Bethesda, MD (3-4 Days Hybrid)
• Position type : Long Term Contract

Job description:

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Large Program Manager with deep expertise in the hospitality industry to lead and deliver large-scale digital transformation and technology programs across hotel operations, guest experience platforms, and enterprise systems. The ideal candidate combines strong program governance, delivery leadership, and deep knowledge of hospitality platforms such as PMS, CRS, POS, and revenue management systems.

Key Responsibilities

Program Leadership

• Lead large-scale enterprise programs across multiple hospitality brands, regions, and technology platforms.
• Drive delivery of digital transformation initiatives, including cloud migration, platform modernization, guest experience platforms, and operational automation.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects
• Track velocity and deliverables to ensure predictable delivery.

Hospitality Systems Oversight:

Manage delivery and integration of key hospitality technology systems including:

• Property Management Systems (PMS) – e.g., Oracle OPERA
• Central Reservation Systems (CRS)
• Revenue Management Systems
• POS and F&B systems
• Guest loyalty and CRM platforms
• Distribution systems and OTAs
• Channel management platforms

Stakeholder & Executive Management

• Act as the primary liaison between executive leadership, technology teams, and business stakeholders.
• Provide program status updates, risk management reporting, and strategic insights to senior leadership.
• Facilitate governance forums including Steering Committees, Program Reviews, and Architecture Boards.

Financial & Resource Management

• Manage program budgets, forecasting, and financial tracking.
• Ensure alignment between program outcomes and business value realization.

Risk, Compliance & Governance

• Identify and mitigate program risks across technology, operations, and integrations.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, security policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Establish strong program governance frameworks and reporting structures.

Required Qualifications:

Experience

• 15+ years of experience in IT delivery, program management, or technology transformation.
• 5+ years managing large enterprise programs in the hospitality industry.
• Experience leading large global technology programs.

Hospitality Domain Knowledge

Strong understanding of hospitality platforms and processes including:

• Hotel operations
• Reservation systems
• Revenue optimization
• Guest engagement platforms
• Hospitality distribution ecosystem

Technical Understanding

Experience with enterprise technologies such as:

• Cloud platforms (Azure / AWS / GCP)
• API integrations
• Microservices architectures
• Data platforms and analytics
• Enterprise integration systems

Leadership Skills

• Exceptional stakeholder management
• Strong negotiation and decision-making capabilities
• Experience leading global distributed teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with major hotel chains or hospitality technology providers
• Familiarity with platforms such as:
• Oracle OPERA PMS
• Amadeus
• Sabre
• Salesforce
• Hospitality POS systems
• Certifications such as:
• PMP (Project Management Professional)
• SAFe Program Consultant / SAFe Agilist
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• ITIL

Key Competencies

• Strategic program leadership
• Hospitality technology expertise
• Executive stakeholder communication
• Financial and operational governance
• Risk and issue management

Education Qualification

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (equivalent experience acceptable).

Job Title: Senior Capture Manager - CMS Programs

Location: Tysons Corner, VA (Hybrid – 3 days in office)

Role Overview:

Sky Solutions is seeking a Senior Capture Manager focused on CMS to lead end-to-end capture efforts for strategic CMS opportunities. This role will drive pursuits typically in the $10M–$50M range, with visibility into larger enterprise modernization programs.

The ideal candidate brings deep CMS experience, understands CMS buying behaviour and operating divisions, and can shape competitive opportunities early in the lifecycle. This role will be instrumental in expanding Sky's CMS footprint and strengthening our position as a prime contractor within federal healthcare modernization initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

Capture Strategy & Execution

• Lead the full capture lifecycle for CMS opportunities, from early market shaping through proposal hand-off.
• Develop and execute win strategies aligned with CMS modernization priorities (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, Program Integrity, Digital Services, Data Modernization).
• Drive disciplined capture governance, including gate reviews, competitive analysis, SWOTs, and Black Hat sessions.
• Maintain realistic pWIN assessments and execute mitigation strategies to improve win probability.

CMS Market Engagement:

• Engage CMS stakeholders and operating divisions (e.g., CPI, CCSQ, CMCS, Client, Innovation Center) to understand mission needs and shape upcoming procurements.
• Build and maintain relationships with Program Executives, CORs, Contracting Officers, and industry partners.
• Monitor CMS strategic initiatives, procurement forecasts, and policy shifts to identify growth opportunities.

Teaming & Competitive Positioning:

• Develop strategic teaming approaches (prime and subcontractor positioning).
• Identify and negotiate partnerships aligned to opportunity requirements.
• Leverage contract vehicle strategies (GWACs, BPAs, IDIQs, CMS-specific vehicles) to optimize competitive advantage.

Proposal & Solution Alignment:

• Collaborate with solution architects, pricing, proposal teams, and delivery leadership to shape compelling, compliant, and differentiated proposals.
• Ensure clear articulation of win themes and discriminators.
• Participate in and support color team reviews.

Pipeline & Growth Contribution:

• Support pipeline development and forecasting for CMS portfolio.
• Provide regular updates to leadership on strategy, risks, and growth projections.
• Contribute to strengthening Sky's CMS growth methodology and repeatable capture practices.

Required Qualifications:

• 7–10+ years of federal capture or business development experience with a strong focus on CMS.
• Demonstrated success capturing and winning federal contracts in the $10M+ range (experience supporting $20M+ pursuits preferred).
• Deep understanding of CMS procurement processes, contract vehicles, and operating divisions.
• Strong knowledge of federal acquisition lifecycle, GWACs, BPAs, and IDIQ structures.
• Proven ability to shape opportunities pre-RFP and drive disciplined capture execution.
• Excellent communication skills with ability to engage CMS program and contracting leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent pursuits in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting CMS modernization initiatives in Digital Transformation, AI/ML, Cloud, Data Analytics, Claims Processing, or Program Integrity.
• Familiarity with CMS vehicles such as SPARC, CIO-SP4, Polaris, STARS III, or other HHS-aligned contract vehicles.
• Experience within small-to-mid-tier federal contractors scaling growth.
• APMP or similar capture certification.

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, Information Technology, Healthcare Administration, or related field.
• Advanced degree preferred.

What Success Looks Like:

• Strengthened CMS pipeline with qualified, strategically aligned pursuits.
• Increased capture discipline and measurable improvement in win rate.
• Securing one or more strategic CMS prime awards within 12–18 months.
• Elevated visibility and positioning of Sky Solutions within CMS modernization initiatives.

Title: Product Manager
Location : Rockville, MD or McLean, VA
Target Start Date : ASAP
Type: contract
Pay Rate: DOE

The Product Manager is responsible for defining product vision, strategy, roadmap, and feature development for a portfolio of market surveillance products. This portfolio includes a large set of existing surveillance patterns as well as machine learning and deep learning models, some of which are undergoing redesign.

This role requires a highly autonomous product leader who can manage multiple feature initiatives simultaneously while partnering closely with business stakeholders to understand regulatory needs, operational pain points, and opportunities for improvement. The Product Manager will maintain product backlogs, prioritize enhancements, define roadmaps, and ensure the successful delivery of new surveillance capabilities and enhancements to existing systems.

The role also requires familiarity with financial market data sources, including audit trail data, exchange data, and reference data, and how these datasets support regulatory and compliance objectives.

Product Strategy & User Insight

• Develop a deep understanding of the business domain, regulatory objectives, and available data sources.

• Define product vision, strategy, and requirements based on user needs, regulatory priorities, and data insights.

• Conduct research, analyze user feedback, and leverage data analysis to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.

• Translate insights into product requirements and actionable development initiatives.

Product Portfolio & Roadmap Management

• Own and manage the product roadmap for surveillance capabilities.

• Evaluate trade-offs and prioritize features based on user value, regulatory impact, and resource constraints.

• Partner with business stakeholders, engineering, architecture, and UX teams to ensure alignment and successful delivery.

• Coordinate with dependent teams across the organization to support integrated product development.

Product Planning & Delivery

• Lead product planning by developing requirements, including user stories, acceptance criteria, and use cases.

• Maintain a prioritized product backlog aligned with product strategy and delivery capacity.

• Collaborate with UX/UI teams to guide user experience design.

• Participate in development reviews, validate acceptance criteria, and ensure product quality.

• Identify risks or issues that may impact delivery timelines or product performance and develop mitigation plans.

Product Launch & Adoption

• Lead product launches and coordinate with stakeholders on rollout planning.

• Facilitate user acceptance testing (UAT) where required.

• Develop supporting documentation and training materials.

• Track launch metrics, gather user feedback, and drive iterative improvements.

Product Operations & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor product performance, usage trends, and operational metrics.

• Work with internal users and stakeholders to resolve product issues and identify enhancement opportunities.

• Evaluate new metrics and monitoring capabilities to improve product performance and visibility.

• Represent the product team in stakeholder discussions and business reviews.

Team Development

• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior product management team members.

• Stay informed on industry trends, regulatory developments, and product management best practices.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data.

• Experience using database queries (e.g., SQL) and data analysis to inform product decisions.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and make decisions in complex environments.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Self-starter with the ability to dive deeply into business processes and technical capabilities.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Communications, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• 5+ years of experience in product management, compliance, business analysis, program management, or related roles.

• Experience with database querying (e.g., SQL) and data analysis.

• Experience working within the software development lifecycle.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across teams in large organizations and work closely with leadership.

Preferred

• Experience with broker-dealer operations, market surveillance, or regulatory compliance.

• Experience guiding cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders.

• Hybrid work environment with remote and in-office collaboration.

• Occasional extended hours may be required.

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Staff UI/UX Designer - Essex Management

US Remote

Please remember to include a link to your online portfolio on your resume and if the site is password protected, how to access it so we can review.

This position supports "Essex, an Emmes Company". Essex is a biomedical informatics and health information technology-focused consultancy founded in 2009 and headquartered in Rockville, MD. The Essex team comprises experts with extensive experience in strategically developing and managing complex health and biomedical information programs for clients in the Federal Government, research academia, and private sectors.

Emmes Group: Building a better future for us all.

Emmes Group is transforming the future of clinical research, bringing the promise of new medical discovery closer within reach for patients. Emmes Group was founded as Emmes more than 47 years ago, becoming one of the primary clinical research providers to the US government before expanding into public-private partnerships and commercial biopharma. Emmes has built industry leading capabilities in cell and gene therapy, vaccines and infectious diseases, ophthalmology, rare diseases, and neuroscience.

We believe the work we do will have a direct impact on patients' lives and act accordingly. We strive to build a collaborative culture at the intersection of being a performance and people driven company. We're looking for talented professionals eager to help advance clinical research as we work to embed innovation into the fabric of our company. If you share our motivations and passion in research, come join us!

Primary Purpose

This role works as part of the Essex Modern Technology & Engineering (MT&E) team and will be focused on owning and driving the Human Centered Design (HCD) capability at the company. This is a senior Staff-level role with operational and strategic deliverables across client-facing projects and internal company initiatives. The role will be responsible for developing user interfaces, design system(s), and providing design strategy/leadership to support life science research in the public and/or private industry. This role will work on client project deliverables as well as in-house Essex deliverables to grow the overall Essex Human-Centered Design (HCD) capability. The role provides strong career growth opportunities in an innovative technology environment working with premier research organizations.

1. Own and drive the Human Centered Design (HCD) capability at
2. Lead the development of design solutions that solve complex and challenging UI/UX problems.
3. Meet with engineering team leads, and business and product owners to kick-off the design process at project inception.
4. Design clean, accessible, and modern UIs that adhere to the unified principles of a
   design system.
5. Develop documentation, including design process working practices, design system guides, and knowledge presentations.
6. Provide UI/UX design leadership and advocacy across multiple concurrent projects-both customer-facing and internal. Establish and guide the overall design vision, user-experience strategy, and brand direction for each initiative.
7. Work in a collaborative cross-functional team environment to deliver UI mocks and wireframes tied to features across all tiers in a CI/CD Agile environment.
8. Leverage any combination of UX research techniques (e.g., card sorting, story maps) to achieve the desired design deliverable goals.
9. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, when necessary, to complete cross-project initiatives (e.g., accessibility compliance, design system updates).
10. Mentor members of the design team to provide career path guidance.
11. Interview UI/UX design candidate(s) and provide evaluation/recommendation to the
    hiring manager.
12. Take ownership of the design interview and evaluation process. Define and improve the process based on industry conventions and evolving trends.
13. Own and drive in-house design projects that are used to improve the company's Human Centered Design (HCD) capabilities.
14. Contribute to the company's business development activity (e.g., providing design and branding content, and reviewing proposal responses.
15. Conduct Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) reviews across multiple projects and BD initiatives.
16. Work effectively with teams outside of engineering across the Essex organization on key company and/or UI/UX branding initiatives.

1. A deep understanding of design techniques and principles involved in the production of conceptual prototypes and wireframes.
2. Subject matter expertise in accessibility, accessibility tools, VPAT reviews, application interaction design, and design systems and frameworks (Bootstrap, Foundation, USWDS).
3. Experience providing design and accessibility deliverables on multiple projects
   running concurrently.
4. Comprehensive experience using Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, XD)
5. Excellent understanding of and experience with design collaboration tools such as Figma.
6. Excellent communication (oral and written) and collaboration skills.
7. Strong analytical skills with the ability to communicate concepts and recommendations confidently to a variety of audiences.
8. Thorough, methodical, and exhibits meticulous attention to detail.
9. Working knowledge of the following technologies and software: LucidChart, HTML, and
   CSS (SCSS).
10. 10+ years of UI/UX design experience.
11. Possession of a Bachelor or Graduate degree in Design or Human-Computer Interaction.
12. A portfolio of professional UI/UX web design work.

Though not mandatory but bonus points for:

1. Possession of at least one of the following UI/UX certifications: UXC (Nielsen Norman Group UX Certification OR CUA (Human Factors International Certified Usability Analyst)
2. Experience working with USWDS (United States Web Design System).

Why work at Emmes?

At Emmes, your actions and hard work will have a direct impact on public health initiatives, both globally and in our local communities with opportunities for volunteerism through our Emmes Cares community engagement program. We offer a competitive benefits package focused on the health and needs of our growing workforce, including:

• Flexible Approved Time Off

• Tuition Reimbursement

• 401k Retirement Plan

• Work From Home Anywhere in the US

• Maternal/Paternal Leave

• Casual Dress Code & Work Environment

CONNECT WITH US!

Follow us on Twitter - @EmmesCRO

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Title : Enterprise Solution Architect – Telecom

Location : Reston, VA

Relevant Experience (in Yrs.): 6 years

Detailed Job Description:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.

• 12+ years of IT experience across architecture, requirements & design, development, testing, or application support.

• 4+ years of MSO/Telecommunications experience with strong functional and technical skills in enterprise BSS systems and solutions architecture.

• 4+ years of experience architecting and designing large scale enterprise solutions.

• 2+ years of experience integrating or implementing complex systems including COTS, SaaS, and third party platforms using industry-standard frameworks and technologies.

• 2+ years of experience working within an architecture group on end to end strategic solutions and roadmaps.

• Deep knowledge of telecom domains including BSS/OSS (CRM, billing, order orchestration, inventory, assurance), AIOps, service assurance, field operations, customer experience, and digital channels.

• Practical experience with GenAI and LLMs (RAG, grounding, prompt engineering, evaluators, guardrails) and traditional ML (forecasting, anomaly detection, NLP, recommendations, CV optional).

• Knowledge of BSS, OSS, IT, and industry standards such as TMF, MEF, ITIL, IETF, IEEE (highly desired).

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with leadership and developers.

• Proven ability to lead large matrix managed technical teams across internal groups and multiple vendors.

• Experience driving and delivering complex full stack end to end solutions with an understanding of how architectural decisions impact delivery.

• Ability to develop solution vision, create solution architecture, and map capabilities to systems, integrations, and technology choices in collaboration with business owners, SMEs, and IT delivery teams.

• Involved across all phases of project lifecycle—from intake through implementation—to ensure solution continuity and alignment with architectural blueprints.

• Participates in feature definition, user story grooming, estimation, solution development, and architecture gap/issue resolution.

• Facilitates and leads requirements analysis and solution design workshops; performs analysis to determine integration and solution needs.

• Engages with business partners, product owners, and stakeholders to understand pain points, translate needs into system requirements, and ensure alignment with architectural vision.

• Accountable for ensuring solutions are well engineered, operable, maintainable, aligned with enterprise architecture, feasible to deliver, and capable of generating expected business value.

• Collaborates closely with IT delivery teams (platform architects, technical leads), release management, and project managers to resolve dependencies and avoid cross project impacts.

• Drives system integration efforts by defining interface specifications, technical design documents, and end to end data flows using established methodologies and tools.

• Actively contributes to implementation tasks, including research, proof of concepts, prototyping, compatibility testing, and new technology evaluations.

• Identifies necessary non-functional requirements (performance, security, operational), and supports the creation of conceptual architecture.

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• Effectively multitask and adapt to the dynamic demands of the role, ensuring timely and efficient service  
• Exceed customer expectations through ease, empathy and encouragement, delivering results related to individual and branch goals  
• Develop new connections and maintain ones by engaging customers throughout the loan process and life cycle, presenting tailored solutions based on customer needs 
• Manage the life cycle of loans, including collections activities while maintaining compliance with all relevant laws and regulations 
• Engage with customers and other departments through multiple technological channels, including phone, email, chat and our in-house systems 
• Exhibit passion for achievement, bringing an internal drive to succeed and goal oriented attitude 
• Clearly educate and inform customers on optional insurance products, ensuring customers have a thorough understanding of the loans, terms and their options  

• High School Diploma or GED????? 

• Sales, Collections or Customer Service experience??? 
• Bilingual - Spanish??? 

• Health and wellbeing options including medical, prescription, dental, vision, hearing, accident, hospital indemnity, and life insurances  
• Up to 4% matching 401(k)    
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (10% share discount)    
• Tuition reimbursement    
• Paid time off (15 days’ vacation per year, prorated based on start date)  
• Paid sick leave as determined by state or local ordinance (prorated based on start date)  
• 11 Paid holidays (4 floating holidays, prorated based on start date)  
• Paid volunteer time (3 days per year, prorated based on start date) 

Inserso Corporation is looking for a competitive, energetic, and organized Associate Proposal Coordinator to support its business development activities. This individual will work closely with our business development team to analyze Request for Proposals and Information – RFPs/RFIs, support proposal creation, and support our marketing efforts.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Reviewing RFPs and preparing analysis sheets
• Analyzing acquisition documents (RFIs, RFQs, RFPs) to understand customer priorities
• Reviewing customer requirements and assessing alignment to Inserso’s core capabilities
• Supporting our Proposal Managers to create proposal outlines, schedules, compliance documents, and customer data calls
• Managing document versions and integrating content from multiple participants
• Formatting proposal documents using MS Office Tools (Word & PowerPoint)
• Coordinating our marketing activities, including attending events, developing graphics, and updating collateral
• Supporting our business development team with capture research
• Other duties as assigned in support of proposal development

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or equivalent work experience
• Experience running projects, events, etc. in a formal manner
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, competitive, and constantly changing environment
• Strong communication skills, utilizing graphics, charts, presentations, etc.
• Strong organization skills and excellent attention to detail
• US Citizen with the ability to obtain a security clearance
• Strong persuasive writing and content editing skills
• Strong Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel skills

Desired Skills:

• General knowledge of IT concepts, technologies, and methodologies such as: networks, cyber security, software development, cloud computing, service desk management, ITIL, DevOps, Agile, or SDLC
• Marketing background (experience with marketing plans, branding, storytelling, graphics)
• Graphics background (developing technical graphics)

Clinical Program Manager - Essex Management

Remote in US except, if in Maryland, DC, VA & Delaware; must be comfortable in being on client site at least once a week.

This position supports "Essex, an Emmes Company". Essex is a biomedical informatics and health information technology-focused consultancy founded in 2009 and headquartered in Rockville, MD. The Essex team comprises experts with extensive experience in strategically developing and managing complex health and biomedical information programs for clients in the Federal Government, research academia, and private sectors.

Emmes Group: Building a better future for us all.

Emmes Group is transforming the future of clinical research, bringing the promise of new medical discovery closer within reach for patients. Emmes Group was founded as Emmes more than 47 years ago, becoming one of the primary clinical research providers to the US government before expanding into public-private partnerships and commercial biopharma. Emmes has built industry leading capabilities in cell and gene therapy, vaccines and infectious diseases, ophthalmology, rare diseases, and neuroscience.

We believe the work we do will have a direct impact on patients' lives and act accordingly. We strive to build a collaborative culture at the intersection of being a performance and people driven company. We're looking for talented professionals eager to help advance clinical research as we work to embed innovation into the fabric of our company. If you share our motivations and passion in research, come join us!

Primary Purpose

We are seeking a highimpact, strategic, and executionoriented directorlevel Program Manager to lead and mature the organization's program strategy, delivery excellence, and client enablement capabilities. This role provides both strategic leadership and handson management, including direct oversight of staff and responsibility for career development, coaching, and performance management.

This role will shape how internal departmental initiatives and client programs are planned, governed, staffed, measured, and communicated, ensuring delivery rigor while enabling flexibility and innovation across diverse client environments.

This role works in close partnership with portfolio, engineering, bioinformatics, data science, and business development leadership to ensure integrated delivery, effective resource utilization, proactive risk management, and an exceptional client experience.

The ideal candidate is a decisive people leader and systems thinker who thrives in complex and evolving environments, balances strategy with execution, and brings a strong client first mindset. Success requires the ability to influence at the executive level, mature organizational capabilities, and cultivate a collaborative, empowered team culture that supports excellence in deliveryfirst mindset. Success requires the ability to influence at the executive level, mature organizational capabilities, and cultivate a collaborative, empowered team culture that supports excellence in delivery.

• Establish and execute departmental goals and objectives aligned to enterprise strategy, contract priorities, and client mission outcomes; define and monitor KPIs to drive accountability and data-informed decision-making.
• Design, implement, and continuously mature program management, governance, and delivery enablement frameworks that scale across portfolios while ensuring compliance with federal, regulatory, and organizational standards.
• Provide executive-level visibility into portfolio, program, and project health through standardized dashboards, metrics, and reporting-enabling proactive management of risks, issues, dependencies, and performance trends.
• Partner with portfolio and divisional leadership to support investment prioritization, funding decisions, and resource allocation, balancing client commitments, growth objectives, and staff sustainability.
• Ensure full lifecycle contract execution excellence, including initiation, execution, closeout, client reporting, lessons learned, and continuous improvement integration.
• Lead people management strategy for the department, including performance management, career development, succession planning, training pathways, and promotion readiness.
• Own departmental workforce and strategic resource planning, including forecasting, recruitment, onboarding, capacity planning, skills development, and certification alignment.
• Ensure compliance with staff allocations plans, time reporting, and internal policies across billable, internal, and strategic initiatives.
• Actively support business development efforts, including RFP solutioning, staffing models, transition planning, delivery onboarding, and ongoing executive client engagement.
• Champion quality-by-design principles across all delivery artifacts and processes; oversee SOP evolution, process training, internal audits, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain strong awareness of industry, regulatory, and technology trends; represent the organization through thought leadership, publications, conferences, and strategic forums.

Required Skills:

• Advanced expertise in program, portfolio, and PMO leadership, including framework design, governance models, and delivery maturity assessments (e.g., PMI, PMO, Agile/Hybrid environments).
• Strong command of program operations, including financial management, forecasting, risk and issue management, resource optimization, and executive reporting.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex life sciences and health IT programs supporting clinical research, bioinformatics, public health, biomedical informatics, and regulated data environments.
• Exceptional communication and executive presence, with the ability to influence senior leaders, advise clients, and align cross-functional teams around shared outcomes.
• Proven problem-solving and systems-thinking capabilities, with a track record of driving process improvement, operational scalability, and organizational maturity.
• Ability to rapidly assess priorities, adapt to evolving client environments, and translate strategy into executable roadmaps.
• Strong regulatory and compliance knowledge, including clinical research regulations, healthcare privacy, and federal IT compliance standards (e.g., FDA, 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, FISMA, FedRAMP, CMMI, ISO).
• Experience operating in federal health environments (e.g., HHS, NIH, NCI), with familiarity across consulting delivery models, contract vehicles, and business development lifecycle.

Required Areas of Focus:

Program Management Leadership

• Own and evolve client-facing program and project roadmaps, ensuring alignment with mission goals, regulatory requirements, funding constraints, and delivery capacity
• Contribute to standardized BD-to-Delivery transition processes, ensuring early engagement, clarity of scope, staffing, budgets, timelines, and accountability prior to execution.
• Ensure consistent contract execution through disciplined tracking of deliverables, milestones, financials, and performance metrics, including CPAR inputs and self-assessments.
• Design, maintain, and continuously improve enterprise delivery dashboards, providing visibility into:

• • Program and project health summary
  • Resource utilization and capacity
  • Budget performance and forecasting
  • Risk and issue trends
  • Key milestones and outcomes

Contract performance and quality metrics

• Establish and enforce a structured reporting cadence to support proactive leadership engagement and timely decision-making:

• • Weekly: Project and program status
  • Monthly: Portfolio performance and financial reviews
  • Quarterly: Strategic outlook, risk posture, and growth alignment

• Serve as a senior client relationship leader, cultivating trusted partnerships and proactively identifying opportunities to enhance delivery value and expand engagements.

Financial & Resource Management

• Partner with leadership teams to define, manage, and optimize portfolio, program, and project-level budgets.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive resource capability matrix capturing skills, certifications, experience, performance insights, and availability.
• Optimize workforce utilization by aligning staffing decisions with delivery needs, staff development goals, and long-term organizational strategy.
• Lead and support staff transitions, onboarding, promotions, and role changes with minimal delivery disruption.
• Drive training and capability development strategies aligned to SOPs, industry standards, and evolving client needs.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Act as a senior liaison between executive leadership, program teams, and client stakeholders.
• Strengthen client partnerships through structured feedback mechanisms, contract / project performance reviews, and strategic planning engagements to support change agility and account growth.
• Enable cross-division collaboration to ensure integrated delivery and shared accountability.
• Communicate performance, risks, and opportunities through clear dashboards, briefings, and executive presentations.

Advisory & Consultation

• Provide strategic advisory services to internal and external stakeholders navigating complex program and project and delivery challenges.
• Translate technical, business domain, and operational concepts into actionable strategies that enable informed decision-making.
• Serve as a trusted advisor supporting both delivery excellence and organizational growth.

• Education: Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree in a scientific, health, or program management discipline preferred. PMP or equivalent certification desired.
• Experience: Minimum of 10 years in senior program strategy and delivery leadership roles across federal, academic, and private-sector environments.
• Program Leadership: Extensive experience program management, PMO leadership, governance, financial management, and large-scale delivery enablement.
• Industry Knowledge: Strong background in life sciences, clinical research, bioinformatics, health informatics, and public health.
• Leadership & Business Acumen: Proven ability to lead distributed teams, manage complex stakeholder environments, and influence at the executive level.
• Business Development: Demonstrated success supporting client growth, solution design, and consulting delivery models.
• Federal Health IT Experience: Experience supporting HHS, NIH, NCI, or similar agencies strongly preferred.

Why work at Emmes?

At Emmes, your actions and hard work will have a direct impact on public health initiatives, both globally and in our local communities with opportunities for volunteerism through our Emmes Cares community engagement program. We offer a competitive benefits package focused on the health and needs of our growing workforce, including:

• Flexible Approved Time Off

• Tuition Reimbursement

• 401k Retirement Plan

• Work From Home Anywhere in the US

• Maternal/Paternal Leave

• Casual Dress Code & Work Environment

CONNECT WITH US!

Follow us on Twitter - @EmmesCRO

Find us on LinkedIn - Emmes

The Emmes Company, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.

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