Program Manager II in Frederick, MD

Description

Program Manager II

Job ID: req1729
Employee Type: exempt full-time
Facility: Frederick: INDUS
Location: 5705 Industry Lane, Frederick, MD 21704 USA

The Frederick National Laboratory is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and operated by Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.  The lab addresses some of the most urgent and intractable problems in the biomedical sciences in cancer and AIDS, drug development and first-in-human clinical trials, applications of nanotechnology in medicine, and rapid response to emerging threats of infectious diseases.

Our core values of accountability, compassion, collaboration, dedication, integrity, and versatility serve as a guidepost for how we do our work every day in serving the public's interest.  

 Position Overview:

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Within Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., operator of the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, the Clinical Monitoring Research Program Directorate (CMRPD) provides high-quality comprehensive and strategic operational support to high-profile domestic and international clinical research initiatives sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and several other institutes within NIH. CMRPD's ability to provide rapid responses and high-quality solutions, and to recruit and retain experts with a variety of backgrounds, allows the directorate to facilitate strategic support to the growing clinical research portfolios of NCI, NIAID, and other NIH divisions/offices/centers. CMRPD's support services are aligned with the program's mission to provide comprehensive clinical trials operations and program/project management services to advance scientific clinical research that complies with applicable regulations and guidelines, maintains data integrity, and protects human subjects. CMRPD services include clinical trials monitoring, regulatory affairs support, clinical safety oversight, protocol navigation/protocol development, and programmatic and project management support to facilitate the conduct of more than 400 Phase I, II, and III domestic and international trials annually. These trials investigate the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer, influenza, HIV, infectious diseases and emerging health challenges like Ebola virus and COVID-19, heart, lung, and blood disorders, parasitic infections, and rare and neglected diseases. CMRPD's collaborative approach to clinical research support and the expertise and dedication of staff to the continuation and success of CMRPD's mission has contributed to improving the overall standards of public health on a global scale.

The Clinical Monitoring Research Program Directorate (CMRPD) provides project and operational management of initiatives in support of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Division of Clinical Research.  This effort supports emerging and re-emerging Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) Disease outbreaks and response development for natural history, vaccine, and therapeutic studies.

KEY ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides support to the NIAID Division of Clinical Research (DCR) Emerging and Re-emerging Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Disease outbreaks and response development for natural history, vaccine, and therapeutic studies
• Serves as a liaison for assigned partnerships within the various countries and performs a variety of high-level operational and logistical support
• Coordinates administrative objectives for the NIAID DCR's initiative to establish active protocols that will allow more rapid responses to viral hemorrhagic fever diseases and to develop natural history, vaccine, and therapeutic studies
• Interfaces internally and externally with high-level government officials, domestic and international partners and organizations, administrative officers, program specialists, Leidos Biomed executives, project leads and support teams, and other CMRPD staff
• Provides logistical operation oversight and support for the life cycle of project procurements (e.g., capital equipment and various laboratory/operation/project supplies) from task assignment to completion
• Reviews, tracks, and organizes project budgets in collaboration with CMRPD project managers and the CMRPD Financial Management group
• Develops and maintains inventory management programs to ensure materials and supplies are available for use at project sites
• Ensures timely response, review, and submittal of partnership management inquiries
• Creates and implements detailed administrative operational project plans
• Assists with coordinating logistics for travel, training, and conference events
• Advises, and communicates with appropriate program management and/or government agencies/divisions
• Creates, edits, and maintains complex tracking systems and processes
• Provides meeting support as necessary to help facilitate communication between government officials, partners, subcontractors, and other CMRPD staff
• Stores, organizes, and maintains study documents in various platforms
• Performs assignments independently but may be subject to supervisory or appropriate project staff oversight as needed
• Composes and edits various program and technical communications, including spreadsheets, standard processes, presentations, and other communications
• Assists in the preparation of reports, including writing of semi-annual and annual reports, quarterly reports, and other project report requirements
• Position may travel 10-20% domestically and internationally
• This position is located in Frederick, Maryland

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Possession of Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university according to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or four (4) years relevant experience in lieu of degree.  Foreign degrees must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency
• In addition to educational requirements, a minimum of two (2) years progressively responsible experience in program/project management
• Progressively responsible experience must demonstrate increased independence and overall responsibility for more complex projects at a program/directorate level
• Ability to work in a busy clinical research setting, both independently and within a team
• Ability to communicate effectively with high-level personnel
• Experience managing portions of large international public health or research programs in resource-challenged settings
• Experience in relationship and partnership building in multi-cultural settings and interdependent agencies
• Strong ability to represent public health, research, and USG-funded programs to high-level policy makers across international organizational stakeholders
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates with these desired skills will be given preferential consideration:

• Five (5) years progressively responsible experience in program/project management
• Master's degree
• Excellent research, problem-solving, public speaking, writing, and interpersonal communication skills

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) | Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran (M/F/D/V) | Drug Free Workplace (DFW)

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