Deputy Program Manager

Public Trust: MBI Full 5C (T3)

Requisition Type: Pipeline

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to be on the frontlines of health innovation. Deliver for America’s health agency missions and enhance lives for hundreds of millions every day.

Job Description

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Deputy Program Manager supporting FDA activities. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects, build your skills, and grow a rewarding career.

PLEASE NOTE:

• This position is contingent upon contract award, expected to start in January 2027.
• Work visa sponsorship will NOT be provided for this position.

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.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED - REQUIRED:

• Clearance: Ability to obtain a Public Trust
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Scientific Computing, or related field.
• Year’s Experience: 10–12+ years of experience in scientific computing, HPC operations, or complex technical environments.
• Technical Skills:
  • Strong experience coordinating operations across multidisciplinary technical teams.
  • Must have experience with High-Performance Computing (HPC).
  • Experience with performance reporting, incident/problem management, dashboards, and operational metrics.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with scientists, engineers, and government stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritize work based on mission impact and risk.
• Location : HYBRID - Employee must be willing to report onsite in College Park, MD (primary office) or Gaithersburg, MD several days a week.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Citizenship: US Citizen
• Certification: PMP, PgMP, ITIL or CSM
• Technical Skills:
  • Experience supporting federal scientific, research, laboratory, or public health environments.
  • Familiarity with Linux, Nutanix, cloud platforms, AI/ML workloads, or scientific software ecosystems.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY :
Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

10 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Project Management Professional (PMP) | Project Management Institute (PMI) - Project Management Institute (PMI)

Travel Required

50-75%