Program manager Jobs in Washington, DC

Job Title: Program Manager

About Us:

Metas Solutions excels in providing strategic consulting, program management, and data-driven analytics to federal public health agencies. Our expertise enhances health systems and delivers measurable outcomes, helping agencies achieve their mission. We collaborate with federal partners to implement agile solutions for national public health initiatives, driving impactful change through cutting-edge programs that strengthen communities and promote well-being. See for further details about us and careers with Metas.

Job Description:

Metas Solutions has an "opening" for a talented Program Manager based in Washington, DC. The ideal candidate must be able to work onsite in the Washington, DC metropolitan area (Bethesda, MD) with the ability to provide overall management, technical oversight, and coordination of all contract activities supporting biomedical informatics research, clinical data analytics, and artificial intelligence initiatives. The Program Manager will ensure successful execution of project objectives related to biomedical informatics research, software development, data science, and scientific computing infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

Program and Contract Management

• Provide overall leadership, management, and supervision of contractor personnel supporting the contract.
• Implement management controls and technical oversight to ensure contract performance meets cost, schedule, and performance requirements.
• Develop and maintain program management plans, communication frameworks, and staffing plans.
• Establish relationships with key client stakeholders, the Contracting Officer Representative and assigned Contracting Officer.
• Coordinate with government staff to prioritize work across multiple task areas and research initiatives.

Project Planning and Oversight

• Manage project timelines, deliverables, risks, and dependencies across all technical task areas.
• Monitor performance and identify schedule or technical deviations; implement corrective actions as needed.
• Oversee task assignments and ensure alignment with research and development priorities.
• Facilitate coordination across multidisciplinary teams including data scientists, software engineers, DevOps engineers, and biomedical informatics specialists.

Reporting and Administrative Management

• Prepare and submit monthly activity and financial status reports including cost accounting, level of effort reporting, burn rate analysis, and staffing updates.
• Track recruiting, onboarding/offboarding activities, subcontractor engagement, and workforce training.
• Maintain communication with the COR regarding program progress, emerging issues, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Lead regular status meetings with government stakeholders and provide verbal briefings on task performance.

Technical and Strategic Support

• Ensure contractor activities support agency strategic goals including data-driven discovery, biomedical informatics research, and advanced computing infrastructure.
• Coordinate technical work across the DevOps, data science, and applications development teams to support biomedical data platforms and research initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with federal IT security policies including Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) requirements and operational policies.
• Support Agile project management practices and facilitate collaboration across cross-functional technical teams.

Quality Assurance and Compliance

• Implement quality assurance and configuration management processes across program activities.
• Ensure deliverables meet federal security, accessibility, and operational requirements.
• Maintain appropriate documentation and program governance processes.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in public health, health sciences, data science, management, information systems, or related field (Bachelor's degree with additional experience acceptable).
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience managing federal health, biomedical research, or data science programs.
• Minimum of 3 years managing multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Demonstrated experience supporting federal health agencies.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum project management methodologies.
• Hands-on experience developing and maintaining program management plans, communication frameworks, and staffing plans.
• Ability to prepare and submit monthly activity and financial status reports including cost accounting, level of effort reporting, burn rate analysis, and staffing updates.

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience managing biomedical informatics or health data science programs in the federal government space.
• Knowledge of federal cybersecurity and compliance frameworks including FISMA.
• Project management certification such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Federal Acquisition Certification for Program & Project Managers (FAC-P/PM), or equivalent preferred.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning skills.
• Experience managing research-focused IT or data science environments.

Security Requirements:

• Must be US Citizen and with the ability to obtain a US Government security clearance (Public Trust 5) within a reasonable period.
• Market competitive salary, commensurate with experience and education.
• Comprehensive benefits package available, Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), 401K with company match, growth, and promotion opportunities.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled