Program Director

General Dynamics Information Technology

Program Director leading NIH professional services contracts at GDIT. Overseeing contract management, recruitment, and operational activities within healthcare domains.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeWest Bethesda • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $191,250 - $258,750 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Overall leadership and guidance for contract management activities for our contract supporting NIH professional services
Program and operational management including annual reviews, performance improvement plans, conflict management
Accounting oversight including invoicing and time cards
Contract oversight including main contract execution and subcontracts
Program recruiting tasks including managing recruiters and job requisitions, conduct interviews and review candidates
Immigration (Visa and Permanent Residence sponsorships)
Onboarding/offboarding employees including hiring and terminations
Subcontractor management
Customer reporting/deliverables including interacting with the Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR)
Travel and training
Solving critical problems and mediating any potential conflicts.
Authority to make decisions for the contractor’s organization in response to Government issues, concerns, and comments.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree and 12+ years experience managing government contracts involving delivering technical services supporting life science research.
15+ years of related experience
Demonstrated experience supporting business development and task order responses for large, high throughput BPA or IDIQ contracts
Demonstrated experience hiring, retaining, and managing 100+ employees.
Located in the DMV area and ability to be on client site in Bethesda MD as required and within 2 hours of request by the client
Ability to obtain public trust clearance

Benefits

Comp & perks

401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
Full flex work weeks where possible
Variety of paid time off plans including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
GDIT Paid Family Leave program providing a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees
Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance.

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract managementprogram managementaccounting oversightperformance improvementsubcontractor managementbusiness developmenttask order responsespublic trust clearanceinvoicingemployee management

Soft Skills

leadershipconflict managementproblem solvingdecision makingcommunicationinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsrecruitingmediationcustomer interaction