Guidehouse

NIH Account Technology Solutions Architect

Guidehouse

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • District of Columbia

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Salary

💰 $226,000 - $376,000 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

About the role

  • Lead the technical solutioning for NIH account pursuits, including RFP responses, solution architecture, and client stakeholder engagement.
  • Design and articulate end-to-end technology solutions that support NIH goals, particularly in data integration and enterprise systems supporting business operations and programmatic biomedical research.
  • Collaborate with NIH teams to understand data flows, integration points, and system interoperability requirements.
  • Serve as the primary technical liaison to NIH technology buyers within programmatic offices and at the enterprise level, building trust and credibility through consistent delivery and thought leadership.
  • Align proposed solutions with NIH’s evolving technology strategy, including legacy system modernization and adoption of data integration platforms.
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams to develop solution components, cost estimates, and implementation plans.
  • Present solutions to internal and external executive stakeholders, including NIH leadership.
  • Support workshops and working sessions with NIH stakeholders to refine requirements and validate solution approaches.
  • Maintain awareness of NIH enterprise systems and leverage this knowledge to inform solution design.
  • Stand up delivery teams post-award, ensuring continuity and clarity of vision.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant technical field
  • 10+ years of experience in technology solution design, with at least 5 years supporting NIH
  • Deep understanding of NIH programmatic and business operations technologies
  • Familiarity with NIH’s legacy systems and future technology direction
  • Strong relationships with NIH technology stakeholders and a reputation for trusted delivery
  • Proven ability to lead technical solutioning in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
  • Excellent communication and executive presentation skills
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk mitigation capabilities
  • Experience working with geographically distributed teams
  • Based in or near Washington, DC, with availability for on-site engagement with NIH stakeholders