Program Manager

At K , we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. K  employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. K  is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.

Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of K 's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.

Candidates who join K 's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.

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THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD

THIS POSITION WILL BE LOCATED ONSITE IN DAYTON, OHIO

Are you a dynamic Program Manager with experience in life sciences research? Join K  - we do things that matter. We seek a highly effective Program Manager to support a Government customer…

• Manage and support all aspects of program and project execution, including acquisition planning, proposal development, financial management, cost analysis, resource utilization, scheduling, documentation, and contract administration.
• Develop and implement strategies to achieve program objectives within established cost, schedule, technical, quality, and performance requirements.
• Prepare, track, and analyze budgets, expenditures, revenue projections, and financial performance to support informed decision-making and ensure adequate funding availability.
• Incorporate contractual changes into program controls, maintain cost and schedule baselines, and ensure timely completion of contract deliverables.
• Support Government Program Managers and CORs by providing program integration, progress tracking, performance reporting, workforce planning, and recommendations for requirement changes.
• Conduct all aspects of contract personnel management, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, leave administration, work schedules, conflict resolution, and disciplinary actions.
• Coordinate personnel travel, research participant compensation, and other administrative activities in collaboration with government stakeholders.
• Ensure excellence in executing and supporting research operations, including database management, study tracking, security compliance, protocol documentation, and progress reporting.
• Assist contract personnel as needed with tasks related to Institutional Review Boards (IRB) and/or Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC), such as protocol amendments, compliance activities, and study progress reports.
• Monitor study and project performance, identify risks and issues, develop mitigation strategies, and implement process improvements to support successful outcomes.
• Provide oversight of human subject research activities, participant panels, and associated processes while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and guidance.
• Proactively identify and resolve operational, programmatic, and personnel challenges affecting research and mission objectives, ensuring effective communication and stakeholder coordination.

• Minimum of a master's degree in health-related field with 5 + years of research experience (PhD preferred)
• 5-7 years of experience as a Contract Program Manager for a Government organization engaged in human subjects and/or animal research with an annual budget of at least $3 million.
• 5+ years of experience directly managing at least 35 full-time, on-site contractors engaged in research in U.S. military or Government facilities.
• Demonstrated experience in consultant and vendor sub-contracting establishment.
• Functional knowledge of Federal regulations on research with human subjects and/or animals.
• Secret security clearance required

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