Deputy Program Manager
Listed on 2026-11-04
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IT/Tech
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Management
Project & Program Management
Agile Scrum Development,Customer Engagement,Deliverables Management,Team Management
CertificationsProject Management Professional (PMP) | Project Management Institute (PMI) - Project Management Institute (PMI)
Experience10 + years of related experience
Job DescriptionSeize 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.
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.
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