Deputy Program, Emerging Technology

Job Summary

Battelle’s Emerging Technology, Test & Integration portfolio within the Advanced Microsystem Solutions (AMS) group delivers advanced system integration, test, evaluation, and transition capabilities for U.S. Government and select commercial customers. The Deputy Program Manager, Emerging Technology, Test & Integration, will lead proposal efforts, support strategic initiatives, and participate in strategic planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage proposal development, ensuring strategic alignment with division, business line, and unit objectives while maintaining compliance and quality.
• Leverage understanding across hardware, software, systems, R&D, and manufacturing to meet customer and corporate requirements and strategic initiatives.
• Organize and facilitate proposal workshops, gate reviews, and color team reviews.
• Collect and curate old proposals and other relevant materials from Technical PMs to build a comprehensive repository of source material for future use.
• Maintain CRM hygiene and provide updates on current proposal efforts on a recurring basis across business line.
• Own the proposal process for the Emerging Technology portfolio, develop new proposal templates, documents, and training as the process evolves.
• Develop and refresh cyber marketing materials, including videos, pamphlets, graphics, and posters for use internally and externally.
• Serve as the focal point for generative AI in the proposal process and find new, novel ways to integrate AI initiatives into Cyber proposals.
• Collaborate across internal organizations with multi-disciplined engineering teams to develop winning proposals.
• Interface with team leads and senior government personnel.
• Understand customer needs, identify and build critical relationships, and prospect for new and unpublished opportunities.
• Support the National Security business unit and AMS business line planning processes.

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field of study with (8-10) years overall experience, with (5-7) years of project/program management experience, including experience with government contracts.
• Proven winning experience with proposal management and leading proposals within the cyber domain.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate to executive level management, teaming partners, and customers.
• Familiarity with CRM systems (preferred Microsoft Dynamics) and proposal tools, including AI for proposals.
• Willingness to travel to regional office sites, conferences, and partner locations across the United States.
• US Citizenship with a Top Secret clearance, SCI eligible preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Math, Physics, Physical Sciences, Business, Analytics or equivalent.
• Experience supporting government laboratories.
• Shipley Certification.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience within a large PMO.