Program Delivery Manager - FDA

Responsibilities

• Drive disciplined delivery execution through clear expectations, proactive issue resolution, and strong quality oversight.
• Align delivery decisions with mission needs, business processes, and real program outcomes.
• Maintain tight cross-team coordination and validate deliverables throughout the SDLC.
• Communicate accomplishments, risks, dependencies, and impacts clearly to stakeholders.
• Build strong client engagement to understand priorities and maintain alignment with evolving needs.
• Break down complex initiatives into scalable, structured workstreams with defined scope and sequencing.
• Absorb and quantify workstream complexity, identifying scale drivers and related risks.
• Integrate new workstreams into governance and Agile operating rhythms without disrupting stability.
• Apply practical Agile methods to maintain predictability, address bottlenecks, and drive modernization and automation.
• Produce clear internal reports, consolidate key metrics, support audits, escalate major risks, and keep leadership aligned.

Requirements

• Current or recent experience leading enterprise program, preferably at the HHS or FDA.
• Experience managing multi-system projects and working with cross-functional project teams in a matrixed environment.
• People Management experience; career counseling and mentorship skills.
• Experience in managing projects with Agile values, principles, processes, and methods such as iterative and incremental development, burn down, continuous integration, and test-driven.
• Demonstrated AI mindset, including ability to leverage AI-driven insights, adapt data informed decision-making, and guide teams in responsible use of automation, analytics, and emerging technologies.
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust with 3 out of the last 5 years of residency in the US.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years of experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Experience with SAS products like Appian and Pega.
• Experience working in a SAFe Agile Environment.
• A passion for the mission the project is supporting.
• Active PMI PMP certification.

Benefits

• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
• Dental plan options.
• Vision plan.
• 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance.

Schedule

Hybrid Work Location: USA MD Gaithersburg
Additional Work Locations: USA VA Falls Church

Pay

The likely salary range for this position is $157,250 - $212,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.