Research and Development Program Manager

• Build and maintain relationships with military leaders, interagency partners, and stakeholders.
• Maintain familiarity with DoD and USTRANSCOM mission assurance policies.
• Define program objectives, scope, and success criteria in collaboration with senior leadership.
• Develop and execute a program management plan with research methodology, schedules, and resource allocation.
• Oversee multiple concurrent projects, ensuring timeliness, budget compliance, and mission alignment.
• Serve as primary contact for program stakeholders, including senior leaders.
• Facilitate program review meetings, workshops, and working groups.
• Work with Principal Investigators to translate research findings into actionable recommendations.
• Ensure recommendations align with USTRANSCOM priorities and policies.
• Track implementation of recommendations, capturing lessons learned for future efforts.
• Collaborate with research team and stakeholders to design and conduct organizational improvement initiatives.
• Build consensus across organizational boundaries to support change implementation.
• Identify and document opportunities for future research.
• Plan and conduct after-action reviews for continuous improvement.
• Maintain program documentation in compliance with records management, classification, and security requirements.
• Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and DoD instructions.
• Perform Scrum Master and Product Owner (PO) roles within the team's Agile Project Management/software development process.
• Perform program reporting to meet company and customer needs.
• Perform supervisory duties for contract personnel.
• Respond to internal business process information requests.

• 8+ years of relevant DoD, military, or interagency experience, including 3+ years in program/project management.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Proven leadership and ability to manage multidisciplinary teams.
• Strategic thinking skills for aligning research with mission priorities.
• Skilled in building consensus across organizations.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in budget and contract management.
• Knowledge of USTRANSCOM mission, structure, and environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365.
• Experience engaging military/government clients at O-6 level or above.
• Experience managing personnel, budgets, and contracts under federal regulations.
• Ability to deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines.
• Ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance.
• S. citizenship.

• Advanced knowledge of USTRANSCOM.
• Familiarity with defense resourcing, acquisition, and policy processes.
• Familiarity with transportation and logistics planning.
• Understanding of research program requirements at USTRANSCOM.
• Experience in organizational improvement or research-based assessments.
• PMP training or certification.
• Scrum Master certification or experience.
• Experience with JIRA or similar agile project management tools.
• Current DoD Security Clearance

• Competitive salary.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Flexible Spending Account.
• 10 paid holidays annually.
• Responsible Paid Time Off (RPTO): Flexible vacation and personal leave aligned with mission needs.

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