Senior Program Manager

Location

Air and Space Biosciences Division

Human Effectiveness Directorate

U.S. School of Aerospace Medicine

2510 5th Street, Building 840

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7913

• Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship
• Clearance Requirements: Tier 1 Background Investigation - National Agency Check with Law
• and Credit Check, and fingerprints. (Standard Form 85).
• Estimated Compensation: $70,000 - $75,000 yearly (negotiable based on experience).
• Type of Employment: 40 hours per week.
• Period of Performance: 30 September 2025 29 May 2027 (Option to Extend Services)
• Employee Paid Group Benefits Offered: Health/Dental/Vision.
• Paid Time Off per Year: Up to 80 hours per year, occurring on day one.
• Sick Leave per Year: Up to 56 hours per year, occurring on day one.
• Paid Federal Holidays: Eleven (11) Paid Federal Holidays.
• Travel: Travel is anticipated under this effort.

Summary of Services

The Senior Program Manager will support the division's research and consultative capability for aeromedical, chemical, biological, and radiological health hazard needs, as well as research for the biomedical impact of flight.

Working Hours

The Senior Program Manager will work remotely and will be available between 0800 and 1700 Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, unless the Contracting Officer Representative stipulates otherwise. Although the schedule may have to be flexible, it will not exceed 40 hours per week.

Mandatory Qualifications

• Possess a minimum of a bachelor's degree in business administration/management, finance, or accounting.
• Possess one of the following minimum certification requirements:
  • DAWIA career field certification (APDP Level I or higher) in Financial Management (FM) -or- Program Management (PM)
• Possess at least 10 years of demonstrated program/project management and budget analyst experience in a Department of Defense (DoD) or federal service work environment.
  • OR
• Possess at least 20 years of demonstrated program/project management experience managing project strategy development, budget, cost, schedule, performance, and product delivery parameters.

• Possess demonstrated experience with the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution process; program planning and baseline establishment; requirements management; contracts and agreements administration; analyzing obligations and

expenditures.

• Possess demonstrated experience with budget programming and execution for multi-million-dollar valued programs, and managing multiple funding types.
• Possess a demonstrated understanding of fundamental fiscal restrictions/regulations and various types of contract vehicles.
• Possess demonstrated experience in developing program cost estimates to establish program cost positions for higher-level review and collecting cost data from various sources for analysis.
• Possess demonstrated experience with developing and writing technical documentation and briefings for higher-level leadership.
  • Examples may include program management reviews, budget/financial execution reviews, program assessment, and status reports using DoD electronic reporting systems.

Highly Desired Qualifications

• Experience using the Air Force accounting Comprehensive Cost and Requirement System.
• Demonstrated experience working in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) or Research & Development work environment.
• DoD Financial Manager and/or Comptroller professional training and certification.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide program management expertise to support day-to-day operations within the Air and Space Biosciences Division, 711th Human Performance Wing, Science and Technology (S&T) Portfolio.
• Apply acquisition and program management principles and expertise to assist program and project accomplishment through the various Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) project life cycles.
• Implement administrative and monitoring support tools as required to perform daily operations associated with the establishment, execution, and assessment of Research and Development (R&D) programs.
• Participate and provide expertise in strategic and tactical acquisition planning by assisting in establishing program performance parameters
• necessary to foster successful execution within the S&T portfolio.
• Assess budget execution (commitments, obligations, expenditures) across different funding types from various sources; and conduct monitoring and assessment of incurred obligations and the actual expenditures for reporting purposes.
• Develop, review, and support finalizing program independent cost estimates.
• Work with a team of finance, contracting, program managers, scientists, engineers, clinicians, research assistants, and other support contractors to collect and analyze project data relevant to support program execution, assessment, and reporting.
• Assist in the development of necessary contracting activities required to support project contract awards within the portfolio.
• Assist in preparing a statement of work and supporting documents for Request for Proposal release, supporting technical evaluations.
• Provide support at the executive levels within the Government and to contract/industry representatives.
• If requested, participate in portfolio reviews, conferences, and meetings to deliver program presentations within and outside of the 711th Human Performance Wing.
• Develop and write technical documentation and briefings for higher-level leadership.
  • Examples may include program management reviews, project assessment snapshots, and project reporting using DoD electronic reporting systems (Program Management Reporting Tool (PMRT).
• Ensure discovered problems/issues are clearly defined and the necessary corrective actions are implemented in a timely manner, and/or a risk mitigation measure is in place to support the execution of research project(s) execution.
• Perform tasks with a strong proficiency in Microsoft software programs, including Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel spreadsheets, to support the development of electronic products required for project reporting and management oversight delivered to Division and Wing officials and identified program/project stakeholders (Monthly Reviews, Quarterly and Ad Hoc Status Reports, and Program Management Reviews).
• Perform all tasks with excellent organizational, management, and communication skills.
• Access the Air Force Teams system during their work hours when practicable and display an accurate status indicator while logged in.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• Competitive Compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision options.
• Outstanding career growth potential.

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