Laboratory Computing Analyst Jobs in Washington (NOW HIRING)

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

MBI Full 5C (T3)

Job Family:

Program Delivery and Execution

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Agile Project Delivery, Deliverables Management, IT Modernization, Program Strategy

Certifications:

Project Management Professional (PMP) | Project Management Institute (PMI) - Project Management Institute (PMI)

Experience:

10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Program Manager supporting FDA activities.GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects, build your skills, and grow a rewarding career.

The Program Manager serves as the senior leader responsible for delivering an integrated scientific computing program that supports Food and Drug Administration (FDA) researchers, laboratories, and regulatory science initiatives. This role translates FDA scientific and mission priorities into computing strategies, oversees execution across multiple technical domains (HPC, data, bioinformatics, cloud, storage, scientific endpoints), and serves as the primary contractor interface to FDA leadership. The ideal candidate brings strong program leadership experience and handson familiarity with FDA or federal scientific environments.

• Lead overall program strategy and execution for a complex scientific computing environment supporting hundreds of FDA scientists, researchers, and laboratory teams.

• Translate FDA scientific and regulatory mission needs into computing capabilities, modernization strategies, investment priorities, and action plans.

• Serve as the senior clientfacing leader, engaging with FDA scientific leadership, OIMT, CORs, researchers, and technical stakeholders to ensure program alignment, performance, and transparency.

• Develop and maintain program plans, reporting structures, risk management processes, and governance frameworks aligned to FDA expectations.

• Oversee coordinated delivery across multiple technical workstreams including HPC operations, scientific infrastructure, storage, cloud services, cybersecurity, bioinformatics support, and scientific workstation environments.

• Ensure availability, reliability, and scalability of scientific computing services used for genomics, AI/ML, modeling, simulation, and largescale data analysis.

• Lead strategic modernization initiatives such as HPC expansion, hybrid cloud integration, scientific data platform improvements, and scientific workstation modernization.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED - REQUIRED:

• Citizenship: US Citizen or Green Card Holder

• Clearance: Ability to obtain a Public Trust

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Scientific Computing, or related field.

• Year's Experience: 12-15+ years of experience leading complex technical or scientific computing programs.

• Technical Skills:

  • Experience working within FDA or another federal scientific/public health organization.

  • Demonstrated ability to translate mission requirements into technical strategies and drive execution across interdisciplinary teams.

  • Must have experience with High-Performance Computing (HPC)

  • Strong experience with scientific data management, cloud computing, or advanced research computing environments.

• Skills & Abilities:

  • Excellent clientfacing communication skills, with the ability to engage scientific and executive audiences.

  • Proven success managing program performance, risk, reporting, schedules, and contract deliverables.

• Location: HYBRID - Employee must be willing to report onsite in College Park, MD (primary office) or Gaithersburg, MD several days a week.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Certification: PMP, PgMP, ITIL or CSM

• Technical Skills:

  • Experience supporting regulatory science, bioinformatics, genomics, or laboratory computing environments.

  • Experience working within HHS EPLC or federal governance frameworks.

PLEASE NOTE: This position is contingent upon contract award, expected to start in January 2027.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
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Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY:
Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.

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The likely salary range for this position is $176,668 - $239,022. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

50-75%

Telecommuting Options:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA MD College Park - Customer Proprietary (MDC016)

Additional Work Locations:

USA MD Gaithersburg - 9801 Washingtonian Blvd Suite 200 (MDS073)

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 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. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at

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