Research and Development Program Manager

Leidos Innovations Center (LInC) is seeking a highly motivated Research and Development Program Manager to manage programs within its Advanced Warfare Technology division R&D portfolio in our Arlington VA office.

The candidate will support our Signal Processing Business Area and be responsible effectively executing technical programs as well as for understanding customer needs to create new business. The ideal candidate will possess superior analytical and problem-solving skills operate independently with limited supervision and feedback be a strong team player and have the ability to establish solid working relationships with technical staff and peers within the division as well as our external Government customers. Experience in communications EW and radar systems; hardware/software fabrication; vehicle/platform system integration; and/or test and evaluation is a plus.

At Leidos we offer competitive benefits including 4 or more weeks Paid Time Off 11 paid Holidays 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting Flexible Schedules Discounted Stock Purchase Plans Technical Upskilling Education and Training Support Parental Paid Leave and much more. Join us and make a difference in Advanced Warfare Technology!

Primary Responsibilities:

• Plan coordinate and manage small medium and large-scale programs

• Integrate all functions and activities necessary to ensure the program meets customer expectations and contract requirements

• Actively monitor track and manage program tasks performance subcontractors risks costs and schedule

• Conduct quality review and submission of all deliverables

• Provide strong proactive and assertive leadership while engaging multi-discipline teams and responding to business needs

• Make decisions at the program team-level and properly escalate issues that cannot be resolved timely

• Create program management plans set expectations and ensure plans are driven by organizational procedures

• Ensure requirements are gathered documented reviewed and approved per organizational/program standards

• Ensure programs are executed on-time within budget and remain within scope

• Create a work breakdown structures defining all activities and develop schedules to monitor and track dependencies milestones and deliverables

• Establish and maintain financial plans track and report monthly actuals vs. planned expenditures and implement corrective actions as necessary to address variances

**Note: The classified nature of this work allows it for minimal remote/telework opportunities.**

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in a relevant field and 12 years of prior relevant experience

• Experience overseeing technical teams and managing R&D programs

• Excellent verbal and written communication management and organizational skills

• Experience with captures including business development customer relations and proposal management/writing

• Experience with agile scheduling

• Experience with financial systems and managing program budgets

• Proven ability to build and maintain lasting customer relationships external stakeholder networks and teaming partnerships

• Must have an active Secret clearance and able to obtain a TS/SCI level clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in a relevant field and 10 years of prior relevant experience

• Project Management Professional (PMP)

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance

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Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.