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National Institute of Health, MD
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Management (Manager/Director of Staff)
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Project Director
NIH Professional, Scientific, and Technical Support Services (PSTSS)
Background: Caduceus is supporting the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Support Services (PSTSS) contract vehicle, which provides specialized scientific, technical, and programmatic support across NIH’s current and emerging research priorities. This contract supports mission-critical federal research initiatives involving basic, translational, and clinical research; vaccine research and development; laboratory operations within BSL-2, BSL-3, and BSL-4 environments; veterinary and scientific research in ABSL environments; and advanced bioinformatics and computational biology support.
The contract requires highly qualified scientific and operational leadership to ensure the successful execution of complex research support programs, multidisciplinary team management, compliance with federal regulations, and delivery of high-quality technical services to NIH institutes and centers. Work may involve direct coordination with federal scientific leadership, laboratory operations support, research administration, technical reporting, quality assurance, workforce management, and oversight of highly specialized personnel supporting national public health and biomedical research priorities. This is a high-visibility federal contract requiring strong experience in scientific program leadership, federal contract management, stakeholder coordination, and compliance with NIH, HHS, and federal acquisition standards. The Project Director will play a critical leadership role in ensuring operational excellence, contract performance, and successful support of NIH’s scientific mission.
The primary place of performance is expected to support NIH operations in:
• Bethesda, Maryland
• Rockville, Maryland
• NIH Headquarters and affiliated research facilities
*Hybrid or remote support may be authorized depending on Task Order requirements; however, the candidate must be fully capable of supporting onsite federal operations as required.
Security Requirement: Tier 2S – Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT)
Candidate must be eligible to obtain and maintain all required background investigations, credentialing, badging, and federal access requirements in accordance with NIH, HHS, and federal security policies.
Schedule Hours: Standard support is expected during normal federal business hours, Monday through Friday; however, the Project Director must be available to support mission-critical requirements, executive escalations, surge operations, and urgent scientific program needs outside standard operating hours as required.
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree strongly preferred
• Advanced degree preferred in Life Sciences, Public Health, Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Research, Program Management, or related scientific discipline
• Minimum ten (10) years of progressively responsible federal contract leadership experience
• Minimum five (5) to seven (7) years managing scientific, technical, biomedical, or research-focused federal contracts
• Demonstrated experience supporting NIH, HHS, CDC, BARDA, FDA, DoD medical research programs, or equivalent federal scientific agencies
• Proven experience managing complex scientific support contracts involving laboratory operations, research administration, scientific program execution, or technical services support
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across multiple locations and functional areas
• Strong experience working directly with Contracting Officers (COs), Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs), senior federal leadership, and scientific stakeholders
• Demonstrated success in staffing oversight, performance management, quality assurance, and contract compliance
• Exceptional written, oral, executive briefing, and stakeholder management skills
Duties and Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:
Executive Leadership and Contract Oversight
• Provide overall executive leadership and strategic oversight across all assigned task orders
• Serve as the senior contractor representative to NIH leadership, CO, COR, and program stakeholders
• Ensure the successful execution of all scientific, technical, and operational contract requirements
• Maintain accountability for contract performance, deliverables, staffing, and program outcomes
• Oversee transition, startup, surge staffing, and continuity of operations planning
Scientific Program Management
• Direct multidisciplinary scientific support programs involving basic, translational, and clinical research
• Oversee vaccine research support, laboratory operations, bioinformatics, computational biology, and scientific program execution
• Ensure technical teams align with federal research objectives and mission priorities
• Support scientific review processes, research administration, laboratory compliance, and operational readiness
• Coordinate support for BSL-2, BSL-3, BSL-4, ABSL environments where applicable
Personnel and Workforce Management
• Lead and manage large teams of scientific SMEs, laboratory personnel, technical specialists, program managers, and administrative support staff
• Ensure recruitment, onboarding, retention, and performance management of key personnel
• Approve staffing strategies and workforce planning across multiple task orders
• Maintain compliance with key personnel requirements and replacement approvals
Quality Assurance and Compliance
• Ensure compliance with all NIH, HHS, FAR, HHSAR, Section 508, Privacy Act, security, and reporting requirements
• Oversee contract quality control, risk management, corrective action plans, and performance improvement initiatives
• Maintain audit readiness and documentation integrity across all contract operations
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, ATO, NIST, and federal IT security requirements where applicable
Reporting and Deliverables
• Review and approve all technical reports, annual reports, monthly progress reports, executive briefings, and task order deliverables
• Ensure timely submission of all contract deliverables and performance metrics
• Support CPARS performance excellence and contract closeout requirements
NIH Professional, Scientific, and Technical Support Services (PSTSS)
Background: Caduceus is supporting the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Support Services (PSTSS) contract vehicle, which provides specialized scientific, technical, and programmatic support across NIH’s current and emerging research priorities. This contract supports mission-critical federal research initiatives involving basic, translational, and clinical research; vaccine research and development; laboratory operations within BSL-2, BSL-3, and BSL-4 environments; veterinary and scientific research in ABSL environments; and advanced bioinformatics and computational biology support.
The contract requires highly qualified scientific and operational leadership to ensure the successful execution of complex research support programs, multidisciplinary team management, compliance with federal regulations, and delivery of high-quality technical services to NIH institutes and centers. Work may involve direct coordination with federal scientific leadership, laboratory operations support, research administration, technical reporting, quality assurance, workforce management, and oversight of highly specialized personnel supporting national public health and biomedical research priorities. This is a high-visibility federal contract requiring strong experience in scientific program leadership, federal contract management, stakeholder coordination, and compliance with NIH, HHS, and federal acquisition standards. The Project Director will play a critical leadership role in ensuring operational excellence, contract performance, and successful support of NIH’s scientific mission.
The primary place of performance is expected to support NIH operations in:
• Bethesda, Maryland
• Rockville, Maryland
• NIH Headquarters and affiliated research facilities
*Hybrid or remote support may be authorized depending on Task Order requirements; however, the candidate must be fully capable of supporting onsite federal operations as required.
Security Requirement: Tier 2S – Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT)
Candidate must be eligible to obtain and maintain all required background investigations, credentialing, badging, and federal access requirements in accordance with NIH, HHS, and federal security policies.
Schedule Hours: Standard support is expected during normal federal business hours, Monday through Friday; however, the Project Director must be available to support mission-critical requirements, executive escalations, surge operations, and urgent scientific program needs outside standard operating hours as required.
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree strongly preferred
• Advanced degree preferred in Life Sciences, Public Health, Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Research, Program Management, or related scientific discipline
• Minimum ten (10) years of progressively responsible federal contract leadership experience
• Minimum five (5) to seven (7) years managing scientific, technical, biomedical, or research-focused federal contracts
• Demonstrated experience supporting NIH, HHS, CDC, BARDA, FDA, DoD medical research programs, or equivalent federal scientific agencies
• Proven experience managing complex scientific support contracts involving laboratory operations, research administration, scientific program execution, or technical services support
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across multiple locations and functional areas
• Strong experience working directly with Contracting Officers (COs), Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs), senior federal leadership, and scientific stakeholders
• Demonstrated success in staffing oversight, performance management, quality assurance, and contract compliance
• Exceptional written, oral, executive briefing, and stakeholder management skills
Duties and Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:
Executive Leadership and Contract Oversight
• Provide overall executive leadership and strategic oversight across all assigned task orders
• Serve as the senior contractor representative to NIH leadership, CO, COR, and program stakeholders
• Ensure the successful execution of all scientific, technical, and operational contract requirements
• Maintain accountability for contract performance, deliverables, staffing, and program outcomes
• Oversee transition, startup, surge staffing, and continuity of operations planning
Scientific Program Management
• Direct multidisciplinary scientific support programs involving basic, translational, and clinical research
• Oversee vaccine research support, laboratory operations, bioinformatics, computational biology, and scientific program execution
• Ensure technical teams align with federal research objectives and mission priorities
• Support scientific review processes, research administration, laboratory compliance, and operational readiness
• Coordinate support for BSL-2, BSL-3, BSL-4, ABSL environments where applicable
Personnel and Workforce Management
• Lead and manage large teams of scientific SMEs, laboratory personnel, technical specialists, program managers, and administrative support staff
• Ensure recruitment, onboarding, retention, and performance management of key personnel
• Approve staffing strategies and workforce planning across multiple task orders
• Maintain compliance with key personnel requirements and replacement approvals
Quality Assurance and Compliance
• Ensure compliance with all NIH, HHS, FAR, HHSAR, Section 508, Privacy Act, security, and reporting requirements
• Oversee contract quality control, risk management, corrective action plans, and performance improvement initiatives
• Maintain audit readiness and documentation integrity across all contract operations
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, ATO, NIST, and federal IT security requirements where applicable
Reporting and Deliverables
• Review and approve all technical reports, annual reports, monthly progress reports, executive briefings, and task order deliverables
• Ensure timely submission of all contract deliverables and performance metrics
• Support CPARS performance excellence and contract closeout requirements
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