Program Manager, Director - Cancer Research exp (Job 1347) at DLH Corp

<p class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoField_Job"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>About Us</strong></span></p> <div class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Container"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Text"> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">DLH delivers improved health and national security readiness solutions for federal programs through science research and development, systems engineering and integration, and digital transformation. Our experts in public health, performance evaluation, and health operations solve the complex problems faced by civilian and military customers alike by leveraging advanced tools – including digital transformation, artificial intelligence, data analytics, cloud enablement, modeling, and simulation, and more. With over 2,400 employees dedicated to the idea that “Your Mission is Our Passion,” DLH brings a unique combination of government sector experience, proven methodology, and unwavering commitment to innovation to improve the lives of millions.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="iCIMS_InfoMsg iCIMS_InfoMsg_Job"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Container"> <div class="iCIMS_Expandable_Text"> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Overview</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">DLH seeks a dynamic, scientific, and operational leader for a pivotal role in our Public Health &amp; Scientific Research operating center with both client-facing responsibilities and internal corporate oversight. The client-facing role is a Project Director (PD) for a major, long-standing federally funded cohort study investigating environmental and genetic risk factors for cancer and other chronic diseases. The PD responsibilities will be approximately 40% level of effort; the PD is responsible for end-to-end contract execution: leading multidisciplinary teams, collaborating directly with government Principal Investigators, and ensuring delivery of complex, protocol-driven research activities across participant engagement, biospecimen management, data operations, and outcome validation. The PD works closely with the study Program Manager and Scientific Advisor to guide study strategy, operational excellence, and scientific contribution throughout all phases of this nationally recognized research program. The PD role is coupled with internal responsibilities within DLH (60% LOE) to provide thought leadership in the public health research sphere, mentor junior staff, develop new business, and serve as a primary interface with DLH leadership, ensuring strong contract stewardship across financial performance, staffing, and coordination with Finance, HR, and Contracts.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Leadership Expectations</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Successful leadership and strategic vision&nbsp;are exemplified&nbsp;by:</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Providing direction to internal and external teams</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Maintaining mature, collaborative relationships with federal stakeholders</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Communicating effectively and authoritatively with senior agency executives, scientific partners, and internal leadership to align project execution with evolving research objectives&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Driving operational excellence, ensuring complex study deliverables&nbsp;are met, and resolving challenges to achieve high performance, data integrity, and participant retention</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Primary&nbsp;Project Director&nbsp;Responsibilities&nbsp;(40%)</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Oversee all aspects of daily contract operations, acting as the executive liaison and primary representative to federal clients and agency leadership</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Proactively communicate project status, risks, issues, and mitigation strategies to ensure transparency and accountability across all contract activities</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Lead and supervise multidisciplinary teams&nbsp;responsible for the following:</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Design, implementation, and analysis of detailed follow-up protocols, multi-mode survey data collection, and preparation of analytic datasets</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Development&nbsp;and implementation of&nbsp;culturally competent participant retention and engagement strategies to sustain high response rates and maximize longitudinal follow-up</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Data cleaning, quality assurance, and management of multiple concurrent data streams&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Biospecimen collection, processing, tracking, and repository operations in partnership with laboratory leadership, ensuring compliance with all safety and quality regulations</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Health outcome validation activities, including medical record abstraction and procurement of pathology reports</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Collaborate with&nbsp;Scientific&nbsp;Subject Matter Expert to operationalize&nbsp;scientific&nbsp;initiatives&nbsp;and epidemiologic guidance across all phases of cohort study operations, including study design, protocol development, and field execution</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Ensure compliance with all federal research regulations (IRB, HIPAA, Certificates of Confidentiality), as well as rigorous adherence to confidentiality, data privacy, and ethical standards</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Lead strategic planning and process improvement initiatives to drive continuous operational innovation and contract performance</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Oversee Program Manager’s execution of&nbsp;project budget&nbsp;development and adherence, staffing plans, schedules, and resource allocation for optimization and sustainability of contract deliverables</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Primary Internal Responsibilities&nbsp;(60%)</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Represent DLH at scientific conferences, on committees, and through authorship of manuscripts and presentations to enhance organizational visibility and scientific reputation</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Maintain situational awareness of advancements in epidemiology, biomedical research, and data science to ensure the program&nbsp;remains&nbsp;at the forefront of the field</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Recruit, mentor, and guide staff, fostering a culture of professional growth, operational excellence, and adherence to the highest ethical standards</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Support business development by&nbsp;identifying&nbsp;new contract and grant opportunities,&nbsp;leading or contributing to&nbsp;proposal development, and positioning DLH as a leader in cohort-based public health research</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Provide epidemiologic or management support to other&nbsp;public health programs&nbsp;as needed</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Qualifications</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">10–15 years’ progressively responsible experience (post-training) as a Principal Investigator, Project Director, or equivalent leadership on complex epidemiologic or public health research programs, with demonstrated success in longitudinal study design, execution, and operations</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Doctorate (PhD, DrPH, ScD) in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, or a closely related discipline.&nbsp;&nbsp;Individuals with a&nbsp;Master’s&nbsp;degree in these fields will be considered if sufficient experience&nbsp;with programmatic&nbsp;leadership is clearly&nbsp;demonstrated.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Subject matter&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;in&nbsp;chronic disease&nbsp;(e.g.,&nbsp;cancer, cardiovascular disease, aging)&nbsp;required;&nbsp;additional&nbsp;subject matter&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;desired&nbsp;in&nbsp;environmental health,&nbsp;genetics, or omics.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Direct experience in federal research contract management and client interaction at the senior level</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Demonstrated ability to mentor, supervise, and inspire multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Exceptional strategic planning, executive communication, and scientific writing skills</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Demonstrated record of&nbsp;peer-reviewed publications, presentations, and involvement in scientific societies or national associations</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Project management certification (PMP or equivalent)</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">United States citizenship&nbsp;required&nbsp;per federal contract terms</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span data-contrast="auto">Location: Research Triangle area preferred but not&nbsp;required. Willingness to travel is&nbsp;required&nbsp;if outside the preferred geographic location.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Benefits</strong></span></p> <p style="margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">DLH Corp offers our employees an excellent benefits package, including Personal Time Off (PTO), medical, dental, vision, supplemental life with AD&amp;D, short and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, parental leave, legal services, and more. We want our employees to save for their future; therefore, we offer a 401(k) Retirement Plan, which includes a matching component. DLH is dedicated to your career development, providing training to help drive success, with access to our best-in-class e-learning suite for formal and informal learning, professional and technical certification preparation, and education assistance at accredited institutions.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; font-family: Arial; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: rgb(206, 212, 217);" data-teams="true">#LI-PG1</span></span></p> </div> </div> </div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>EEO</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">DLH Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.&nbsp; DLH will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities and disabled Veterans who need assistance to apply.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">DLH is committed to maintaining a fair and authentic interview process</span></span></p></div>