Digitalization Sr. Program Assistant

ATI builds and manages collaborations that conducts research and development of new technologies to solve our nation's most pressing challenges. Our collaborations are custom-built teams of organizations from industry and academia that develop novel technologies for the federal government. Traditionally, these processes are complicated and burdensome.That's where ATI comes in. We simplify and streamline processes to make it all work. When you work at ATI, you become a part of something larger than yourself. Our collective work - no matter what department or division you work in - ultimately enables the warfighter, saves lives, and diversifies the industrial base.At our core, ATI is a service organization. We are in service to others; it's what we do, and it's who we are.

Position Description

Provide programmatic, analytic, and coordination support as needed to accomplish ATI's digitalization and AI program goals and objectives. This position combines traditional program assistant responsibilities with AI use case development, testing, and evaluation support.

We offer a hybrid schedule (in-office & remote/work from home) or an onsite schedule and flexible hours. Candidates will need to reside near Charleston, SC to ensure work site flexibility.

Apply at ATI.ORG; we only accept applications submitted through our applicant tracking system.

Essential Functions

• Provide administrative support to the Digitalization, Data, and AI Lead within PMO, including supporting activities and action-item follow-up for digitalization and AI initiatives.
• Coordinatewith project leads regarding planning and execution of customer programs and internal projects, with a focus on integrating digital tools, data, and AI capabilities into ATI workflows and processes.
• Maintain accurate records for projects, including discovery interviews, charters, requirements specifications, user feedback, and AI use case and experiment repositories with appropriate version control and archiving.
• With guidance from supervisor- curate, prioritize, and refine AI and digitalization use cases across ATI programs and internal functions by engaging with project leads, understanding workflows, and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and decision-making.
• With guidance from supervisor- translate operational needs into clear problem statements, requirements, concept briefs, and lightweight business cases that articulate the value, feasibility, impact, and risks of proposed AI and digitalization initiatives.
• Design and support structured experiments and pilots to evaluate AI tools and approaches; develop evaluation frameworks and metrics; and collect, analyze, and visualize results to inform leadership decisions.
• Assist with creating user-facing materials (guides, playbooks, training content) to support change management and adoption of approved AI tools and digital workflows, incorporating feedback from demos, workshops, and user sessions.
• Support ongoing analysis and reporting across the Digitalization, Data, and AI team, including summaries, dashboards, and presentations on experiment outcomes, use case pipeline, and adoption progress related to digitalization initiatives.
• Positively contribute to ATI's culture through collaboration, critical thinking, and continuous learning about emerging digital and AI technologies. Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, or an Associate's Degree and two years related experience, or High School and six years of related experience.
• Computer skills including intermediate Excel skills, MS Office Suite - Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Project desired.
• Ability to travel to conferences and meetings required.
• Must be a U.S. citizen by birth or naturalization, or a green card lawful U.S. permanent resident, or a political asylum in the U.S. Individual must meet the definition of a U.S. person upon hire due to the risk assessment of this position.
• Must successfully pass a background check to access sensitive information and automated systems.
• This position is subject to a background check that includes a review of criminal records. In reviewing an applicant's criminal history, the company will consider prior criminal convictions that have a relationship to the job duties and responsibilities of the position. The company considers the nature of the crime, the time that has elapsed since the crime and the job duties for the position at issue in making an individualized determination. Individuals may be excluded when the company determines, based on the above factors, that hiring, transferring or promoting the applicant would pose an unreasonable risk to the business, its employees or its customers and vendors.
• If you are a qualified candidate, we encourage you to apply even if you have a prior criminal conviction(s). Convictions will not automatically disqualify the candidate, However, conviction(s) will be considered and balanced against the age of the candidate at the time of the offense, time elapsed since the offense, type of offense, potential impacts of such on the work environment, sensitivity of the position(s) available/sought, and similar independent factors relevant to the employment requirements at ATI.

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