Program Manager

Program Manager - NIH Data Access & Data Linkage Services BPA

Location: Remote

Duration: Long-Term Contract

Rate: $76.95/hr - $79.46/hr

Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain NIH/HHS Public Trust and complete HSPD-12/PIV onboarding

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required

Position Overview

SMX is seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead the overall delivery of NIH Data Access and Data Linkage Services BPA activities. This role will be responsible for program execution, staffing, customer engagement, quality assurance, risk management, deliverable oversight, and executive-level reporting. The Program Manager will serve as the primary point of contact for NIH stakeholders and ensure all services are delivered in compliance with federal security, privacy, and performance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead overall program execution across BPA and task order workstreams.
• Serve as the primary interface with NIH/NIA stakeholders, CORs, COs, technical leads, data users, and partner organizations.
• Manage staffing plans, onboarding activities, key personnel continuity, and team performance.
• Maintain program schedules, risk registers, issue logs, action trackers, and corrective action plans.
• Oversee deliverable quality, timeliness, and compliance with contractual requirements.
• Prepare and present program reviews, status reports, dashboards, executive briefings, and performance summaries.
• Coordinate technical, analytical, security, privacy, cloud, and user support teams.
• Ensure compliance with federal security and privacy requirements, including FISMA, FedRAMP, ATO, CUI, HSPD-12/PIV, CMS data handling requirements, and Data Use Agreements.
• Communicate program status, risks, issues, and recommendations to customer and internal leadership.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizen.
• Experience managing federal IT, cloud, data analytics, health research, technical support, or enterprise services programs.
• Knowledge of federal and NIH security policies, standards, and operational procedures.
• Understanding of federal data management, privacy, and security requirements.
• Experience managing programs of similar size, scope, and complexity.
• Strong background in risk management, quality assurance, staffing coordination, and customer reporting.
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain NIH/HHS suitability or Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting NIH, HHS, CMS, public health, biomedical research, or healthcare-related programs.
• Experience with CMS data, data linkage, data governance, data access review, privacy-sensitive datasets, or Data Use Agreements.
• Experience supporting multi-cloud or cloud-based data platform environments.
• PMP, CISSP, CISM, GSNA, or equivalent certification.
• Experience with ATO, FISMA, FedRAMP, CUI, Section 508, HSPD-12/PIV, and federal compliance documentation.
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Health Services, Information Systems, Bioinformatics, Economics, Social Sciences, Behavioral Research, or a related field.

Required Skills

• Program Management
• Federal Program Delivery
• Risk & Issue Management
• Executive Reporting
• Customer & Stakeholder Management
• Federal Security & Compliance
• Resource & Staffing Management
• Quality Assurance
• Cloud & Data Program Coordination
• Strategic Planning

Nice-to-Have Skills

• NIH/HHS/CMS Experience
• Public Health or Research Programs
• Data Governance & Data Access
• Multi-Cloud Environments
• Federal Security Frameworks
• PMP, CISSP, CISM, or GSNA Certifications

Must-Have Skills

Program Management, Federal IT or Data Programs, Risk Management, Executive Reporting, Customer Engagement, Staffing Coordination, Quality Assurance, Federal Security Compliance, and Stakeholder Management.