Scientist

Company: General Dynamics Information Technology
Location: Rockville
Posted on: May 29, 2023

Job Description:

Type of Requisition:RegularClearance Level Must Currently Possess:None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: NoneSuitability:No Suitability RequiredPublic Trust/Other Required:NACI (T1)Job Family:Business Process AnalysisJob Qualifications:Skills:High Performance Computing (HPC), Program Management, Scientific ComputingCertifications:Experience:8 + years of related experienceUS Citizenship Required:YesJob Description:GDIT is seeking an experienced Scientist to lead and support the scientific community for our customer with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). -Our Scientific IT team is responsible for enabling High Performance Computing and its associated infrastructure, scientific applications and instrumentation, and end-user support to NIAID's intramural research community. This team serves as a customer-facing presence for the NIAID research community, providing a single point of support for new initiatives, ongoing projects, and scientific IT needs. In your role as a Scientist, you will lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for delivering comprehensive scientific services an end-user community of approximately 4500.Under your leadership, you will be responsible for developing and implementing customer support policies and procedures with a focus on metrics driven execution to ensure that scientific and computational services are delivered to our client on time and efficiently. You must be able to simultaneously manage various duties and obligations such as project and team management to ensure customer satisfaction while enhancing the caliber of services delivered. Additionally, you must have experience managing multiple projects. ** PLEASE NOTE: This position is primarily remote, but you must reside within commuting distance to the client site in Rockville, MD and be able to be onsite as required to meet contractual obligations and project needs. Responsibilities and Duties:

• Provides day to day team management and oversight of project execution and service delivery for scientific IT infrastructure and scientific O&M teams
• Leads multiple projects simultaneously
• Accountable for development and delivery of scientific IT associated services and capabilities
• Ensures service delivery alignment with program and customer priorities and provides ongoing visibility into project and service delivery statuses
• Collaborates with internal and external resources to identify new service/capability needs and resources required for implementation and execution
• Provides transparent communications on project timelines, resource requirements, risk management, and status reporting across all organizational and technical boundaries
• Collaborate closely with our enterprise service delivery counterpart to ensure priorities and resources across the broader organization of more than 100 staff are aligned with customer expectations
• Supports GDIT business growth through collaboration with program leadership and growth professionals enabling opportunity identification and pursuit Required Qualifications and Duties:
  • Masters and 5+ years experience or equivalent in a Science and IT related discipline
  • 8+ years experience leading multiple computational science programs
  • 5+ years experience in IT project management or development and delivery of scientific IT services
  • Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams supporting operations and maintenance of computational science systems and applications
  • Experience in multiple IT roles and disciplines such as infrastructure, networking, storage, security, operations and customer support
  • Experience developing project management processes, tools, templates and documentation artifacts
  • Experience prioritizing and supporting multiple R&D and O&M projects simultaneously while ensuring effective and timely delivery
  • Familiarity with Agile Scrum and/or Kanban methodologies
  • Comfortable communicating with diverse stakeholders from scientists through senior leadership
  • Must be within commuting distance to Rockville, MD
  • Must be a US Citizen or Greencard holder Desired Qualifications and duties:
    • PhD strongly preferred
    • Education or experience in life or physical sciences
    • Experience leading cross-functional teams including scientists and engineers
    • Experience leading teams supporting engineering and administration of computational science infrastructure, including HPC and associated components
    • Experience providing IT support for scientific instrumentation installation, configuration, operations, and troubleshooting
    • Experience supporting large collections (hundreds) of shared applications, many of which are open source
    • Familiarity with genomic analyses tools, workflows and data types
    • Understanding of challenges and approaches for large scale scientific data management
    • Understanding of general workflows for scientific data generation, analysis, and reporting
    • Familiarity with principles and practices of IT Information Library (ITIL) & IT Service Management (ITSM)
    • Understanding of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity framework and Security Assessment and Authorization (SA&A) process #GDITFedHealthJobs #GDITPriority Scheduled Weekly Hours:40Travel Required:None T elecommuting Options: RemoteWork Location:USA MD RockvilleAdditional Work Locations:COVID-19 Vaccination: GDIT does not have a vaccination mandate applicable to all employees. To protect the health and safety of its employees and to comply with customer requirements, however, GDIT may require employees in certain positions to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination requirements will depend on the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements.We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class. We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation's most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

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