Program Director

<div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma';"> <p>(ID: 2026-2841)</p> <br> <p><strong>Axle Informatics</strong> is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations around the globe. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with premier research organizations and facilities including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other public and private organizations. </p> <div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma';"> <p><strong>Benefits We Offer:</strong></p> <ul> <li>100% Medical, Dental &amp; Vision Coverage for Employees</li> <li>Educational Benefits for Career Growth</li> <li>Paid Time Off (Including Holidays)</li> <li>Employee Referral Bonus</li> <li>401K Matching</li> <li>Flexible Spending Accounts: <ul> <li>Healthcare (FSA)</li> <li>Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)</li> <li>Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)</li> <li>Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="ck-content" style="font-family: Segoe UI; font-size: 11pt;" data-wrapper="true"> <h2 style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">&nbsp;</h2> <h2 style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Position Summary</strong></span></h2> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Axle </strong>is seeking an experienced&nbsp;<strong>Program Director</strong> to lead the execution and growth of a large National Cancer Institute (NCI) IDIQ contract. This individual will oversee multiple task orders, provide strategic leadership to technical and program teams, and serve as the primary point of contact for government stakeholders. The ideal candidate has extensive experience managing large federal health IT programs, leading enterprise cloud modernization initiatives, and delivering successful outcomes on NIH/HHS contract vehicles.</span></p> <h2 style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">&nbsp;</h2> <h2 style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e12340336a4284544b5ffbe1291252514"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lead the successful execution of a large NCI IDIQ contract and multiple task orders.</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e34849609a82f1eb7709e5cf107808b4d"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provide executive oversight of program performance, budgets, schedules, staffing, quality, and customer satisfaction.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="ed8f08c4d9c156fa165ba20e641eb594a"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Serve as the primary liaison with NCI and other government stakeholders.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="ee0448e1af135eb76bf90b6606335554b"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lead cross-functional teams, including program managers, cloud architects, engineers, and technical staff.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e380a4eda2e73fa6014683c5d9bed0261"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Oversee enterprise cloud architecture, cloud migration, and modernization initiatives.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="edc5aef37093ebf0df41bb12358362c1b"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ensure compliance with contract requirements while proactively managing program risks.</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="ec99e2baaa7c710ae65ded731f2f24d34"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Support business development activities, including proposal efforts, task order responses, and contract growth.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e5f267fb5c9096b6c653199aeccd9d621"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Foster strong customer relationships and identify opportunities to expand support across the organization.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">&nbsp;</p> <h2 style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Required Qualifications</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="ebe919ec452695b83306d235164f80bc3"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="ed5ee906059c7a9cb0d5287f921dfad47"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">10–15 years of experience managing federal health IT programs.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e120a0f6ba7fd1d0ef626e86b1d6cce3d"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Demonstrated experience managing at least one federal IDIQ contract vehicle, with oversight of multiple task orders.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e13a5af8d1cb315f4dff67723198a13d9"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience supporting NIH and/or HHS programs; experience supporting the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is highly desirable.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e96d91e511baaeb960acd72b9140d4f13"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strong expertise in enterprise cloud architecture and cloud modernization, including AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e9c78378d8ac83395fa99a24f79457093"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Technical understanding of biomedical informatics, biomedical data, research IT, or scientific computing environments.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e9135b4f128784ae37999f4579a4936f1"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e8d35c7458989a6a8e20726deabac2b4f"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strong leadership, financial management, customer engagement, and communication skills.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="ea5958516959736ee72751d04816f65cb"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Must have no Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) issues that would prevent support of current NCI work.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="ed5d7724cc999382993f309bfdfb5aaef"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Must be available to serve as the named Program Director and sign a Letter of Intent (LOI) as part of the proposal process.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> </ul> <h2 style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;">&nbsp;</h2> <h2 style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="ee014c757cdac199a16b2ffe4a243c292"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience supporting the National Cancer Institute (NCI), particularly the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT).&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e5fa20b76f1779135089ae841fc4dd761"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Existing professional relationships with CBIIT leadership or stakeholders.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e876655fd6dc9aca1d0eb092553eb0c30"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience managing programs valued up to $50 million.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="e0b591de798dbfcba9a5de0e09819a975"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud certification.&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li class="ck-list-marker-font-size ck-list-marker-font-family" data-list-item-id="ea89771a51a47ce080315a6667f950baf"> <p style="margin: 0; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline.</span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <br> <div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma'; text-align: center;"> <p>The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment-based age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.</p> <p>Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact <a href="mailto:[redacted]" target="_blank">[redacted]</a></p> <p><strong>Disclaimer:</strong> The above is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individual’s assigned to this position or job. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job or responsibilities as needed.</p> <p>This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.</p> <p>#IND</p> </div> </div><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Salary Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$175,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$200,000 USD</span></div></div></div>