Program Manager

Required Skills & Experience

Must-Haves:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in public policy, public administration, research administration, business, social sciences, science, engineering, or similar field
• Research project coordination/management experience, ideally supporting multiple investigators, stakeholders, or simultaneous workstreams
• Hands-on experience conducting literature reviews, policy research, and data collection
• Experience with qualitative and/or quantitative data analysis
• Experience creating research reports, technical reports, analytical summaries, or similar research documentation
• Strong project management experience, specifically tracking schedules, milestones, deadlines, and deliverables
• Experience coordinating meetings, travel, site visits, and multiple stakeholders
• Able to travel as needed

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Plusses:

• Doctoral degree in a relevant discipline
• Experience supporting federally sponsored research, particularly involving defense, government acquisition, procurement, or technology policy
• Familiarity with government acquisition, maintenance, sustainment, or Right to Repair policy
• Applied research, systematic literature review, or policy analysis experience
• Experience preparing sponsor reports, policy briefs, technical deliverables, or research publications
• Experience with quantitative or qualitative research software and project management platforms
• PMP certification or equivalent project management training
• Experience coordinating travel or stakeholder engagements with federal agencies, military installations, government organizations, or industry partners with specialized access requirements

Job Description

Day-to-Day:

• Conduct literature reviews, policy research, and background analysis related to Right to Repair, government acquisition, maintenance, and sustainment
• Collect, organize, analyze, and synthesize qualitative and quantitative research data
• Support research methodologies, data collection strategies, and analytical frameworks
• Coordinate multiple research workstreams, schedules, milestones, task assignments, and deliverable calendars
• Monitor project progress and proactively identify delays, operational challenges, and execution gaps
• Coordinate preparation, review, and submission of project deliverables
• Prepare project status updates highlighting accomplishments, deadlines, and emerging issues
• Coordinate project-related travel for leadership, faculty investigators, and research staff
• Organize stakeholder visits to government agencies, military installations, research facilities, and industry partners
• Manage transportation, lodging, itineraries, meeting logistics, access documentation, travel authorizations, and expense tracking
• Coordinate meetings and stakeholder engagements and prepare agendas, minutes, briefing materials, and action items
• Maintain project documentation, research records, sponsor materials, and document version control Support technical reports, policy briefs, presentations, sponsor briefings, and other research products