Job Description
Program Manager
Location
US-OH-Beavercreek
ID
2025-3808
Category
Technical Management
Position Type
Full Time Salary
Riverside Overview
Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country's most challenging technical problems.
All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship.
Position Overview
Riverside Research has an enduring legacy of excellent support to the Department of Defense and our managers are crucial to that success. In our Engineering and Support Solutions Directorate we are looking for an experienced Program Manager to lead research and development programs on behalf of the Air Force customer. This individual will manage a large technically diverse team, fostering customer relationships, overseeing financials, cost, and schedule for a variety of projects and contracts. This position requires a leader with a proven track record of providing their staff growth opportunities by identifying, capturing, and winning new contract work in addition to on-contract growth to expand their portfolio and diversify our customer base.
Responsibilities
Establish and maintain effective customer relationships with a variety of stakeholders
Supervise and mentor a large, technically diverse team
Execute program management duties that include, but are not limited to, managing day-to-day operations, maintaining work plans and timelines, tracking and projecting program spending, preparing status reports/briefs, and ensuring program status is communicated to all stakeholders
Work closely with the customer, cross-functional teams, and assigned engineers to plan and develop scope, deliverables, resources, work plan, budget, and schedule
Collaborate with government customers, contractor partners, and technical leads to develop long-term strategies and prioritize near-term tasking
Cultivate and maintain collaborative relationships with government and contract mission partners across the Department of Defense (DoD)
Manage subcontracting, consulting, and procurement activities for assigned programs
Assess program issues and develop resolutions to meet schedule, quality, and customer goals
Identify and capture new growth opportunities to expand business portfolio
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Required:
Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI
Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical or business field
10+ years of relevant experience with the Department of Defense
3+ years of experience managing a technically diverse team
Technical background in areas such as: Open Architecture, Software development, AI/ML, Modeling and Simulations, or other related areas
Proven track record of identifying, capturing, and solidifying new work along with on-contract growth opportunities
Experience managing financials across a variety of projects and contracts
Experience managing subcontractors, consultants, and procurement activities
Experience in Proposal Development
Demonstrated experience creating and presenting reports, briefings, and program related information to a variety of government and internal stakeholders
Desired:
Experience identifying and executing on-contract growth opportunities
Experience building and growing business with DoD/IC customers
Entrepreneurial spirit with demonstrated expertise driving and building new product lines
Experience in proposal development process
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Global Comp
$120,400 - $200,000 This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors.
Closing Statement
Riverside Research Institute is a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, where service to our customers and support of our staff is our overall mission. Riverside is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. Riverside offers comprehensive compensation and benefit packages to our employees.
Riverside bases its employment decisions solely on technical experience, qualifications and other job-related criteria related to our organizational purpose as a not-for-profit company, and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran's status or any other status legally protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.
Riverside Research is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local law.
