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Black Canyon ConsultingBlack Canyon ConsultingBethesda, MD

Project Manager | Agile Scrum Master

Coordinates full SDLC for scientific software projects using Agile methodology, managing cross-functional teams, tracking milestones, and balancing risks/resources for genomic data systems at NCBI.

125k – 150k
Hybrid5+ YOETechnical Program Management

About the role

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Coordinates the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) in a scientific environment, including defining technical and functional requirements, quality control planning, implementation, upgrades, and integration with existing NCBI systems through Agile Process methodology.
  • Daily coordination of complex technical projects dealing with scientific and genomic data.
  • Participate in and provide technical and administrative expertise to software development projects.
  • Responsible for software/system design and specifications, system implementation and integration, and testing.
  • Tracking milestones, and producing deliverables.
  • Balances risks, schedules, and resources.
  • Coordinates cross-functional teams of various sizes with diverse technical skills sets.
  • Advises senior management on technical issues.
  • Communicates project issues to stakeholders and senior management.

Required Skills

  • Formal education (minimum: Bachelor’s degree) in Computer Science or related field.
  • At least 3 years of project management experience and at least 5 years of experience developing the software and/or managing the software development.
  • Strong Technical Knowledge of software application development.
  • Experience managing software development projects using Agile methodology.
  • Experience coordinating work across multiple teams and departments.
  • Effective verbal and written communications.
  • Experience in delivery of complex enterprise level software development projects.

Desired Skills

  • Master’s degree preferred.
  • PMP Certification.
  • Experience with scientific or biological data a plus.
  • Experience as software development technical lead.
  • Experience working with large databases, statistical analysis, and clinical data.
  • Experience in a research and development (R&D) environment with demonstrated ability to analyze problems and propose multiple solutions.
  • Experience with large distributed systems and cloud computing.

Compensation

  • Competitive salary: $125,000 - $150,000.

Skills

AgileScrumSoftware Development LifecycleSDLCProject ManagementCloud ComputingLarge DatabasesPythonDjangoC++Machine Learning

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