Deputy Program Manager for DoD Brain Injury Research

Federallabs; Silver Spring (MD); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) invites applications for a Deputy Program Manager to oversee related/integrated TBICoE projects in Silver Spring, MD.

You will guide project managers and technical staff to align work with the program’s objectives and handle moderate to complex scopes. This contingent position supports the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence within DHA/DoD, focusing on research, dissemination, and knowledge translation for

Job description

Join the HJF Team!

This position is contingent upon contract award.

HJF is seeking a Deputy Program Manager to oversee a collection of related/integrated projects that together support a long-term research initiative. This position strategically guides one or more project managers and related technical staff to ensure they are all working effectively toward the program’s stated objectives. Typically oversees moderate to highly complex scope of work.

This position will be in support of the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence (TBICoE) in Silver Spring, MD. The TBICoE is a branch of the Research Support Division in the Research and Engineering Directorate (R&E) of the Defense Health Agency (DHA). DHA is a Federal Program within the Department of Defense (DoD). TBICoE, known previously as the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), has been congressionally mandated since 1992 and is currently a matrixed research, dissemination, and knowledge translation program, supporting warfighter brain health and readiness byadvancingthetraumaticbraininjurystateofthescienceandclinicalstandards.

TBICoE’s mission to support the warfighter is executed through subject matter experts embedded across DHA facilities with expertise in TBI clinical research investigations, surveillance, clinical tool development and training, cognitive monitoring and assessment, and dissemination of TBI tools, products, and education/training materials to DoD medical personnel, service members, including Guard, Reserve, and operational medics/corpsmen, veterans with TBI, and families/caregivers of the warfighter.

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing military medicine. We serve military, medical, academic and government clients by administering, managing and supporting preeminent scientific programs that benefit members of the armed forces and civilians alike.Since its founding in 1983, HJF has served as a vital link between the military medical community and its federal and private partners. HJF's support and administrative capabilities allow military medical researchers and clinicians to maintain their scientific focus and accomplish their research goals.