Functional Project Manager - FDA

General Dynamics Information Technology; Gaithersburg (MD); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) seeks a Functional Project Manager to lead a cross-functional team for an FDA program in a hybrid role based in Gaithersburg, MD and Falls Church, VA. This position emphasizes setting program directions, gathering requirements, stakeholder alignment, and ensuring team productivity.

The role requires 8+ years of experience, strong agile practices, and the ability to engage with senior clients and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field with 8+ years of business analysis or project management experience.
• Federal government project experience is required, especially with FDA programs.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage stakeholders at senior levels.
• Experience with agile development methodologies (SCRUM) and backlog management.

Responsibilities

• Establish and enforce consistent standards, best practices, and operational guidelines for implementation activities.
• Review and refine deliverables to ensure quality and alignment with client goals.
• Oversee performance and development of a cross-functional team to ensure high-quality output.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Facilitate regular project updates, insights, and recommendations to improve outcomes.
• Represent the project team in client meetings and stakeholder discussions.
• Guide agile teams through backlog management, sprint planning, and user story development.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, technical leads, and development teams to ensure requirements are met.
• Drive improvements in agile processes and ensure engagement and delivery.
• Assign and monitor workloads balancing project demands with capacity.
• Troubleshoot and resolve challenges during project phases.
• Evaluate and improve project workflows, tools, and methodologies for efficiency and scalability.
• Proactively resolve ambiguities or conflicts in requirements to drive successful execution.

Skills

Agile Methodology

Project Requirements

Project Tasks

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Hybrid - Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States · Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Sep 1, 2026

$131,750 - $178,250/year

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

MBI (T2)

Job Family:

Process and Operational Efficiency

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Agile Methodology, Project Requirements, Project Tasks

Certifications:

None

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

No

Job Description:

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is seeking a Functional Project Manager to support a critical contract with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a cross-functional team, ensure consistent standards and practices, and work collaboratively with clients and stakeholders to deliver impactful customer-facing solutions.

As the Functional Project Manager, you will be responsible for setting program directions for a cross-functional team and building strong relationships with clients and stakeholders. You will act as the primary point of contact for requirements gathering, project alignment, and ensuring team productivity.

This position requires 3 days in the office.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and enforce consistent standards, best practices, and operational guidelines for implementation activities.
• Review and refine deliverables created by the team to ensure quality, accuracy, and alignment with client and organizational goals.
• Manage and oversee the performance, workload, and development of a cross-functional team to ensure consistent and high-quality output across all projects.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, and senior leadership.
• Facilitate regular project updates, insights, and recommendations to enhance outcomes.
• Represent the project team in client meetings and key stakeholder discussions.
• Guide agile teams through backlog management, sprint planning, and user story development.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, technical leads, and development teams to ensure requirements are met.
• Drive improvements in agile processes, ensuring consistent engagement and delivery.
• Assign and monitor workloads, balancing project demands with team capacity.
• Troubleshoot and resolve challenges during project phases.

Operational Oversight & Improvement

• Evaluate and improve project workflows, tools, and methodologies for efficiency and scalability.
• Proactively resolve ambiguities or conflicts in requirements to drive successful execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of business analysis experience in the IT industry, with recent experience overseeing cross-functional teams.
• 6+ years of experience supporting Federal Government agencies or projects.
• FDA experience required
• Proven experience managing cross-functional teams.
• Experience with creating and communicating consistent standards and best practices for project management.
• Experience with effective engagement and communication with senior stakeholders and clients.
• Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies (SCRUM), including backlog management, sprint planning, and user story development.
• Proficiency in tools such as JIRA, Confluence, or other project management platforms.
• Knowledge of UI/UX workflows, including wireframes and process flows, is a plus.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust with 3 out of the last 5 years residency in the US

Desired Qualifications

• Professional Agile certification (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster, PMI-ACP).
• Experience with Commercial offthe-shelf (COTS) platforms such as Appian, Salesforce, or Pega.
• Familiarity with federal regulatory agencies, particularly the FDA, is a significant advantage.

Attributes for Success

• Leadership Excellence: Ability to lead teams, promote collaboration, and foster a positive and productive work environment.
• Structured and Strategic Thinking: Skilled at implementing processes and practices to ensure high-quality, consistent deliverables across projects.
• Client-Focused Mindset: Strong ability to maintain and build relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring their needs are at the forefront of deliverables.
• Collaborative Approach: Adept at working cross-functionally with technical leads, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to ensure success.
• Proactive Self-Starter: Capable of independently identifying areas for improvement, addressing challenges, and driving continuous improvement.

The likely salary range for this position is $131,750 - $178,250. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

50-75%

Telecommuting Options:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA MD Gaithersburg

Additional Work Locations:

USA VA Falls Church

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:

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Location Hybrid - Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States · Falls Church, Virginia, United States