Project Coordinator IV

Cognizance Technologies, LLC; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO/HMO Health Plan

Job summary

Cognizance Technologies, LLC in College Park seeks a Planning and Development lead to advise on cross-cutting projects in the FDA OCAC.

You will apply Lean Six Sigma and Smartsheet for planning, manage milestones, and prepare executive summaries and briefing papers for leaders.

The role emphasizes collaboration with senior leadership to align policies and procedures with the agency mission and long-term goals.

Qualifications

• Experience serving as a technical lead on cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma, Smartsheet, and PMBOK.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to prepare executive summaries.
• Ability to facilitate meetings with senior leadership.
• Experience developing organizational policies and SOPs.

Responsibilities

• Advise and lead cross-functional projects from planning through execution.
• Develop status reports and briefing papers for leadership.
• Collaborate to create policies and procedures aligning with the agency mission.
• Support OCAC leadership with focus groups and milestone planning.

Skills

Technical lead

PM methodologies

Analytical skills

Communication

Facilitation

Policy development

Tools

Smartsheet

PMBOK

Job description

Cognizance Technologies, LLC | Full time

College Park, United States | Posted on 08/04/2026

FDA Office of Cosmetics and Colors (OCAC) is the office responsible for the regulatory oversight of

cosmetic products marketed in the US. OCAC evaluates the post-market safety of cosmetic

ingredients and products that may pose a public health concern and provides scientific support for

possible enforcement actions.

Planning and Development

• Serve as an advisor and technical lead, providing services in the planning, development, execution, implementation, and related oversight of cross-cutting projects.
• Select and apply appropriate project management methodologies, processes, or tools — such as Lean Six Sigma and Smartsheet — to advance the organization's strategic goals.
• Serve as an advisor for planning key project milestones.
• Facilitate focus groups for leadership to support near- and long-term operational goals for OCAC/COS.

Project Reports

• Prepare a variety of comprehensive status reports, management summaries, and briefing papers that identify problems, assess the overall condition of work completed or in progress, and outline issues, solutions, and recommendations.
• Collaborate with leadership and staff to develop new policies and procedures that ensure performance goals continue to align with the overall agency mission.

Requirements

RequiredKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated experienceserving as a technical lead or advisor on cross-functional or cross-cuttingproject teams.
• Working knowledge ofproject management methodologies, frameworks, and tools (e.g., Lean Six Sigma,Smartsheet, PMBOK).
• Strong analytical andproblem-solving skills, with the ability to assess project status and recommendcorrective action.
• Excellent written andverbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare executive-levelstatus reports, summaries, and briefing papers.
• Ability to facilitatemeetings and focus groups with senior leadership.
• Experience developing orcontributing to organizational policies and standard operating procedures.

• PPO/HMO Health Plan (includes medical, dental, and vision)