Senior Cognitive Performance Programs Lead

MAXIMUS; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Remote; USD 88,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equipment provided

Job summary

MAXIMUS seeks an experienced program manager to lead cognitive domain programs within a multi-domain environment in the United States. You will oversee complex, multi-project efforts, coordinate with SOF and health professionals, and drive evidence-based improvements across training, prevention, and care delivery.

The role requires U.S. citizenship and an active or eligible Secret security clearance, with a focus on strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and operational excellence to impact

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in related field.
• 7-10 years of relevant professional experience required.
• Advanced knowledge of cognitive performance, brain health, neuroscience, human performance, psychology, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading programs, multidisciplinary teams, or complex human performance initiatives.
• Strong strategic planning, program management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope including facilitating and preparing all planning activities and artifacts.
• Oversee and manage large multi-project programs including planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling program activities.
• Create and execute project work plans and revise as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Identify resources needed and assign individual responsibilities.
• Develop and maintain a master and individual resource plan and required documents for projects.
• Baseline all projects and capture actual metrics for historical metrics and LoE forecasting.
• Review deliverables prepared by team before providing to management and customers.
• Apply PMI methodology and enforce project standards on all projects.
• Prepare for engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures.
• Minimize risk exposure on projects.
• Communicate relevant project information to management, stakeholders, and customers.
• Resolve and/or escape issues considering impact on the project.
• Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
• Track and maintain lessons learned and utilize them on subsequent projects.
• Ensure all projects are properly closed out.
• Supervise staff by providing direction, input, and performance feedback.
• Escalation point to prioritize workloads and resolve issues.
• Act as liaison for assigned vendor(s) with SLA monitoring and system changes.
• Draft vendor contracts, addendums, SOWs, RFPs/RFIs, change requests, and requirements.
• Lead continuous improvement teams.
• Provide strategic direction, planning, and oversight for cognitive domain programs and services.
• Develop and implement evidence-based initiatives to improve cognitive readiness and performance.
• Integrate cognitive services with physical, psychological, spiritual, social, and family performance domains.
• Collaborate with SOF personnel, families, leadership, medical and behavioral health providers, and other stakeholders.
• Establish performance measures, analyze program data, evaluate outcomes, and recommend improvements.
• Identify and advance innovative training, prevention, care delivery, and return-to-duty approaches.
• Represent the cognitive domain in leadership forums and program reviews.
• Ensure standardized but decentralized execution across settings.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

7-10 years experience

Program management

Stakeholder engagement

Data-driven decisions

Multi-domain collaboration

Cognitive performance

Security clearance

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

MAXIMUS seeks an experienced program manager to lead cognitive domain programs within a multi-domain environment in the United States. You will oversee complex, multi-project efforts, coordinate with SOF and health professionals, and drive evidence-based improvements across training, prevention, and care delivery.

The role requires U.S. citizenship and an active or eligible Secret security clearance, with a focus on strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and operational excellence to impact