Strategic Project Lead & Cross-Functional Advisor

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 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.