Senior Project Manager
(ID: 2025-0901)
Axle is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations nationally and abroad. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Axle is seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our vibrant team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supporting the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) located in Rockville, MD.
Benefits We Offer:
- 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- 401K match up to 5%
- Educational Benefits for Career Growth
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Flexible Spending Accounts:
- Healthcare (FSA)
- Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
- Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
- Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)
Overview
As a Project Manager at Axle, you will lead complex, cross-functional initiatives aligned with our strategic mission to lead advances in research, clinical practice and personalized medicine. You will be responsible for guiding healthcare, research, and technology projects from conception through delivery, ensuring they are completed on time, on budget, within scope, and aligned with organizational goals. The project manager will join a national, highly interactive, supportive, and interdisciplinary group of technologists, researchers and information experts that will support the development of approaches that derive insights from data.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and execute strategic initiatives spanning healthcare operations, population health analytics, biomedical research innovation, and cloud/cybersecurity technology solutions.
- Guide project teams to deliver on time, with clarity, quality, and a measurable impact.
- Manage a geographically-distributed and interdisciplinary project.
- Create project plans, manage deliverables, including timelines, risk identification and mitigation and coordination of cross-functional tasks using project management software (Smartsheet, Jira).
- Lead, mentor and coordinate internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Guide junior project managers and team members, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Maintain regular, transparent communications and status updates.
- Manage complex stakeholder expectations across clients, internal leadership, and external partners in healthcare and research domains.
- Identify, schedule and organize appropriate and effective meetings for various activities. Manage meetings to make progress on projects. Assist with goal-oriented agendas, coordinate slides for presentations, facilitate meetings, capture purpose-delivered action items and decisions and distribute information to the attendees.
- Drive adoption of new tools, practices, or workflows across projects.
- Conduct post-project evaluations, document lessons learned, and share best practices.
Required Skills:
- Experience with managing virtual teams
- Familiar with waterfall and agile methodologies
- Meticulous organization (e.g. document and information management skills)
- Ability to be self-directed, anticipate business unit needs, take initiative, and work well in a cross-functional and interdisciplinary team
- Remains positive and calm under pressure
- Collaborates and works with diverse team members of all levels with utmost professionalism
- Strong interpersonal skills with excellent oral, written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency with MS Office and Google Drive
- Project management software (Smartsheet, Jira)
Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree
Experience: 5–7+ years of experience in senior project management roles, with a proven track record in large-scale, high-impact programs. Experience in healthcare IT, biomedical research, or cloud/cybersecurity domains is a strong plus.
Preferred Skills: PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum, Agile, Informatics.
Supervision Received: Work is performed under the direction of the Program Manager and Director
Disclaimer: The above description is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individuals assigned to this position or job description. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job description or responsibilities as needed.
The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment based on age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.
Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact: careers@axleinfo.com
This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.
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Salary Range
$125,000 - $150,000 USD
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