Program Manager, Biodefense

Overview

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.

 

Our work is very important to us, but so is our life outside of work. Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you, apply now www.draper.com/careers.

 

 

Equal Employment Opportunity

Draper is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.   We understand the value of diversity and its impact on a high-performance culture.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.   

 

Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact hr@draper.com.

Responsibilities

Draper’s Biotechnology Systems business empowers national security through the delivery of innovative solutions in the areas of Biodefense, Biomedical and Novel Materials & Applications to address the most pressing challenges and hardest problems.  Our mission is to harness the cutting-edge potential of biotechnology to develop advanced solutions that safeguard our nations’ security and enrich people’s lives on behalf of current and future generations. 

 

The Biodefense Program Manager reports directly to the Associate Director for the Biodefense Solutions. In this role, you will be responsible for business development activities to achieve transformational growth objectives and lead the execution of assigned programs in support of customer’s missions and requirements in Biodefense.   

 

 

Responsibilities

• Identify and cultivate strong customer and industry relationships, along with deep knowledge of market dynamics to drive growth, internal investments, and business priorities.
• Deliver on program commitments to our customers with strong customer satisfaction across cost, schedule, technical, management, quality, and communications.

• Support the delivery of a 5-year Integrated Business Plan and subsequent Annual Operating Plan (funding, revenue, and operating profit) to include accurate quarterly forecasts with balanced risk and opportunities.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to lead the development of compelling proposals and presentations tailored to the specific needs of government customers. 
• Grow business development pipeline to achieve revenue and growth targets.
• Develop personal credibility with sponsor organizations (e.g., DARPA, DTRA, JPEO, BARDA, ARPA-H, IARPA, others)

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Five or more years of progressive experience and responsibility leading programs in support of biodefense requirements for the U.S. Government to achieve organizational objectives and customer requirements.

• Extensive experience with DoD and US Government program management, requirements generation, budgeting and contracting procedures, laws, and policies.
• Experience navigating and accessing key stakeholders across Government agencies (ie: JPEO, DARPA, DTRA, IARPA, BARDA, ARPA-H and others to drive business growth and impact.
• A strong background in the development and deployment of technologies to rapidly detect, classify and mitigate biological threats in support of military and public health priorities.  Areas include medical counter measure development along with environmental sampling and sensing. 
• Demonstrated experience leading diverse matrixed and virtual teams with a focus on inclusivity.
• Demonstrated experience leading organizational strategy development inclusive of investment, infrastructure, and talent management.
• Demonstrated experience leading business captures and business development ca