Project Manager - Health

Analytica is seeking an experienced Project Manager to drive a Data Governance project for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Tobacco Products (CTP).  CTP’s mission is to protect public health by issuing and enforcing tobacco product regulations and educating the public about the dangers of tobacco use. CTP oversees the implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (FSPTCA).  As such there is a significant amount of data that is both captured and must be analyzed and acted upon across the agency.  The goals and outcomes of this project are: 

Goals  

• Improve operational efficiency across CTP OS through IT utilization.  

• Improve cost efficiency across CTP OS by leveraging innovative IT solutions.  

• Use Agile methodology to accelerate the delivery of high-quality solutions.  

• Enhance the data governance process to improve data quality and adhere to data standards.  

Expected Outcomes  

• Implement new features and enhancements to existing Data Governance tools and services to improve functionality and productivity.  

• Leverage cutting-edge technologies such as Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), cloud-native solutions, serverless computing, and containerization.  

• Transition data governance expertise and activities to federal staff.  

 
Analytica has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as the fastest-growing private US small business.  We work with U.S. government customers in health, civilian, and national security missions.  As a core member you’ll work with a diverse team of professionals to solve matters, architect nuisances, and come up with alternatives.  We offer competitive compensation with opportunities for bonuses, employer paid health care, training and development funds, and 401k match. 
   
Primary Responsibilities Include (But Are Not Necessarily Limited To):  

• Regularly interface with clients at numerous levels of CTP - project managers, stakeholders, end-users, data owners, analysts, IT groups, management, and executives—to drive delivery 

• Manage project delivery agile project ceremonies and activities as required, including creating Epic / User stories creation, product and sprint backlog grooming, daily stand-up meetings, JIRA board management, sprint reviews and retrospectives 

• Provide client interface and consulting support to delivery and engineering teams on business analysis, technology approach, solutions, project management process and client engagement to drive delivery success 

• Reports to the Analytica Health Portfolio lead and manages corporate reporting requirements such as PMRs as well as project financials, goals and performance reviews, risks and issues, and staffing as needed. 

Skills, Experience, and Other Job-Related Requirements:  

• Bachelors of Science in a related field such as Computer Science 

• PMP certification 

• 10+ years of technical project management experience in a services consulting environment 

• Experience managing projects involving cloud – AWS or Azure 

• Demonstrated experience working with Agile framework and facilitating all Agile Scrum ceremonies including designing EPIC / User stories, sprint backlog grooming, daily stand-up meetings, sprint reviews and retrospectives 

• Demonstrated experience interfacing with clients, technical SME's, and other project team members to establish, monitor and perform against requirements and deliverables 

• Proven leadership and communication abilities 

• Must be a U.S. Citizen to obtain the Public Trust clearance 

Preferred Skills:  

• Federal government consulting experience, ideally FDA or HHS experience 

• Alation or other data governance tool experience 

• Databricks experience