Research and Development Manager jobs in Trenton, NJ

SciTec has been awarded multiple government contracts and is growing our creative Team! SciTec, Inc. is a dynamic small business with the mission to deliver advanced sensor data processing technologies and scientific instrumentation capabilities in support of National Security and Defense. For the past forty-five years, we have supported customers throughout the Department of Defense and U.S. Government in building innovative new tools to deliver innovative world-class data exploitation capabilities.

SciTec has an immediate opportunity for a talented Program Development Manager (PDM) to support our growth initiatives and strategic plan. This position will be based in our Princeton, NJ office. The PDM reports to the Executive Director of Program Development and is responsible for identifying, tracking, developing, and capturing new business opportunities. The PDM leads or actively contributes to the portfolio proposals, and initially will support the Future Systems (FS) and Instrumentation, Measurements & Tests (IM&T) portfolios. The PDM must be able to perform as an individual contributor and work on teams within a tight schedule environment.

Responsibilities

• Research new business databases (consortiums, GovWin, sam.gov, BAAs, etc.) to find and track potential portfolio opportunities
• Develop and maintain a roadmap of portfolio opportunities and brief upper management and Corporate Operations on the status and progress
• Lead assigned opportunities through a gated milestone process, leading to a proposal effort or a no-bid decision
• Develop teaming strategies, non-disclosure agreements, teaming agreements
• Interface with Customers and Industry partners to articulate SciTec’s capabilities and solutions
• Serve as a Proposal Manager for assigned portfolio proposals, providing leadership to the proposal team
• Work proposal requirements with internal organizations (e.g. Contracts, HR, Finance, IT, Security, etc.)
• Work proposal content and logistics with proposal teammates. Develop win themes, proposal outlines, features/benefits, and proof points. Oversee and guide the development of proposal graphics.
• Develop and track to a proposal schedule, establish and manage the proposal budget baseline, and support other proposal efforts
• Ensure timely delivery of all required proposal deliverables. Support pre-award activities including addressing customer questions, BAFO, and teammate engagement.
• Adhere to and refine new business and proposal processes
• Support recruitment and hiring efforts for successful opportunities
• Support project standup activities to include kickoff meeting, project team orientation, and collaborative IT environments
• Other duties as assigned