Business Program Manager

Boston, MA        ·        Full time

Pison is creating the next generation of neural interfaces that focus on gesture recognition and neurophysiological insights. Pison leverages our patented electroneurography (ENG) platform to translate data generated from our body’s natural physiological electricity stemming at the brain into machine interpretable events in software. This allows for never before seen intuitive control of any experience in the IoT universe and discovery of neurological correlations drawn from our proprietary AI and data sets. Pison’s government, Department of Defense and Fortune 100 customers have a deep pipeline of pending projects fueling our growth. Pison’s long term vision is to own the platform which translates human intention to machine-readable code.

Job Summary:

You will be a highly capable manager supporting the execution of current research and development (R&D) contracts, and leading the capture and execution of the next tier of higher-revenue R&D and procurement contracts.  

Pison’s government R&D contracts (most often DoD SBIR or STTR contracts) are vital for advancing Pison’s electroneurography (ENG)-based gesture control technology for integration into government acquisition programs for human-machine teaming, situational awareness, night vision devices, and augmented reality for dismounted users.  

Pison is positioned for a large increase in R&D and initial procurement opportunities due to substantial support from Congressional and Department of Defense (DoD) sponsors. You will be responsible for leading our proposal organization/preparation/submission, then managing the execution of contracts won – in some cases in collaboration with a lead Principal Investigator.

Due to our work with the United States government, US citizenship is mandatory.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No supervisory responsibility at this time, but the candidate may establish a growth path to manage projects and staff aligned with the company’s growth rate.  At any time you may be asked to recruit, interview, and/or train new staff to support contract execution.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Manage cost, schedule, and performance of contracts to develop, deliver, and sustain ENG-based technology solutions and software applications. 
• Manage subcontractors/vendors and their scope.
• Provide authoritative recommendations, briefings, and other formal and informal feedback and status to executive leaders and peer managers on all aspects of assigned programs. 
• Plan, organize, and coordinate activities with functional specialists, including engineering, product management, contracting, finance, and logistics support. 
• Organize and lead cross-functional synchronization meetings between Business, Product, and Engineering teams. 
• Develop, execute, monitor, and communicate risk management strategies to address areas of concerns or potential gaps. 
• Organize contract proposal efforts, including scheduling of proposal preparation efforts, coordinating inputs from multiple personnel, critiquing the content for evaluation standards compliance, and submitting proposals in a timely manner.
• Support the updating of Pison’s regular reporting tools (spreadsheets, etc) that illustrate pending Business capture pipelines. 

Required Skills/Abilities/Experience:

• Experienced in the Defense Acquisition System.  Must comprehend the customers’ processes of acquisition, requirements, and budgeting that enable successful execution of their program.
• Experience with the federal acquisition life cycle developing or managing contracts, including familiarity with Statements of Work or Performance Work Statements, cost estimates, and evaluation and performance criteria. 
• 4-plus years experience as a DoD (military or civilian) acquisition program manager.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Executive-level verbal communication skills, enabling the effective and confident explanation of project plans and progress to company leaders and team members.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and complex environment, with an ability to make decisions under pressure.

Education and Credentials:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a relevant occupation (business, finance, management, engineering, science, etc.)
• DoD acquisition workforce certification (DAWIA) at Level II or III in a related field
• Current project management credentials or certification desired but not mandatory.

Physical Requirements:

• Able to travel 1-2 weeks per month to the corporate office in Boston or customer locations throughout the United States.

Work Location:

• Highly desired for the candidate to reside in the Boston area and thus be able to ensure effective cross-functional and executive-level collaboration.  Alternately, the candidate may reside in the Washington DC area to be accessible to military and federal customers and decision makers.

We understand that candidates can feel discouraged if they do not tick every box.  We encourage you to apply.  Pison is building a diverse team with people from all backgrounds who can help us build an inclusive organization.  

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