Task Lead

Leidos is seeking a Task Lead to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Scientific Review (CSR) IT program.

This role connects government stakeholders, scientific end users, program leadership, and software development teams to align technology delivery with client needs and program objectives.

The successful candidate will combine strategic planning, client relationship management, business analysis, and Agile delivery experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison among government customers, scientific end users, program leadership, and technical teams; manage expectations and resolve competing priorities.
• Translate client objectives into actionable requirements, roadmaps, and task plans in partnership with product owners and technical leads.
• Facilitate requirements workshops, planning sessions, stakeholder meetings, product demonstrations, and sprint reviews.
• Create clear, visually effective PowerPoint presentations and deliver executive briefings on accomplishments, business value, delivery status, risks, and recommendations.
• Coordinate technical workstreams and track deliverables, milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, and action items; escalate issues promptly.
• Support backlog refinement, acceptance criteria, user acceptance testing, and release readiness with the responsible product and technical teams.
• Apply the program’s established Agile practices and recommend practical improvements to collaboration and delivery.
• Develop business cases and recommendations that explain benefits, costs, risks, and tradeoffs; incorporate applicable mission and policy requirements.
• Support process documentation, change management, user communications, and technology adoption; track delivery effectiveness and client feedback.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Business Management, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• At least five years of relevant experience in IT project coordination, software delivery, business relationship management, business analysis, or a closely related role.
• Practical experience supporting software development teams using Agile approaches and an understanding of the software development lifecycle, including requirements, testing, releases, and ongoing support.
• Demonstrated ability to translate strategic objectives and client needs into clear requirements, priorities, and executable plans.
• Strong client relationship management, negotiation, facilitation, and problem-solving skills, with experience working across business and technical teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including public speaking, executive briefings, and explaining technical concepts to nontechnical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to create polished executive-level PowerPoint presentations and concise reports.
• Experience managing deliverables, risks, dependencies, and competing priorities, with proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and collaboration tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current SAFe certification relevant to the role, such as SAFe Agilist.
• Experience supporting NIH, HHS, or other federal IT programs; familiarity with scientific research, grants management, or peer review.
• Current Scrum Master certification, such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM).
• Experience applying SAFe practices for planning and coordination across multiple teams.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Power BI, or comparable delivery and reporting tools.
• Experience supporting IT modernization, change management, user adoption, or business process improvement.
• Knowledge of public policy or federal program requirements relevant to the CSR mission.

Additional Information

• Local to the DC Metro area AND ability to work up to 2 days a week onsite/hybrid schedule AND be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder with the ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance.
• Pay Range: $73,450.00 - $132,775.00