**Description** The Capital Area Division (CAD) of Applied Research Associates (ARA), Inc. is seeking a **Senior Program Manager** to work across ARA to build teams to capture and lead proposal development, management, and execution of R&D programs. This position will work across CAD and other elements within ARA to support strategy development, growth, and program execution. The right candidate must have experience identifying and capturing programs, to include partner identification and staff recruiting for target programs. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in managing large, multi-performer, multi-million-dollar contracts. This position requires a candidate with experience leading and performing a variety of tasks to support Government leaders, including: + Leading ARA marketing and opportunity identification for DoD R&D efforts + Performing program management and development of program budgeting, staffing, and execution + Providing specialized functional expertise support in one or more of the following areas, _i.e_ ., in signal intelligence, electronic warfare, space, cyber, IT, and communications + Identification of potential ARA strategic partnering opportunities to support expansion of existing customers and exploitation of new markets/customers. + Identification of staff whom ARA might attract to build new programs and customers **Required Qualifications:** + Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline + 15 years of directly related experience + Top Secret security clearance + Must be a US citizen + Experience supporting US Government clients + Experience coordinating across multiple organizations **Preferred Qualifications:** + Masters degree in a relevant discipline + 25+ years of related experience + Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility This position is contingent upon ARA receipt of a contract and associated task funding. **COMPANY INFORMATION:** Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 1200 professionals. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics. At ARA, employees are our greatest assets. The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. ARA gives its employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take more active roles as owners. The culture is challenging; innovation and experimentation are the norm. Employees are eligible for contributions which not only add to the company’s success, but also their own through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please visit our website at www.ara.com . Please apply at www.careers.ara.com for the **Senior Program Manager** position. **Qualifications** **Behaviors** **Required** + **Team Player:** Works well as a member of a group + **Leader:** Inspires teammates to follow them + **Innovative:** Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking + **Enthusiastic:** Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest + **Dedicated:** Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity **Motivations** **Required** + **Self-Starter:** Inspired to perform without outside help + **Growth Opportunities:** Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility + **Ability to Make an Impact:** Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization **Education** **Required** + Bachelors or better **Experience** **Required** + 15-18 years: Relevant work experience Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)