Program Associate
Role Overview
The Program Associate ensures the accurate, timely, and compliant execution of program operations supporting government contracts. This role drives program management activities by coordinating tasks, tracking deliverables, and maintaining high-quality documentation to support performance and decision making. Serving as a key liaison across corporate teams, program staff, and government stakeholders, the specialist ensures alignment with deadlines, requirements, and reporting expectations. Success in this role requires strong attention to detail, organization, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. This position is required to report onsite to an Axle corporate office in Rockville, MD or Frederick, MD 5 days/week.
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Summary
The Program Associate ensures the accurate, timely, and compliant execution of program operations supporting government contracts. This role drives program management activities by coordinating tasks, tracking deliverables, and maintaining high-quality documentation to support performance and decision making. Serving as a key liaison across corporate teams, program staff, and government stakeholders, the specialist ensures alignment with deadlines, requirements, and reporting expectations. Success in this role requires strong attention to detail, organization, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. This position is required to report onsite to an Axle corporate office in Rockville, MD or Frederick, MD 5 days/week.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary point of contact for program staff and employees.
- Coordinate project activities to align with deliverables, timelines, and contract requirements.
- Track action items, support reporting, and assist leadership with program execution
- Develop, maintain, and update accurate and timely program documentation, technical documentation, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Act as a liaison with HR on, onboarding, benefits and personnel-related matters.
- Conduct new employee orientations and support onboarding activities.
- Coordinate annual performance review processes, including scheduling, tracking, and documentation.
- Review, approve, and track accurate employee timesheets.
- Coordinate employee travel and training requests, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
Qualifications
- 2-5 years of experience in project management, administration, and employee relations.
- Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated ability to interface professionally with government clients, managers, and staff at all levels.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and able to anticipate program and business unit needs.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational and multitasking capabilities.
- Familiarity with or exposure to artificial intelligence (AI) tools and data-driven technologies is a plus
- Interest in leveraging AI-enabled tools to improve workflows and program efficiency
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
- Prior experience supporting government contracts is preferred but not required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field required.
- PMP preferred
- The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment-based age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.
- Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact [email protected]
- Disclaimer: The above is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individual’s assigned to this position or job. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job or responsibilities as needed.
- This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.
- Salary Range$65,000—$75,000 USD
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with or exposure to artificial intelligence (AI) tools and data-driven technologies is a plus
- Prior experience supporting government contracts is preferred but not required.
- PMP preferred
About Axle
IT services and biomedical research consultancy partnering with premier research institutes including the National Institutes of Health to advance innovation in science and technology.
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