General Information 

• Job Code: SHR-AM-04M

• Location: Hybrid - Rockville, MD

• Employee Type: Exempt, Full-Time Regular

• Telework: Partial

• Clearance: NACI

• Salary Range: $98,474.07 - $113,245.17 per year (how we pay and promote)  

• Manager: Yes

Position Overview 

Are you passionate about bridging science and strategy to drive progress forward?

As a Clinical Guidelines Manager with Ripple Effect, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our success on our work with the NIH Office of AIDS Research! Your work will provide management of science or health projects by directing technical execution, schedules, budgets, and quality assurance. This role also leads stakeholder communications, oversees data analysis, and ensures compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements. In addition, you will supervise team members by assigning work, monitoring performance, and supporting training and development. This person will operate independently under senior leadership direction, delivering technically authoritative results and ensuring efficient team operations and timely project delivery.

Responsibilities: 

• Technical Execution: Provides advice on technical approaches to accomplish scientific and health project objectives, including meeting cadence, research methods, communication strategies, and data management. 
• Communication: Develops and delivers clear, strategic communications and presentations; manages stakeholder expectations and fosters collaboration across teams. 
• Schedule and Timelines: Develops detailed scientific and health project plans, tracks progress, and manages changes in scope, schedule, and cost to ensure timely delivery. 
• Quality Management: Oversees the development and review of deliverables to ensure technical accuracy, quality, and adherence to standards. 
• Data Analysis: Guides data collection, analysis, and reporting activities to support program goals and inform decision-making. 
• Financial Management: Ensures scientific and health projects are delivered within budget, supports proposal development, and may lead technical or management sections. 
• Regulatory and Contractual Compliance: Ensures compliance with organizational policies and external regulations, and contributes to the development of internal procedures. 
• Documentation: Oversees the creation of reports, memos, training materials, and other deliverables that support program implementation and stakeholder engagement. 
• Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement: Develops and implements new workflows and procedures to enhance team effectiveness and operational efficiency. 
• Business Relations: Manages relationships with scientific and health clients, consultants, vendors, and partners to support program execution and strategic alignment. 
• Team Management: Supervises team members, handles assignments, timekeeping, and problem-solving. Responsible for quality, performance management, and training. 
• Supervision: Works under senior manager's long-range direction and proceeds independently. Results are technically authoritative and usually accepted without change. 
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications  

• Bachelor's degree in science, health, healthcare, research or relevant fields. 
• 6+ years relevant experience, additional education substitutes for experience. 
• 2+ years of project management experience 

Basic Requirements  

• Extensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and project methodologies.
• Experience with project management in areas including project planning, timelines, resourcing, risk management, and task management.
• Intermediate experience with project management software such as Microsoft Planner, Microsoft Project, Asana and Smartsheet. 
• Intermediate experience with Microsoft Office productivity software and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams and SharePoint. 
• Adaptability: Contributes to team adaptability by adjusting to new information, reprioritizing team assignments, developing new procedures, and encouraging positive team outcomes. 
• Learning & Development: Actively engages in learning and improvement through after-action reviews, problem-solving, mentoring, and embracing essentialism, while clearly defining their role and that of others in the organization. 
• Project Management: Supports projects as a task-level reviewer, manages task activities, and guides others in timely and accurate task completion. 
• Quality & Attention to Detail: Ensures the quality of both personal and team work products, acts as a gatekeeper for deliverables before they reach senior leadership or customers. 
• Strong attention to detail and demonstrated ability to execute instructions.
• Must reside in a U.S. location where Ripple Effect is authorized to employ staff.
• Ripple Effect is currently unable to employ individuals whose primary residence is in California, New York, or Puerto Rico.

Skills That Set You Apart 

• Certificate in project management such as CAPM, PMP, PgMP or PfMP.

• Experience with technical writing in areas including process documentation, briefing decks, status reports, memos and other business writing.
• Intermediate experience with AI tools, including their limitations and risks, and how they can be applied to support project management tasks.    

About Ripple Effect 

Ripple Effect is a woman-owned, 200-person company of communicators, scientists, researchers, and analysts. Established in 2003, and named as one of the “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” in 2024 and 2025 by the NABR, Ripple Effect has earned acclaim for delivering unparalleled consulting services and top-tier talent across federal, private, and non-profit sectors. 

Benefits

At Ripple Effect, we reward our employees for their contributions to our mission. Our comprehensive total rewards package includes competitive pay, exceptional benefits, and a range of programs that support your work/life balance and personalized preferences.  

Learn more about our benefits and culture here.