Data Linkage Operations Lead

Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
BI Full 6C (T4)

Job Family:
Data Science and Data Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Communication, Data Policies, Deliverables Management, Prioritization, Record Linkage
Certifications:
None
Experience:
7 + years of related experience
ship Required:
No

Job Description:

GDIT is seeking an experienced Data Linkage Operations Lead to oversee intake, governance, stakeholder engagement, training, and reporting for a large federal data access and linkage initiative. This role serves as the operational lead for program processes surrounding DUAs, study onboarding, researcher support, and program metrics, ensuring that linkage and enclave services are delivered consistently and in alignment with policy and governance requirements. The Data Linkage Operations Lead reports to the Program Director and works closely with the program, technical teams, partners, researchers, and federal customers,

How a Data Linkage Operations Lead Will Make an Impact

• Lead end-to-end management of program operations workstreams, including study and researcher intake, DUA and governance workflows, stakeholder communications, training, and technical assistance for linkage and enclave services.
• Coordinate with federal customers and technical leads to translate policies, privacy requirements, and program goals into clear operational processes, SOPs, templates, and services.
• Oversee day-to-day execution of operations activities, tracking requests, timelines, risks, and issues, and ensuring timely completion of requirements and deliverables.
• Manage development and use of dashboards and metrics to monitor program participation, DUA processing, linkage demand, turnaround times, user experience, and continuous improvement actions.
• Lead planning and delivery of communications, documentation, and training for researchers and stakeholders, including guidance on DUAs, masking, linkage options, enclave use, and disclosure review processes.
• Plan and execute data linkage operations related transition activities, including orderly transfer of environments, configurations, documentation, and tools.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading operations or program management for federal research, health, or data access programs.
• Strong understanding of project and program management practices, including scope, schedule, risk, stakeholder management, documentation, and reporting.
• Experience working with or around federal data access, privacy, or governance requirements and DUAs in close coordination with technical and policy leads.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholder groups, including researchers, federal staff, and technical teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including concise status reports, stakeholder communications, training materials, and program documentation for government and technical audiences.
• 7+ years of experience supporting federal agencies, research organizations, or healthcare systems in program operations, data access, or research support roles.
• Current relevant professional certifications.
• Ability to obtain/maintain a Public Trust or higher and authorization to work in the US.
• Willingness to travel 10-25% to support on-site collaboration in the DC Metro area.

Preferred

• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• 11+ years of experience leading operations for federal data access or sharing programs, health services research programs, or large-scale research support initiatives.
• Familiarity with the lifecycle of data access requests, DUAs, governance reviews, and disclosure control in enclave or similar secure research environments.
• Experience with metrics, dashboards, and KPIs for tracking program performance, researcher demand, and operational throughput for data linkage.
• Prior work with federal health or research agencies on data access, linkage, or real-world data initiatives.

GDIT is Your Place
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities.
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals.
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off.
• Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home.
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace.

Own Your Opportunity
Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.

The likely salary range for this position is $122,274 - $165,430. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
10-25%

Telecommuting Options:
Hybrid

Work Location:
Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

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