Project Manager

Position: Project Manager

Location: Remote, with occasional site visits to PRAC locations as required

Work Environment: Remote

Clearance Required: Public Trust (HSPD-12)

Status: Contingent Upon Contract Award

Salary Range: $130,000 - $170,000 per year

Knowesis, Inc. is seeking a highly experienced Project Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team providing end-to-end analytic and investigative support to the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC). The PRAC delivers data-driven oversight of pandemic relief and OBBBA Act funds, supporting fraud prevention and detection efforts across federal programs. As an independent oversight committee within the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), the PRAC works closely with federal Offices of Inspectors General (OIGs) and federal law enforcement to ensure pandemic-related funding is used appropriately and not subject to fraud, waste, or abuse.

The Project Manager will oversee project execution, coordinate with senior government stakeholders, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality analytic products, investigative support, and operational services.

The Job Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Manage project cost, schedule, staffing, and performance in alignment with approved project plans and contract requirements.
• Ensure timely responsiveness to Government inquiries, including providing acknowledgment or response within 24 hours of Government contact.
• Serve as the primary technical and managerial interface between Knowesis and the Contracting Officer (CO), Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), and PRAC leadership.
• Lead Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) and foster collaboration across analytic, investigative, and operational workstreams to ensure delivery of high-quality products and services.
• Oversee risk management, quality assurance, and performance reporting.
• Ensure compliance with federal oversight standards, data governance requirements, and PRAC operational protocols.

Required Qualifications:

• Five (5) or more years of experience managing agile projects and delivering fraud analytics solutions.
• Experience supporting advanced analytic and investigative support services appropriate in size and scope to this contract.
• Strong oral and communication skills and experience interacting with senior leaders within an organization.
• Strong skills in the following key areas including fraud prevention and detection, strategic thinking, multi-tasking, conflict management, time management, planning and executing to the defined plan.
• Experience leading complex fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement analytic projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting pandemic relief or OBBBA-related fraud cases
• Advanced certifications in fraud examination or investigative analysis (e.g., CFE)
• Experience working directly with federal Offices of Inspectors General (OIGs)

Required Education: Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related quantitative field. Advanced degree preferred.

Benefits:

• Health (PPO & HDHP) Insurance, Dental, Vision, STD & LTD, Basic Life Insurance, 401k Company Match, & Voluntary Products.

Knowesis is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on merit and qualifications. We prohibit discrimination in all aspects of employment as required by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and other applicable federal laws. Our company values all applicants and employees and fosters a work environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity.