Program Director - Transportation Administration & Innovation, Cooperative Research Program
National Academy of Sciences
Washington, DC · $127k–$198k a year · Posted November 7, 2026
Just laid off? Start here: a plan for the first weeks
Want recruiters in Research to be able to find you?
Roles at this level, like this one at National Academy of Sciences, are often filled through recruiters.
See every open role at National Academy of Sciences
More in District of Columbia job market · All Program Director jobs (226) · Non-profit & Social Impact · Research jobs
Similar jobs
- Director, China Research Center, and Distinguished Tang Chair in China Research · Rand · Washington, DC
- Supervisory Intelligence Research Specialist (GS-15) · Citizenship and Immigration Services · Washington, DC
- ECONOMIST (GS-15) · Federal Trade Commission · Washington, DC
- Deputy Director, Civil Rights Research & Archives · NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund · Washington, DC
- Senior Director, U.S. Policy & Research, Commercial Policy · Bristol-Myers Squibb · Washington, DC
- R&D Insights & Enablement Lead (Director) · Takeda Development Center Americas · Boston, MA
Where Washington, DC ranks
Where Washington, DC placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Mid-Atlantic104 conferences · of 12
- #1Cities hosting the most government & public sector conferences18 conferences · of 29
- #1Cities hosting the most accounting & audit conferences8 conferences · of 14
- #1Cities hosting the most finance conferences9 conferences · of 24
- #1Cities hosting the most legal conferences10 conferences · of 10
- #2Best cities for sales pay after cost of living$169k · of 45
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $162,565 a year. Across 71 open program director listings that state pay, the middle half runs $59,500 to $184,500 and the median is $112,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 45% above the median.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
About the job
...Program Director – Transit and Rail, Cooperative Research Program (CRP) The Program Director provides senior‑level leadership and... ...responsible for delivering a complex portfolio of cooperative transportation research projects. The role combines people leadership, portfolio...