Scientific Program Manager

Job Details

Level: Experienced,

Job Location:

National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Main Campus/Bethesda - Bethesda, MD 20892, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: Masters Degree, Salary Range: $ - $ Salary/year, Travel Percentage:
None, Job Shift: Day, Job Category:
Public Health, Position Objective:
The Scientific Program Manager will support a portfolio of high-priority programs in the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke with the National Institutes of Health. Responsibilities include data analysis, project management support, and the planning and implementation of program priorities across grants and other federal programs. The analyst will collaborate with scientific staff to monitor portfolio progress, assess research gaps, and contribute to strategic initiatives that accelerate the translation of basic discoveries into effective therapies for patients.

These support programs of congressional interest (e.g. the NIH HEAL Initiative).

• Perform a variety of quantitative and qualitative assessment and evaluation activities involved in collection, organization, analysis, preparation, processing and reporting of scientific information.
• Collaborate with staff on the planning, implementation, coordination and evaluation of programs and initiatives in the assigned specialty area of research.
• Spearhead compilation, analysis and organization of scientific, program and related information; and develop and/or lead data analysis/ dyadic data analysis.
• Create both internal and external materials in the form of reports, summaries, emails, website content, video scripts, newsletters and social media. 2
• Develop periodic and special reports and procedures; search records and files, the internet, background materials and precedent references.
• Plan, initiate, monitor and conduct administrative/portfolio analyses to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in meeting established goals.
• Review and summarize materials and data; gather and coordinate information for review; conduct data entry and file maintenance; edit and/or prepare text, data and charts.
• - Attend and participate in multidisciplinary research team meetings and functions.
• Prepare briefing materials and summaries of meetings, workshops, and conferences.
• Use science writing skills to extract science themes and priorities during multidisciplinary science meetings.
• Prepare for a variety of information exchanges with public and private sector science colleagues working on research, programs, and policy related to research program priorities.
• Attend review, scientific, in-house and various other meetings; provide minutes/reports and self-directed analysis when requested.
• Lead scientific workshops or symposia to support ongoing data dissemination of policy and program research, as it relates to existing projects.
• Work with staff on organizing and participating in symposia and discussions with national and international scientific leaders.
• Develop outreach strategies, including determination of conferences that should be attended, plans for press coverage, and other outreach activities.
• Plan, organize and participate in technical meetings and consultations that convene diverse experts to advance key issues in scientific research. 3
• Conceive, design and perform detailed analysis of the scientific landscape and/or administrative factors affecting research program priorities and performance in various scientific areas;
  Oversee scientific, administrative, and fiscal aspects of such grants, and evaluating them for scientific progress, programmatic relevance and merit.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses of Institute funded extramural research programs.
• Review short and long range planning proposals to…