Program Manager, Awards

DEPARTMENT: Awards
REPORTS TO: SVP, Scientific Programs and Awards

The Program Manager of Awards manages the day-to-day administration of a portfolio of prestigious international scientific awards that recognize outstanding achievements in research and innovation. Working closely with department leadership and a multidisciplinary team of PhD scientists, this role oversees all aspects of assigned award competitions, including nomination and peer review processes, coordination with expert juries and nominating institutions, and engagement with award recipients.

The Program Manager combines scientific understanding with strong project management skills to ensure the successful execution of each competition while helping communicate awardees’ scientific contributions to broader audiences.

• Work with the Senior Leadership to identify, select, and establish ongoing relationships with an international cadre of judges, Scientific Advisory Council members, nominators, nominating institutions, and affiliated partners.
• Review nominations in broad disciplinary areas related to or outside of your own research; evaluating each application according to rigorous quantitative and qualitative metrics.
• Serve as primary point of contact for judges in your topic area and programs; facilitate nominee/applicant evaluation and honoree selection by juries of expert scientists, conducted both online and in-person.
• Prepare multimedia materials for broad audiences that explain the impact of the honorees’ complex scientific research.
• Conceptualize and develop scientific programming for international and domestic symposia that showcase honoree research for scientific and lay audiences.
• Work with the Senior Leadership, other team members, Academy’s operations team, affiliated partners, and other vendors as needed to develop and execute domestic and international award ceremonies and other program events.
• Collaborate across Academy departments to identify potential opportunities for ongoing honoree engagement in additional Academy initiatives and publications.

• Develop an understanding of the Academy, its mission, strategy, and programs.
• Serve as an ambassador for the Awards program portfolio, and the Academy as a whole, through public inquiries and networking opportunities.
• Keep abreast of scientific advances relevant to program subject areas.
• Facilitate judging processes in your topic areas, including the rationale applied to all stages of honoree selection and the recruitment of judges, ensuring the highest ethical standards are applied to all aspects of the nominations and judging process.
• Prepare and review multimedia materials that explain the complex scientific concepts and impact of the honorees’ award-winning research to broad audiences across various platforms, including: program websites, social media platforms, brochures, magazine articles, and press releases, as well as in short films, scripted speeches, and slide presentations showcased at awards ceremonies, symposia, and related events.
• Work with Awards team, external key opinion leaders, and program sponsors to develop content and program materials for symposia that showcase honorees; moderate scientific sessions and panel discussions as required.
• Work with the Academy’s marketing team to identify relevant outlets for awards and event promotion.
• Track the major scientific and career milestones achieved by honorees and help to promote them and their work through our social media channels and other outlets as appropriate.
• Work with the Senior Leadership, program administration partners, and sponsors to manage compliance, Sunshine Act, fiscal, and other reporting requirements.
• Work with Senior Leadership, other team…