Scientific Program Manager

Job Details

• Level: Experienced
• Job Location:
  
  National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Rockville Campus - Rockville, MD 20852
• Position Type:
  Full Time
• Education Level: Bachelors Degree
• Salary Range: $ - $ Salary/year
• Travel Percentage:
  None
• Job Shift: Day
• Job Category:
  Public Health

National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) is seeking a Scientific Program Manager that will work with National Institutes of Health (NIH) program staff on performing tasks in relation to the NIH Common Fund's Complement Animal Research in Experimentation (Complement-ARIE) program and provide comprehensive administrative and program support to ensure efficient program operations. This individual will coordinate across multiple NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices and across multiple partner agencies.

In addition, this individual may support other NCATS programs as needed.

• Coordinate and document projects from beginning to completion; monitor and report the status of completion, funding and results attained; provide progress reports.
• Collaborate with staff on the planning, implementation, coordination and evaluation of programs and initiatives in the assigned specialty area of research.
• Provide technical and management support to NIH program staff during the execution of day-to-day functions, planning and implementation of the program, including supporting program staff in setting priorities, managing assigned tasks, monitoring project status, reviewing work products.
• Oversee all data management activities and development of data files for internal and external use as necessary.
• 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.
• Prepare program documents such as meeting notes, summaries of conference calls (including action items), semi-annual meetings and workshops; prepare quarterly reports, content for the annual OSC annual progress reports and milestones reports including presentations. 1
• 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. 3
• Attend review, scientific, in-house and various other meetings; provide minutes/reports and self-directed analysis when requested.
• Attend committees and report relevant programmatic and scientific information to Institute leadership.
• Work with staff on organizing and participating in symposia and discussions with national and international scientific leaders. 4
• Take and compile comprehensive notes and organize and edit content of meeting reports.
• Plan, organize and participate in technical meetings and consultations that convene diverse experts to advance key issues in scientific research.
• Provide regular program updates to internal and external stakeholders
• Evaluates current scientific programs and determines if changes need to be made.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses of Institute funded extramural research programs.
• Review short and long range planning proposals to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and mission.
• Evaluate program activities to identify issues and develop recommendations for improvement. 5
• Provide comprehensive administrative and program support to ensure efficient program operations.
• Assist in conducting literature searches and provide summaries of findings as part of preliminary planning for new research activities and directions.
• Confer with other government agencies, extramural researchers and the broader scientific community on future projects, policy and general research
• Work with staff on planning and implementing project-based activities; e.g., workshop planning, resource evaluation, communication strategy, assist with report…