Scientific Program Manager

Position Objective:
The Scientific Program Manager will provide scientific and programmatic support to the NINDS Division of Neuroscience, especially the Neurodegeneration Cluster (NDR), for coordination of the ADRD research program.

The Scientific Program Manager shall apply neuroscience expertise to code applications for ADRD relevance, assess grants for mission fit and NOFO responsiveness, coordinate pay plan development and award issuance, map funded projects to ADRD milestones, prepare summaries, figures, and reports, and coordinate ADRD Summits and Working Group meetings. Duties include managing logistics, stakeholder partnerships, and planning, implementation, and evaluation activities across National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) within the National Institutes of Health.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Design and support analysis of questionnaires, surveys, protocols, informed consent documents, training manuals, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and database management systems.

Coordinate and document projects from beginning to completion; monitor and report the status of completion, funding and results attained; provide progress reports.

Provide research management and analytic support for a range of major projects, including development of research protocols, coordination of large scientific initiatives, designing and developing survey data collection instruments, developing computerized systems for data collection, reviewing and editing analytic databases.

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.

Develop research plans for new projects.

Prepare data summaries, manuscripts, professional presentations and patient educational materials.

Spearhead compilation, analysis and organization of scientific, program and related information; and develop and/or lead data analysis/ dyadic data analysis.

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.

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.

Attend committees and report relevant programmatic and scientific information to Institute leadership.

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…