Scientific Review Manager

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Scientific Review

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Biomedical Research, Communication, Scientific Editing, Scientific Peer Review, Scientific Project Management

Certifications:

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

GDIT manages the scientific grant review of biomedical research for a federal government agency. We are currently seeking a Scientific Project Manager for our Frederick, MD office or working remotely from CONUS. This person will be working side-by-side with a project manager to manage the grant review process for individual programs, specifically focusing on the scientific/technical aspects to ensure a fair and thorough review of each application by subject matter experts and the integrity of the entire review process. Candidates must be approved by the client.

Responsibilities of the Scientific Review Manager include:

• Serves as the primary point of contact with the client program managers. Manages client expectations.
• Communicates program goals and established processes to the project team.
• Supervises scientific review officers (SROs) assigned to individual review panels. Guides and oversees SROs throughout the review process, including reviewer recruitment, meeting facilitation and summary statement writing. Performs quality control of the SROs’ panel management work.
• Develops and presents reviewer trainings.
• Performs quality control of the scientific contents of client deliverables.

Requirements:

• PhD, MD or equivalent and 3-6 years working experience in biomedical sciences.
• Excellent communication skills are required.

Prior management experience is highly desirable

The likely salary range for this position is $102,000 - $138,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty …