Scientific Program Analyst

Position Objective: Provide services as a Scientific Program Analyst in support of the overall functions of the Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID), Respiratory Diseases Branch (RDB), Viral Respiratory Diseases Section (VRDS) within the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the functions and project management of vaccines and related products being developed in the NIAID Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response (CEIRR) that includes the SARS-CoV-2 Assessment of Viral Evolution (SAVE) program.

• Collect, analyze, and synthesize scientific information related to influenza surveillance, universal influenza vaccines, and SARS-CoV-2 viral evolution progress across the programs.

• Provide project management and technical expertise for selected projects and task orders

• Track preliminary scientific data, scientific publications of high interest, of contract generated data that needs to be reported and mapped to the working groups of the SARS- CoV-2 interagency Group.

• Track scientific publications of high interest from CEIRRs-generated data that need to be reported and mapped to the NIAID universal influenza vaccine strategic plan and develop written summaries and reports as requested.

• Meet with the CEIRRs Team Lead, Project Officers and the Viral Respiratory Diseases Section Chief on a regular basis to provide oral and/or written reports on the status of on- going projects and to receive new assignments.

• Effectively provide project management and technical expertise to the CEIRRs influenza & SARS-CoV-2 programs.

• Organize working groups and workshops.

• Assist in the preparation of slides as needed.

• Attend meetings with program staff, write meeting summaries and briefing documents.

• Read, review, summarize, and/or write documents.

• Provide general organizational support including but not limited to writing meeting summaries, organizing calls and meetings, help with document filing on shared drives.

• Provide organizational support to the program including updating the clinical database, collecting essential documents and tracking the status of the documents, organizing meetings, and writing meeting summaries.

• Help coordinate schedules for the meetings between the extramural investigators and NIAID.

• Help coordinate the lectures and presentations from outside NIAID speakers, scheduling the lectures, and reserving rooms as needed.

• Work effectively with cross-functional teams to manage CIVICs product development and clinical activities.

• Track budgets, funding, and spending of CEIRRs projects.

• Provide excel spreadsheets, written reports, power point presentations and additional outputs on CEIRRs activities as needed.

• Assist in uploading and updating information in CEIRRs shared folders/sites and websites.

• Coordinate the review of CEIRRs optional project applications with duties including organizing review meetings with NIAID staff, assisting in collecting any information necessary to make the awards, and tracking applications and awards.

• Organize working group meetings, general scientific meetings, and workshops as needed for the NIAID Viral Respiratory Diseases Section.

• Coordinate the lectures and presentations from outside NIAID speakers, scheduling the lectures, and reserving rooms as needed for the NIAID V Viral Respiratory Diseases Section .

• Assist the Viral Respiratory Diseases Section Chief with administrative activities as needed.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences, Virology or a related discipline.

• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in managing projects related to biology, virology, vaccine development and/or clinical trials.

• Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Project and/or other project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.

• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, etc.).

• Demonstrated experience with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, GoToMeeting, WebEx and/or other meeting planning programs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong experience in project management.

• Strong analytical skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

• Detail-oriented and possess strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects

*This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required by this position.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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Requisition ID: 7268