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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Rockville, Maryland

About this job

N4 Solutions is looking for you! Come join our team and be a part of our mission! Our mission is to evaluate, collaborate, and innovate with customers and partners to create business, scientific, and technology solutions that overcome complex challenges while motivating a highly competent workforce to deliver on the promise of excellence! N4 Solutions' greatest assets are our employees! Join our dynamic team and be a part of the solution!

N4 Solutions, LLC is seeking a Scientific Program Manager to support our customer, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). This position is contingent upon passing a government suitability test.

Roles & Responsibilities:
  • Independently assign research, training, and fellowship grant applications to approximately 80 program areas administered by program officers within the three Institute Divisions (DAIDS, DMID, DAIT).
  • Review and interpret research being proposed in the grant application, make assignment decisions, and resolve conflicts.
  • Scientifically justify assignment decisions, especially in areas of conflict due to overlapping scientific interest between branches or programs.
  • Determine whether grant applications are appropriately assigned to NIAID.
  • Analyze and interpret scientific concepts and approaches of research, training, intramural, and contract projects and select scientific codes for input into Science Coding and Reporting System (SCORS).
  • Evaluate NIAID research projects to:
    • Determine the relevancy of the research to Trans-NIH Special Reports and NIAID Special Interest Areas, such as cancer, nutrition, diabetes, behavioral research, prevention, data science/bioinformatics, and health disparities research.
    • Determine the relevancy of the research project to the NIAID Clinical Trials definition.
    • Assign a clinical trial percentage based on an estimate of the percentage of the total project effort involved in the clinical trial.
    • Determine research projects involved in Vaccine, Drug /Therapeutics, Diagnostics, and Basic/Other areas.
    • Determine the percentage of human (clinical) versus non-human (non-clinical) experimentation.
    • Determine whether any of 28 Special Group Areas (gender and special populations) are involved in the research projects.
    • Determine a project's involvement in International Health Research.
  • Maintain the network SCORS database and assure the accuracy and completeness of the data.
  • Recommend changes/additions to the coding system to reflect new scientific directions, procedures, or programmatic emphasis.
Prepare ad hoc and annual NIAID internal reports on behalf of RPAB.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in biology or the biological sciences
  • Minimum of two (2) years of related experience is required
  • Laboratory experience in biological sciences (i.e. infectious disease and immunology)
  • 4-6 years of experience conducting intramural or extramural research or studies involving epidemiology, virology, immunology, or similar disciplines
  • Demonstrated ability to justify and recommend health-related research funding using scientific-based benefit for recommendations
  • Ability to multi-task while managing changing priorities
  • Exceptional written and oral communications skills and capabilities
  • Ability to work effectively in teams and individually
  • Knowledge and experience with common desktop application software (e.g., MS-Excel, MS-Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
  • U.S. Citizenship
Desired Qualifications:
  • Familiarity with the NIH Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) system is highly desirable.
  • Experience with drug, vaccine, or therapeutics is a plus.
  • Analytics and bioinformatic experiences are pluses.

The N4 Solutions Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy is to provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all employees and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. N4 Solutions hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications and achievements for the job to be filled.