This Position is grant funded

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The Scientific Program Leader I (SPL1) will be responsible for managing programmatic aspects of the CIVIC Vaccine Center. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Communicate regularly with internal and external collaborators, coordinate ad hoc meetings, gather and distribute meeting materials, etc.
• Plan, lead, and facilitate regular cross-functional project team meetings. Develop detailed task lists and work effort assessment and short and long-term resource allocation plans based on input from all key players and team members. Serve as backup to Program Leads for other regular meetings and calls, as needed.
• Draft, compile, and finalize regular reports and other deliverables.
• Create and track project timelines, Gantt charts, and workflows, sharing with project stakeholders through designated mechanisms.
• Track DCVC program publications.
• Collaborate with DHVI Agreements Managers and external collaborators to initiate, monitor, amend, and renew Material Transfer Agreements, Technology Transfer agreements, and other agreements pertinent to the CIVICs program.
• Assist with management of external communication platforms, such as databases and the CIVICs/VICI websites.
• Assist investigators with developing scientific strategies to achieve programmatic goals and implement scientific decision-making processes. Evaluate project effectiveness, develop risk management plans and provide warnings of serious deviations or variations that may compromise programmatic deliverables. Specific scientific strategies and processes include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • Clinical trial protocol development and trial summary reports
  • Study plan development and study design
  • Scientific concept development for future funding
  • Draft complex scientific presentations summarizing work for Scientific Advisory Board meetings
  • Grant and Contract Technical Proposal development
• Proactively identify changes in work scope and ensure appropriate planning measures are taken with internal and external stakeholders to reassess, renegotiate and amend scope of work responsibilities, proposals, contracts, and budgets.
• Assist the Program Management Office (PMO) and Principal Investigators with the development and final negotiation of program budgets and program statements of work.
• Under the direction of the Program Leads within the PMO, assist with monitoring budgets, burn rates, projections, and total effort for other programs
• Collect, analyze, and interpret scientific data.
• Develop, coordinate, and implement scientific research, financial, and administrative strategies essential to the successful management of translational research projects conducted by principal investigator(s) at DHVI; perform a variety of duties involved in the organization, documentation and compilation of basic research, pre-clinical, manufacturing, and clinical data.
• Perform other duties as assigned by DHVI Leadership and the PMO.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree in healthcare or science related field with four additional years of program management and/or research experience. A Master’s or Ph.D. in Influenza, Virology, or similar area is highly preferred.

EXPERIENCE/SKILLS:

Must have a demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks, simultaneously work on multiple projects, meet deadlines and communicate effectively. Must be effective interacting with collaborators both in person and virtually, including conference calls, emails, messaging platforms, and web conferencing platforms. An advanced degree may be substituted for the experience requirement.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Completion of a Bachelor's degree in basic science, public health, clinical research or other related scientific field.

Experience

Four years of program management and/or research experience. Experience in Biotech/Biopharma/Clinical Trials/GMP is strongly preferred. Additional training in project management or related training desired. OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

Completion of a Bachelor's degree in basic science, public health, clinical research or other related scientific field.

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