[Hiring] Scientific Review Manager @General Dynamics Information Technology

Role Description

Scientific Review Manager

GDIT manages the scientific review of biomedical research grant applications for a federal government agency. We are seeking a Scientific Review Manager for a full remote position. In this role, you will be working closely with a project manager as a part of a cross-functional team to manage the grant review process for individual programs, specifically focusing on the scientific/technical and ethical aspects to ensure a fair and thorough review of each application by subject matter experts, while maintaining the integrity of the entire review process.

• Serve as the primary point of contact with the client program managers and manage client expectations.
• Communicate program goals and established processes to the project team.
• Supervise a matrixed group of scientific review officers (SROs) assigned to individual review panels.
• Guide and oversee SROs throughout the review process, including reviewer recruitment, meeting facilitation, and summary statement writing.
• Perform quality control of the SROs’ panel management work.
• Develop and present reviewer trainings.
• Perform quality control of the scientific contents of client deliverables.

Qualifications

• Education: PhD, MD or equivalent
• Experience: 3-6 years of working experience in biomedical sciences
• US Citizenship Required: Yes

Requirements

• 3+ years of related experience

Benefits

• Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
• Dental plan options
• Vision plan
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave
• 15 days of paid leave per calendar year
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Family Leave program providing up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance