[Hiring] Scientific Reviewer Engagement Lead @Knowesis

Role Description

Knowesis is currently seeking an exceptional Scientific Reviewer Engagement Lead to join our team and provide invaluable support to the Biomedical Research Application Evaluation and Support (BRAES) program. The Lead leads the centralized capability for identifying, sourcing, recruiting, and engaging qualified scientific, clinical, and technical experts for biomedical research peer review, and oversees enterprise reviewer sourcing and pipeline development across multiple research programs.

• Develop and implement state-of-the-art reviewer identification and recruitment strategies, including AI-assisted expertise discovery and semantic matching.
• Lead the centralized scientific reviewer sourcing and engagement capability supporting multiple biomedical research programs and peer review activities.
• Supervise, mentor, and coordinate Scientific Reviewer Sourcing Specialists.
• Translate expertise requirements provided by SRMs and SROs into targeted sourcing strategies and recruitment priorities.
• Manage sourcing workload and priorities across concurrent programs and panels based on schedules, reviewer demand, specialty requirements, and recruitment difficulty.
• Build and continuously refresh pipelines before immediate needs arise.
• Oversee multi-source expert discovery using various appropriate sources.
• Develop structured reviewer expertise profiles that capture relevant expertise.
• Develop relationships and referral networks with scientific and professional societies, research institutions, and clinical organizations.
• Expand and refresh reviewer pools by identifying qualified new and underutilized experts.
• Oversee professional outreach and engagement that communicates peer review expectations and the value of contributing to the biomedical research mission.
• Coordinate rapid sourcing of replacement or additional reviewers when needed.
• Maintain visibility into reviewer pipelines and identify difficult-to-source specialties.
• Establish and monitor sourcing and engagement metrics.
• Use pipeline analytics to guide workload allocation and continuous improvement.
• Oversee reviewer sourcing and recruitment data quality and applicable tracking systems.
• Develop standardized sourcing procedures, tools, templates, and best practices.
• Coordinate with other functional teams to support integrated peer review operations.
• Support reviewer-demand forecasting by comparing anticipated requirements with available reviewer pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a biomedical, life science, health science, clinical, or related scientific discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in scientific reviewer recruitment, scientific or clinical talent sourcing, or a closely related field.
• Experience leading staff or managing a centralized sourcing, recruitment, research, or comparable operational capability.
• Strong understanding of biomedical research disciplines and ability to interpret scientific credentials and publications.
• Demonstrated ability to develop sourcing strategies for specialized or difficult-to-fill scientific and clinical expertise.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent priorities and time-sensitive recruitment requirements.
• Strong analytical skills and experience using data or metrics to monitor performance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, relationship-management, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Experience with scientific databases, research tools, or comparable web-based information-management systems.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in a biomedical, life science, health science, clinical, or related discipline (preferred).
• Experience supporting Federal biomedical research peer review or grant review (preferred).
• Experience recruiting scientists, clinicians, researchers, or other highly specialized subject matter experts (preferred).
• Familiarity with PubMed, NIH RePORTER, and other scientific sourcing resources (preferred).
• Experience supporting the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), Department of Defense (DoD), or NIH (preferred).
• Experience building or managing large-scale scientific reviewer or expert pipelines (preferred).

Benefits

• Health (PPO & HDHP) Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Short-Term Disability (STD) & Long-Term Disability (LTD)
• Basic Life Insurance
• 401(k) Company Match
• Voluntary Products