Senior Program Manager, Scientist

Portfolio & Program Management

• Lead and coordinate a portfolio of concurrent research programs spanning multiple principal investigators timelines and funding mechanisms.

• Develop implement andmaintainprogram management tools including project plans milestone trackers risk registers and dashboards.

• Facilitate cross-functional team meetings track action items and ensure accountability across scientific and administrative stakeholders.

• Identifyand resolve operational bottlenecks and interdependencies that may affect program timelines or scientific deliverables.

• Support strategic planning efforts including program prioritization resource allocation and go/no-go decision frameworks.

NIH Grant Administration & Reporting

• Serve as the program-level point of contact for large NIH grants (e.g. R01 P01 U01 U54 RM1) coordinating all administrative and scientific reporting requirements.

• Prepare compile andsubmitannual Progress Reports (RPPRs) non-competing renewals supplements and other required NIH correspondence.

• Monitor grant budgets expenditure timelines and ensure compliance with NIH terms and conditions in coordination with sponsored research offices.

• Track deliverables milestones and publication requirements across multi-project and multi-site awards.

• Coordinate with NIH Program Officers and other agency contacts as needed to address administrative or scientific programmatic matters.

Grant Writing & Scientific Communication

• Write edit and contribute to all sections of grant applications including Specific Aims Research Strategy human subjects/vertebrate animal sectionsbiosketches and resource/environment pages.

• Prepare white papers concept papers letters of intent and responses to RFAs/PAs across NIH and other federal or private funding agencies.

• Draft scientific summaries program highlights and lay-language communications for institutional and external audiences.

• Support manuscript preparation including literature reviewsmethodssections and figure/table organization for peer-reviewed publications.

Scientific Contribution Mouse Genetics & Therapeutic Development

• Provide scientific input and oversight on programs involving mouse genetics including transgenic knock-in knock-out and conditional models.

• Contributeexpertisein preclinical therapeutic development pipelines including target identification in vivo efficacy studies and translational modeling.

• Critically evaluate experimental designs interpret results and ensure scientific rigor across program deliverables.

• Engage with scientific collaborators and external partners (academic industry and government) to advance program goals.

• Stay current with literature and emerging methodologies relevant to mouse genetics neuroscience rare disease or other applicable therapeutic areas.

Compliance Regulatory & Operational Oversight

• Ensure all animal research activities are conducted in compliance with IACUC protocols institutional policies and NIH guidelines.

• Support IRB submissions and renewals where applicable.

• Coordinate vendor management subcontract oversight and data sharing agreements associated with funded programs.

• Train and mentor junior program staff and research coordinators on project management best practices and grant administration procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Masters Degree but strong preference for aPh.D. in Genetics Molecular Biology Neuroscience Pharmacology or a closely related biomedical science field.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a research environment with at least 2 years in a program management or research administration capacity.

• Demonstratedexpertisein mouse genetics including design and interpretation of genetic mouse models (transgenic CRISPR-based conditional knockouts etc.).

• Direct experience with NIH grant mechanisms and administration including preparation of RPPRs competitive renewals and budget management.

• Proventrack recordas a scientific writer with experience authoring or co-authoring NIH grant applications and/or peer-reviewed publications.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple programs simultaneously under competing deadlines.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work effectively with diverse teams of scientists clinicians and administrators.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in therapeutic development drug discovery or translational research programsparticularly inneuroscience or rare/genetic diseases.

• Familiarity with NIHeRACommons and related submission platforms.

• Prior experience managing multi-site or consortium grants (e.g. P01 U54 U19).

• Knowledge of GLP/GCP principles and preclinical regulatory frameworks.

• Postdoctoral research experience with independent publicationrecord.

• Experience with project management software (e.g. Smartsheet Asana MS Project) and data visualization tools.

• Established network of collaborators in academic or industry research settings.

Core Competencies