PROJECT COORDINATOR (PENDING AWARD)

Lexical Intelligence provides software and services related to processing large-scale biomedical information sources. Our Natural Language Processing (NLP) and analytics software is used by policy and decision makers to evaluate and prioritize current and emerging areas of research.
We are looking for a Project Coordinator to work within the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Program Management Support Services (PMSS). The Project Coordinator will have experience in project management support, meeting coordination, and documentation management. This individual will have a firm understanding of project management principles and techniques. The Project Coordinator shall be able to work well within a team of project managers, scientific program managers, and other project coordinators. The selected applicant will be subject to a pre-employment background and reference check.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field (e.g., science, public health, business or project management)
• Minimum of 3 years of demonstrable experience in portfolio, program, and project management support
• If degree is not in a science-related field, at least 3 years of experience must be in a biomedical, pharmaceutical, biotech, academic medical center, or health-related organization
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Operational program/project management experience for a federal agency
• Experience with Other Transaction Authority (OTA)
• Experience with project management tools (e.g., MS Project Server, MS Teams, Smartsheet, JIRA, SharePoint)
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Adaptability to changing priorities and requirements
• Experience in a biomedical research environment
• Knowledge of NIH or federal government operations

Responsibilities include supporting agenda development, capturing and distributing meeting minutes, tracking action items through completion, identifying and tracking risks, facilitating program meetings, assisting with development of program materials, managing shared document repositories, supporting government financial tracking and reporting, and providing support to integrate cross-functional work across NHLBI and NIH Work Groups. Additional responsibilities include ensuring compliance with organizational security and privacy policies, protecting sensitive data and systems, reporting security incidents, and participating in required cybersecurity training. The role may also involve implementing best practices related to access control, data handling, and risk mitigation within the scope of assigned duties.
All candidates will be required to undergo a background check and must be authorized to work in the United States.
Salary and benefits: We offer a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, including at no cost: full health and dental for you and your dependents, retirement and HSA accounts, short- and long-term disability insurance, life and accident insurance, paid time off, and 11 federal holidays.
Location: Bethesda, MD - Hybrid. While work will predominantly be performed remotely, on-site attendance may be required for meetings or events at the NIH Bethesda Campus or at NIH off-campus/leased facilities in the Washington DC Metro Area.

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