Senior Project Manager - Translational Science

at  Foundation for the NIH

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) is seeking a Senior Project Manager for Science Partnerships, Translational Science to manage large, multistakeholder public-private research collaborations focused on topics in translational science across multiple disease areas with an emphasis on data acquisition, federation, integration, and interoperability. Our research partnerships are made up of leading experts in the field from biopharmaceutical companies, healthcare not-for-profit and patient advocacy organizations, government agencies, and academic institutions. Positions at FNIH are an excellent way to grow your exposure beyond a single field or industry because the organization sits at the nexus of the partners listed above. Work will be conducted under the supervision of the Vice President of Science Partnerships and other leadership in Science Partnerships in a hybrid work environment, including virtual and at the FNIH offices located in North Bethesda, Maryland.
This is a non-research, administrative management position requiring excellent interpersonal and writing skills, a high level of organization, diplomacy, focus, ability to work under tight deadlines, and familiarity with biomedical research environments, technology data architecture, and data management.

• Record of leading and managing relationships with scientific and/or technical teams from diverse sectors of biomedical science, preferably with a data / technology focus, with a desire to provide service excellence.
• Experience diplomatically managing communications and activities between diverse some combinations of researchers, grants/contracts managers, physicians, software developers, data scientists, systems administrators/architects, and database administrators, leading groups to consensus.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking abilities to proactively identify potential problems and work with teams to fill identified gaps.
• Development and management of grants / contracts, including evaluation and refinement of statements of work, project budgets, milestones, and deliverables.
• Demonstrated experience applying knowledge of process, finance, and contracts to project activities to ensure goals are met on time and within budget.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to tailor communications to relevant audiences.
• Proficiency in writing (e.g., generation of clear and concise business documents, written reports and meeting summaries).
• Ability to learn quickly, and make decisions independently to meet tight deadlines.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• High degree of flexibility, and ability to adapt to organizational priorities.
• Advanced competence in use of Microsoft Office suites (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Teams) and Zoom.
• Readiness and judgment to supervise consultants and other staff members and to assume additional responsibility for project governance as required.
• Ability to delegate project tasks to team members best positioned to complete them.