AddressPosition Objective: Provide services as a Scientific Review Officer in support of the overall functions of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This position will provide support services to satisfy the overall operational objectives of the Office of Scientific Review at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide timely response to all inquiries from program, reviewers, and applicants and keep informed of all actions.
Perform a thorough review of the content of each individual application and its relevance in terms of the scientific interests of the Institute.
Work with staff to manage the scientific peer review of grant and cooperative agreement applications, and contract proposals assigned for primary merit review. 1
Evaluate incoming applications for completeness, compliance, and responsiveness. Interact with and coordinate the review activities with appropriate NCCIH and/or CSR staff.
Organize and plan face-to-face video conference, in-person, or virtual review meetings as determined by NCCIH staff.
Identify and select reviewers by matching the expertise of the reviewers to the research grant application.
Collaborate with staff to identify and coordinate the participation of reviewers for each application received and identify and coordinate the participation of reviewers for grant applications. 2
Identify and select reviewers by matching the expertise of the reviewer with the specific science contained in the research grant applications and recommend potential reviewers.
Prepare peer review rosters.
Make initial determinations regarding the appropriate assignment of all grants.
Make assignment decisions and resolve conflicts in assignments based on knowledge of the scientific interests of the Institute.
Work with staff on entry of reviewer data into the Committee Management system in order to prepare peer review rosters.
Assign applications to reviewers.
Analyze and assist in validating payment information submitted to the NIH Scientific Review Evaluation Activity (SREA) Management and Service Center.
Assess reviewers against applications for potential conflicts of interest. Enter, update and check the correctness of conflict data for all reviewers. Use databases and internet sites to identify appropriate reviewers.
Examine key personnel, institutional affiliations and letters of support associated with each grant application to determine potential conflicts of interest.
Serve as liaison between federal staff and reviewers.
Attend review meetings and ensure that each application receives an appropriate and fair review; create a meeting roster and enter relevant reviewer information; and enter meeting information in Internet Assisted Review.
Prepares and presents opening administrative remarks for peer review meetings. Schedule review meetings; prepare materials for reviewers; interact with staff.
Captures the results of committee deliberations during the review meeting.
Attend study section meetings and support the federal Scientific Review Officer by taking note of discussions. Consult with staff as necessary to ensure smooth execution of pre- and post-meeting details.
Obtain, evaluate and coordinate written critiques from expert reviewers.
Subsequent to the reviews, manage the coordination of critiques from expert reviewers, Ensure that high quality written reviews are obtained.
Provide support to federal Scientific Review Officer with writing and editing of summary statements including the resume of discussion when needed. 3
Provide recommendations for follow-up by federal Scientific Review Officer. Proofread, clarify and edit reviews, summaries and reports.
Evaluate incoming reviews for completeness and accuracy. Ensure that high quality written reviews are obtained.
Ensure that summary statements and technical evaluation reports are compiled and edited to produce high quality documents.
Attend weekly OSR Staff meetings. - Weekly
Attend in-person OSR Staff meeting. - Bi-Annually
Attend monthly Review Policy Committee (RPC) meeting. - Monthly
Attend monthly Extramural Research Staff meeting. - Monthly
Attend any ad- hoc meetings. - Ad-Hoc
Work products and documents related to referring applications to identified reviewers; serve as liaison between federal staff and reviewers; enter reviewer data into the Committee Management system in order to prepare peer review rosters. - Ad-Hoc
Work products and documents related to analyzing and validating payment information; clarify and communicate administrative and policy requirements associated with peer re-view; ensure that high quality written reviews are obtained; obtain written critiques. - Ad-Hoc
Work products and documents related to attending study section meetings; take note of discussions; write and edit summary statements including the resume of) discussion. - Ad-Hoc
Work products and documents related to coordinating critiques from expert reviewers; evaluate incoming reviews for completeness and accuracy; provide recommendations for follow-up; organize and plan face-to-face video conference and virtual review meetings. - Ad-Hoc
Work products and documents related to identifying and coordinating the participation of reviewers for each application received by NCCIH; identify and select reviewers; assess reviewers against applications for potential conflicts of interest. - Ad-Hoc
Basic Qualifications:
Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Physiology, Psychology, or related discipline.
Proficient in Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and Outlook.
Experience with technical writing and peer review process for grants.
Minimum Qualifications:
Ability to multi-task and pay close attention to detail.
Excellent analytical, organizational and time management skills.
Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
*This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required by this position.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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This position is contingent upon contract award.
Requisition ID: 6655
