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SENIOR SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM LEADER
Job Title: SENIOR SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM LEADER
Job Code: 1457
FLSA: E
Job Level: 78
Revised Date: 08/01/2021
Job Family: JF 05
Occupational Summary
The Senior Program Leader is responsible for managing a complex research pathway focused on basic science and translational research, dedicated to vaccine and/or therapeutic design, pre clinical studies across a number of different models, manufacturing vaccines and therapeutics, and/or Phase 1/2/3/4 clinical trials and challenge studies by working with leadership in the coordination, evaluation, and scientific management of large research programs. The Senior Program Leader serves as a scientific resource for investigators with management of technical pre award activities related to the technical submission of grants, contracts and other funding opportunities and post award management and will function in a preceptor capacity for Program Leader I's and II's. The Senior Scientific Program Leaders will collaborate with the sponsors and research teams to present technical updates to advance the project towards the goal.
Work Performed
Program Leaders are tasked with managing programs, pre clinical studies across a number of different models, manufacturing, and/or Phase 1/2/3/4 clinical trials and challenge studies. Specific duties are defined below:
Develop, coordinate, and implement scientific research, financial, and administrative strategies essential to the successful management of large scale, complex translational research projects conducted by principal investigator(s); perform a variety of duties involved in the organization, documentation and compilation of basic research, pre- clinical, manufacturing, and clinical data.
Collaborate with investigators to fully develop scientific strategies to achieve programmatic goals and implement scientific decision making processes. Evaluate project effectiveness, develop risk management plans and provide warnings of serious deviations or variations that may compromise programmatic deliverables. Specific scientific strategies and processes include, but are not limited to, the following:
Clinical trial protocol development and trial summary reports Study plan development and study design Scientific concept development for future funding Draft complex scientific presentations summarizing work for Scientific Advisory Board meetings Grant and Contract Technical Proposal development
Function in an investigator capacity, or designee, in regards to high level scientific, financial and administrative tasks when working with both internal and external stakeholders.
Manage a team of Program Leader Is and IIs and delegate tasks specific to the successful completion of program objectives. Monitor the workload and performance of the program leaders and mentor his/her development.
Lead the development and final negotiation of large scale, complex program budgets and program statements of work.
Serve as the primary communication channel with external collaborators, sponsors, and subcontractors.
Collaborate with finance administrators to track and project spending and report financial highlights to the primary investigators.
Proactively identify changes in work scope and ensure appropriate planning measures are taken with internal and external stakeholders to reassess, renegotiate, forecast, and amend scope of work responsibilities, proposals, staffing levels, resources, and budgets.
Plan, lead, and facilitate both regular cross functional project team meetings and external meetings with sponsors and collaborators.
The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education/Training
Completion of a Bachelor's degree in basic science, public health, clinical research or other related scientific field.
Experience
Six years of program management and/or research experience.
Experience in Biotech/Biopharma/Clinical Trials/GMP is strongly preferred. Additional training in project management or related training desired.
OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Skills
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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