Thejacksonlaboratory

Thejacksonlaboratory

Senior Program Manager, Scientist

Bar Harbor, Maine · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$106k-$154kDetected 1 day ago
GCPData VisualizationProject ManagementStakeholder ManagementVendor ManagementPharmacologyCRISPRMolecular BiologyScientific WritingResearchLab ResearchAnimal StudiesLeadershipCommunicationCritical ThinkingWritingOrganizational Skills

About the role

  • The role may require occasional travel for scientific conferences, site visits, and stakeholder meetings.
  • This job description is intended to describe the general nature of the work performed.
  • The organization reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate a portfolio of concurrent research programs spanning multiple principal investigators, timelines, and funding mechanisms.
  • Develop, implement, and maintain program management tools including project plans, milestone trackers, risk registers, and dashboards.
  • Support strategic planning efforts, including program prioritization, resource allocation, and go/no-go decision frameworks.
  • Support manuscript preparation, including literature reviews, methods sections, and figure/table organization for peer-reviewed publications.
  • 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.
  • Support IRB submissions and renewals where applicable.

Requirements

  • Master's Degree required, but strong preference for a Ph.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.
  • Direct experience with NIH grant mechanisms and administration, including preparation of RPPRs, competitive renewals, and budget management.
  • Proven track record as a scientific writer with experience authoring or co-authoring NIH grant applications and/or peer-reviewed publications.
  • ability to work effectively with diverse teams of scientists, clinicians, and administrators.
  • Contribute expertise in preclinical therapeutic development pipelines, including target identification, in vivo efficacy studies, and translational modeling.

Nice to have

  • Experience in therapeutic development, drug discovery, or translational research programs, particularly in neuroscience or rare/genetic diseases.
  • Familiarity with NIH eRA Commons, Grants.gov, 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 publication record.
  • 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

Compensation

  • $106,000 - $153,729, salary is determined by experience
  • Prepare, compile, and submit annual Progress Reports (RPPRs), non-competing renewals, supplements, and other required NIH correspondence.

Benefits

  • Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.

Equal opportunity

  • The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.
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