Project Manager (Scientific)

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides global leadership for a research, training, and education program to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood diseases and enhance the health of all individuals so that they can live longer and more fulfilling lives. The Institute creates and supports a robust, collaborative research infrastructure in partnership with private and public organizations, including academic institutions, industry, and other government agencies. The Institute collaborates with patients, families, health care professionals, scientists, professional societies, patient advocacy groups, community organizations, international organizations, and the media to promote the application of research results and leverage resources to address public health needs and reduce the burden of heart, lung, and blood diseases worldwide.

The NHLBI Project Management Office (PMO) was established within the Office of Management (OM) to provide program and project management support to key programs across the Institute. The PMO prioritizes support for strategic programs, which are defined as complex, high priority, NHLBI-wide programs, funded by an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) or multiple mechanisms. The PMO also provides project management/coordination for other high priority or NHLBI-wide projects and working groups.

Position Objective: Provide services as a Project Manager in support of the overall functions of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Project Management Office (PMO) within the National Institutes of Health.  Experienced staff members of the organization with demonstrated ability in employing an advanced level of portfolio, program, and project management leadership. Must understand project management principles and techniques and have project management work experience in a biomedical, pharmaceutical, biotech, academic medical center, or health-related organization. Must have proven experience in documenting and maintaining project management processes, tools, and templates to strengthen an organization’s project management approach. Must have the skills necessary to execute projects to ensure they meet all scope, schedule, resources, and quality expectations through the entire project lifecycle and in accordance with the objectives of NHLBI. Must possess strong analytical skills, including the ability to integrate information from multiple sources.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain project artifacts.
• Develop implementation plans, project schedules and timelines, and milestone tracking materials to assist in the effective and timely execution of priority activities and tasks, while ensuring proper accountability and ownership.
• Monitor, track, and report on federal funds pertaining to the programs and projects.
• Identify potential project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and monitor risks to implement changes as necessary to keep projects on track.
• Coordinate information and communication between stakeholders.
• Synthesize program data, summarize key findings, and develop materials to provide valuable insights on the progress of the program.
• Implement and enforce project management best practices and methodologies.
• Also includes project coordinator responsibilities.

Basic Qualifications:

• This role must have a bachelor’s degree in an applicable field (e.g., science, public health, business or project management), a master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 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 that experience must be in a biomedical, pharmaceutical, biotech, academic medical center, or health-related organization.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Operational program/project management experience for a federal agency strongly preferred.
• Experience with Other Transactions Authority (OTA) preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with non-technical and technical staff.
• Detail-oriented and possess strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects.

*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.