Awards Program Manager — Scientific Excellence

The New York Academy of Sciences; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 67,500 - 82,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Development stipend

Paid time off

Job summary

The New York Academy of Sciences is seeking a Program Manager of Awards to oversee the day-to-day administration of prestigious international scientific awards, collaborating with department leadership and a multidisciplinary team of PhD scientists. This role covers nomination, peer review, jury coordination, and engagement with award recipients.

You will combine scientific understanding with strong project management to ensure successful competitions and help communicate awardees’ contributions

Qualifications

• Ability to manage multiple parallel projects with tight deadlines.
• Experience coordinating with international judges and nominators.

Responsibilities

• Identify and engage judges, advisory council members, nominators, and partner organizations.
• Review nominations using quantitative and qualitative metrics.
• Coordinate with juries and conduct evaluations online and in-person.
• Prepare multimedia materials to explain honorees’ research impact.
• Develop scientific programming for international and domestic symposia.

Skills

Ability to work with multiple teams

Job description

The New York Academy of Sciences is seeking a Program Manager of Awards to oversee the day-to-day administration of prestigious international scientific awards, collaborating with department leadership and a multidisciplinary team of PhD scientists. This role covers nomination, peer review, jury coordination, and engagement with award recipients.

You will combine scientific understanding with strong project management to ensure successful competitions and help communicate awardees’ contributions