NIH Scientific Review Specialist (Remote/Hybrid)

Kelly; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Telemedicine

Term life

Whole life

Accident insurance

Critical illness

Short-term disability

Transportation spending account

Paid time off

Paid holidays

401(k)

Job summary

Kelly Government Solutions is seeking Scientific Reviewers to support NIH peer review activities at the National Institutes of Health. The role involves planning, coordination, and documentation of CSR-related peer reviews, with opportunities for full-time, part-time, hybrid, or remote schedules.

Responsibilities include identifying reviewers, managing review assignments, synthesizing critiques, and mentoring peer reviewers while collaborating with program staff to maintain high-quality, timely

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Biology, Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Knowledge of NIH peer review process for grant and contract mechanisms.
• Experience with scheduling meetings, drafting meeting documentation, identifying and training review panel members, and preparing and finalizing summaries and reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific and operational services to support NIH peer review activities per NIH/CSR policies.
• Coordinate and conduct scientific peer review of grant and contract applications.
• Identify and select reviewers matching expertise to applications.
• Identify administrative and scientific issues in applications and proposals.
• Review content and relevance to NIH interests.
• Serve as source of information on review policies and procedures.
• Review grant assignments and resolve conflicts based on scientific interests.
• Review drafts and synthesize comments into final documents.
• Provide critical literature review and evaluate concepts and protocols.
• Consult program staff to identify potential reviewers and conflicts of interest.
• Obtain and coordinate critiques from expert reviewers.
• Mentor and coach peer reviewers and develop training materials.

Education

Ph.D. in Biology, Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, or related medical/health related discipline

Job description

Kelly Government Solutions is seeking Scientific Reviewers to support NIH peer review activities at the National Institutes of Health. The role involves planning, coordination, and documentation of CSR-related peer reviews, with opportunities for full-time, part-time, hybrid, or remote schedules.

Responsibilities include identifying reviewers, managing review assignments, synthesizing critiques, and mentoring peer reviewers while collaborating with program staff to maintain high-quality, timely