Program Officer, Life Sciences & Biotechnology Initiatives

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits plan

Paid holidays

Paid personal leave

Transportation subsidies

Education assistance

Job summary

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is seeking a Program Officer to manage workshops, consensus studies, and related activities in life sciences and biotechnology. You will facilitate dialogue among academia, government, industry, and the public to produce evidence-informed workshop products guiding future research, policy, or practice.

Under supervision, you will lead project management, committee work, research and writing, staff coordination, and outreach.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in life sciences, biotechnology, and related disciplines.
• Strong program and project management skills across budgets, schedules, staff, and deliverables.
• Experience in project development, proposal preparation, sponsor engagement, and stewardship.
• Ability to analyze and synthesize complex scientific, technical, and policy information and communicate clearly.
• Strong facilitation and interpersonal skills to engage experts with differing views.

Responsibilities

• Manages, leads, and supports workshops, meetings, and related projects with alignment to objectives, scope, schedule, and budget.
• Develops agendas, selects presenters, coordinates logistics, and prepares summaries and deliverables.
• Collaborates with federal, state, local agencies, foundations, and academia; represents the program externally.
• Conducts and synthesizes background research; prepares background papers, summaries, and reports for internal/external audiences.
• Oversees staff direction, feedback, and development; ensures policy compliance and staff growth.
• Plans and implements communications and dissemination activities for websites, social media, and reports.

Skills

Life sciences & biotech

Program & project management

Sponsor engagement

Communication & facilitation

Team leadership

Staff supervision

Independent work

Education

Master's degree

Ph.D. preferred

Job description

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is seeking a Program Officer to manage workshops, consensus studies, and related activities in life sciences and biotechnology. You will facilitate dialogue among academia, government, industry, and the public to produce evidence-informed workshop products guiding future research, policy, or practice.

Under supervision, you will lead project management, committee work, research and writing, staff coordination, and outreach.