Scientific Clearance & Compliance Analyst

The Avery Group, LLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Job summary

The Avery Group, LLC is seeking a Scientific Clearance Specialist/Analyst to support federal public health clearance for a CDC-related client. This mid-level role emphasizes organized, detail-driven work and adherence to SOPs to move complex submissions through the review process.

You will coordinate with scientific staff and external partners, manage intake and tracking, and prepare briefings for leadership.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years' experience performing tasks as outlined above.
• Experience supporting a CDC division, HHS operating division, or other federal public health agency.
• Experience managing high-volume review workflows, functional mailboxes, clearance trackers, or document approval processes.
• Familiarity with CDC scientific clearance requirements, terminology, or operating environments is strongly preferred.
• Experience in a client-facing or task-order support role within a government contracting environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail, sound judgment, and a commitment to accuracy, confidentiality, timeliness, and client service.

Responsibilities

• Support the review and approval of CDC clearance actions, including funding, protocol, publication, and other scientific program actions, in accordance with agency and division Standard Operating Procedures.
• Maintain the shared clearance functional mailbox and accurately log, track, organize, and route all submissions received.
• Conduct intake activities for all clearance actions, verifying completeness, required documentation, and compliance with established requirements before routing items for review.
• Manage a portfolio of concurrent clearance actions from intake through final disposition, maintaining accurate status information and identifying items requiring follow-up or escalation.
• Coordinate with scientific staff, program leads, leadership, external partners, and other stakeholders to resolve questions, obtain missing information, and prevent delays.
• Apply working knowledge of Institutional Review Board processes and the eClearance system to guide submitters, address documentation gaps, and keep actions moving through the approval process.
• Support scientific ethics activities and help ensure clearance actions align with applicable ethical, regulatory, agency, and division requirements.
• Draft, review, and edit internal and external communications, SOPs, guidance, correspondence, and other program materials for clarity, accuracy, and consistency.
• Prepare status reports, trackers, summaries, and briefing materials that provide leadership and program teams with visibility into workload, clearance status, risks, and emerging issues.
• Schedule and manage Microsoft Teams and Zoom meetings supporting clearance activities, including agenda coordination, materials preparation, notetaking, and follow-up actions.
• Analyze workflow issues, identify risks and bottlenecks, and recommend practical improvements to strengthen clearance operations.
• Handle sensitive, confidential, and pre-decisional information with discretion, professionalism, and close attention to detail.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Stakeholder coordination

Client service

Job description

The Avery Group, LLC is seeking a Scientific Clearance Specialist/Analyst to support federal public health clearance for a CDC-related client. This mid-level role emphasizes organized, detail-driven work and adherence to SOPs to move complex submissions through the review process.

You will coordinate with scientific staff and external partners, manage intake and tracking, and prepare briefings for leadership.