Scientific Review Officer

Knowesis; Maryland; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Occasional travel

Job summary

Knowesis is seeking exceptional Scientific Review Officers (SROs) to support the BRAES program. SROs manage biomedical peer reviews, identify reviewers, and ensure criteria are applied consistently and documented defensibly.

Required qualifications include a doctoral degree and at least five years of relevant experience, with strong communication and writing skills. Remote work is offered with some travel, and a Public Trust clearance is required.

Qualifications

• PhD, MD, DVM, or equivalent doctoral degree in a relevant discipline.
• At least five years of relevant professional experience after degree.
• Scientific credibility and professional judgment to guide researchers and clinicians.
• Outstanding verbal communication and scientific writing skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail and strong organizational and time‑management skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot problems, respond to time‑sensitive issues, and maintain confidentiality and scientific integrity.
• Proficiency with common office, virtual meeting, and web-based systems.

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and select qualified reviewers with necessary expertise.
• Assign reviewers to applications based on expertise, conflicts of interest, panel needs, and workload.
• Provide reviewers with guidance on review policies, criteria, scoring, confidentiality, and requirements.
• Monitor reviewer readiness and critique submission, quality, completeness, and compliance with requirements.
• Administer and facilitate peer review meetings in line with policies and government requirements.
• Promote consistent application of review criteria and scoring procedures.
• Coordinate with Consumer Review staff regarding Consumer Reviewers on panels.
• Ensure peer review outcomes reflect panel evaluations and support final scores.
• Identify and escalate reviewer or panel issues to the Scientific Review Manager.
• Coordinate with panel-support and system-support staff to support timely peer review.

Skills

Verbal communication

Scientific writing

Detail oriented

Time management

Problem solving

Tech proficiency

Peer-review experience

Education

PhD/MD/DVM or equivalent

Tools

Office software

Video conferencing

Web-based systems

Job description

Position: Scientific Review Officer

Location: MD, USA

Work Environment: Remote; occasional travel may be required

Clearance Required: Public Trust

Status: Contingent upon contract award

Salary Range: $110,000 - $150,000

Knowesis is currently seeking exceptional Scientific Review Officers (SROs) to join our team and provide invaluable support to the Biomedical Research Application Evaluation and Support (BRAES) program. SROs manage biomedical and health research peer reviews. They identify and select qualified reviewers, prepare reviewers for the evaluation process, facilitate peer review meetings, and ensure that review criteria are applied consistently and review outcomes are documented accurately and defensibly.

The Job Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Identify, evaluate, and select qualified scientific and specialist reviewers with the expertise required for assigned panels and applications.
• Assign reviewers to applications based on scientific expertise, conflicts of interest, panel needs, and workload.
• Provide reviewers with guidance on review policies, criteria, scoring, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, and review requirements.
• Monitor reviewer readiness and critique submission, quality, completeness, and compliance with established requirements.
• Administer and facilitate peer review meetings in accordance with established policies and Government requirements.
• Promote consistent application of review criteria and scoring procedures during peer review.
• Coordinate with Consumer Review staff regarding Consumer Reviewers assigned to panels.
• Ensure peer review outcomes and required scientific review documentation accurately reflect panel evaluations and support final scores.
• Identify and elevate reviewer, panel, schedule, quality, or scientific issues to the Scientific Review Manager as appropriate.
• Coordinate with panel-support and system-support staff so administrative and technical activities support timely, effective peer review.

Required Qualifications:

• PhD, MD, DVM, or equivalent research or clinical doctoral degree in a relevant discipline.
• At least five years of relevant professional experience following completion of the qualifying doctoral degree.
• Scientific credibility and professional judgment sufficient to guide accomplished researchers and clinicians.
• Outstanding verbal communication and scientific writing skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail and strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot problems, respond to time-sensitive issues, and consistently apply established policies while maintaining confidentiality and scientific integrity.
• Proficiency with common office, virtual meeting, and web-based systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ten or more years of relevant professional experience following completion of the qualifying doctoral degree.
• Experience managing Federal biomedical or health research peer review, particularly the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) or comparable programs.
• Clinical, military health research, Military Treatment Facility, or Department of Defense (DoD) laboratory experience.

Benefits:

• Health (PPO & HDHP) Insurance, Dental, Vision, Short-Term Disability (STD) & Long-Term Disability (LTD), Basic Life Insurance, 401(k) Company Match, & Voluntary Products.

Knowesis is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on merit and qualifications. We prohibit discrimination in all aspects of employment as required by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and other applicable federal laws. Our company values all applicants and employees and fosters a work environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity.