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Vice President, Military Medical Research
The Vice President, Military Medical Research provides significant strategic and leadership contributions to the mission and goals of the Samueli Institute by leading its Military Research Programs. The Military Medical Research Programs represent a collaboration with the Department of Defense and Veterans Administration. The Vice President provides strategic programmatic and administrative oversight to all military research related programs, initiatives and agenda of the Institute. This individual is responsible for building and maintaining the Institute’s clinical and basic research infrastructure through the Center for Research on Integrative Medicine in the Military (CRIMM) and expanding MMR to include new research programs of common interest to the DoD, VA, and to the Institute. The Vice President also provides oversight of all related budgets and grants, strategic planning activities, and MMR staff; this position reports to the Chief Operating Officer.
This individual will develop scientifically rigorous and pragmatic research agendas and develop, conduct and manage protocols to fulfill the program missions for all Institute funded research programs including: CRIMM, Military CAM (MILCAM); VET HEAL; Metabolic Defense; the Integrative Medicine, Communication, Compassion and Chronic Care (IC4); and other congressionally mandated programs; develops and successfully executes a strategic plan for MMR, ensures that all programs and projects within the Institute which are funded by MMRP funds are managed appropriately, ensures strategic objectives across departments in the Institute are aligned with MMR program funding, and is proactive in addressing any strategic and/or programmatic misalignments where they exist; oversees financial management, planning and reporting of the organization’s military medical research funds, including evaluation and recommendation of new partnering opportunities; supports Congressional relations regarding appropriations to the Defense budget, by participating in the development of briefings and descriptive papers; continuously identifies and evaluates the effectiveness of all MMR related activities; leads efforts to implement programmatic and administrative changes/initiatives necessary to ensure high-caliber research; leads initiatives and efforts that translate MMR research findings into civilian public and private sectors to transform the civilian health care system; leads a team of professional, administrative and consulting staff, both on- and off-site; manages, directs and holds accountable direct reports to organizational performance standards; mentors and provides career development for professional and mid-level staff; prepares and recommends the annual MMR budget to the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer; prudently manages the department’s resources within those budget guidelines as well as applicable laws and regulations.
Qualifications include a Doctorate or Masters of Science degree and a minimum of 10-12 years of progressively responsible work experience including demonstrated understanding of the military research community and trends/issues impacting the field, and senior management or director level experience with a research institute and/or government agency. This individual must have proven knowledge of and experience in planning, implementing and managing programmatic and administrative components of large scale projects of strategic importance; outstanding leadership skills including the ability to lead high-level committees, task forces, and other similar working groups to advance the purpose and mission of the Institute and its programs; the ability to develop, manage and maintain successful relationships with a variety of constituencies is required, as is the ability to be an excellent spokesperson for the Institute, persuasively communicating ideas, concepts and goals; demonstrated ability to effectively manage professional and support staff at all levels; proven ability to recruit, train, develop, manage, lead and measure productivity of staff; demonstrated ability to anticipate problems and develop and execute problem-solving strategies; ability to effectively manage multiple projects concurrently and meet all deadlines; demonstrated experience in exercising sound professional judgment and an absolute commitment to ethics and integrity.
Grants & Contracts Specialist
The Grants & Contracts Specialist will serve as the initial point of contact on matters pertaining to the grants and contracts process. Specifically, this individual will assist in coordinating an efficient research proposal funding operation that is directed towards advancing the Institute’s mission by supporting the management of research grants and contracts. The Specialist will be cross-trained in both pre-award and subaward management. This position provides overall support for general grants and contracts administration, including grant/contract data management (data entry, reporting, and extensive filing), establishing relationships with extramural award recipients, monitoring milestones to ensure grant/contract success, and creating and maintaining intramural/extramural funding mechanisms, including cooperative agreements, grants and contracts. The Specialist will have the primary responsibility for maintaining subaward files. S/he will manage the proactive grant seeking and application processes, takes ownership of the Institute’s procurement policy and makes suggestions for improvements as necessary.
Additionally, the Specialist will perform detailed cost analysis: reviewing and evaluating the separate cost elements and profits/fees in a proposal, including cost or pricing data or other relevant information. This includes using cost analysis to determine how well the proposed costs represent what the cost of the contract should be, assuming reasonable economy and efficiency. Working in concert with the Grants & Contracts Manager, the Specialist will identify grant opportunities and gather the necessary information to determine what types of funding should be sought after for Institute programs and projects, and assists with budget creation and management. Furthermore, this position will assist with the reporting and compliance requirements of all Prime grants and contracts and will write and edit both internal and external materials for the grants and contracts department, including policies and standard operating policies (SOPs), website copy and forms.
Qualified candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting or equivalent with two to four years of experience in contracts administration, ideally in a government research administration or nonprofit environment. The successful candidate will have detailed knowledge of federal acquisition regulations, grant and contract proposal processes, research techniques for fundraising prospect research, and general accounting principles (GAP). S/He must have strong oral and written communication skills, project tracking, analytical and time management skills, as well as strong organization skills with great attention to details. Proficiency in basic computer skills, such as MicroSoft Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, is a must. Microsoft Project experience is desirable.
Scientific Research Librarian
The Scientific Research Librarian will provide support in areas of tracking studies, developing publication summaries, maintaining team site and publication databases, developing EndNote library, providing information to support issues and managing production of communication resources as PDFs or print.
The Librarian will be responsible for creating search strategies for literature searching within and across the database including the Metadata taxonomy system, analyzing Samueli Enterprise Metadata and tagging needs for SI content management system and developing term lists for each SI Center. He/she will perform literature searches to identify publications, enter results into databases, categorize and summarize data for ease of use. The Librarian will populate and maintain a SharePoint team site; provide training to staff as required. This individual will also provide reference services involving instruction in databases and bioinformatics tools, search strategy formulation, and effective use of information resources to SI staff. Candidate will support the organization’s translational and basic research initiatives by collaborating with colleagues, in developing and maintaining print and online instructional tools and guides, and assisting in evaluating bioscience information resources for library licensing. In addition, the Librarian will manage contact database, including maintaining, cleaning and updating, for various marketing campaigns.
Qualified candidate should possess a Master of Library Science from an ALA-accredited program and/or advanced degree in biological sciences with 4-5 years of related experience in the area of biomedical sciences research. Working knowledge with different search engines; web page creation and design, outreach and marketing are required. Candidates should be familiar with scholarly communication and understand the information needs of researchers. He/she must have excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as outstanding interpersonal and organizational skills; the ability to work independently and collaboratively is highly desired. Computer skills required for this position include Word, Excel, Web 2.0, bibliographic management software as well as knowledge of integration and assessment of such as wikis, blogs and social networking platforms. Prior experience with SharePoint would be beneficial, but is not required.
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