Program Support Analyst

Responsibilities

• Perform all required responsibilities and duties in accordance with LMI/MRSS policies and procedures.
• Actively engage in your role, make informed decisions, be accountable for all outcomes, critically think, and be a positive influence for LMI/MRSS.
• Deliver exceptional service to internal and external clients, partners, teammates.
• Support and facilitate the government-client with the in-take, validation, and compliance review of all peer-reviewed scientifically based merit proposals.
• Consult and assist the government-client with tasks supporting all pre and post peer-review meeting activities such as logistics, communication, facilitating and coordinating participant involvement, etc.
• Interact and collaborate with service area Project Manager in the support of the merit review process.
• Analyze and disseminate data regarding program support.
• Critically think through MRSS processes, positively impacting efficiency.
• Analyze data integrity of scientific merit based proposals.
• Interface with internal and external peer-review program participants to coordinate and provide consultation on overall activities to support government-client goals.
• Provide program management support to scientific portfolio managers in the administrative management and budgetary tracking of the research and development portfolio.
• Upon government-client approval facilitate the dissemination of peer-review proposal funding results to Department of Veterans Affairs research facilities.
• Manage the government-client in ensuring all peer-review meetings are conducted per established requirements.
• Manage all Merit review research proposals activities using eRA Commons system.
• Facilitate, manage, and analyze peer-review program documentation to include reports, correspondence, schedules, technical instructions/procedures or related materials.
• Review and analyze scientific research-based proposals for further consideration of funding.
• Evaluate funding requests from Principal Investigators and report discrepancies to VA-ORD research staff.
• Consult with VA-ORD staff on process enhancements and organizational process updates.
• Provide best practices regarding merit review facilitation to Scientific Portfolio Managers.
• Allocate funds to Principal Investigators within the Electronic Research Administration system based off research service decision making.
• Review and analyze Pre and Post meeting reviewer conflicts for validity.
• Analyze Merit review processes and provide enhancements or changes to client support.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Business or related field.
• 3-5 years experience in a similar administrative role.
• Demonstrated critical thinking abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a team and collaborate to solve problems.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external clients, partners, teammates.