Senior Advisor

About the role

Axle is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations nationally and abroad. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The Senior Advisor will provide scientific administration, coordination, communication, and financial management support services to NHLBI's Division of Blood Diseases and Resources (DBDR) in support of the NHLBI HIV/AIDS Program. This role independently supports the planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of scientific and administrative program activities, including facilitating stakeholder communication, maintaining program databases and websites, and assisting with financial and administrative coordination related to HIV/AIDS research relevant to heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with staff on general scientific issues related to the NHLBI HIV/AIDS Program, with active participation in the research agendas
• Work with staff on the development and coordination of scientific initiatives, including Program Announcements (PAs), Requests for Applications (RFAs), and Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
• Support the coordination, implementation, and monitoring of scientific programs and activities
• Plan, initiate, monitor, and conduct administrative/portfolio analyses to evaluate program effectiveness in meeting established goals
• Analyze and evaluate changes in program plans, objectives, and funding, and their effect on financial and programmatic milestones
• Maintain and update databases and spreadsheets
• Perform analysis and prepare reports to assess the effectiveness of programs
• Review short- and long-range planning proposals to ensure alignment with organizational objectives and mission
• Develop and implement comprehensive studies of performance measures to evaluate program productivity, and develop metrics and milestones to assess program progress
• Advise the NHLBI AIDS Coordinator of unique conditions and issues affecting administrative functions
• Develop reports that identify and recommend changes in program direction and operation
• Review documentation for compliance with policy and procedures; oversee manuscript preparation; interpret instructions for adherence to format; organize manuscripts for review; collect data; and provide summaries for analysis and interpretation
• Coordinate activities and data calls from the NHLBI Immediate Office of the Director (IOD), NHLBI Financial Management Branch (FMB), NHLBI Office of Grants Management (OGM), NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR), Congress, and the press
• Conduct literature reviews and online searches to examine the current state of HIV/AIDS-related heart, lung, blood, and sleep research, and prepare reports summarizing and synthesizing the body of work
• Prepare, present, and disseminate information about advances in promising new approaches and developments in HIV/AIDS-related heart, lung, blood, and sleep disease prevention and treatment
• Arrange seminars and workshops to assess the current state of the science of disease prevention, and facilitate collaborative efforts with NIH Institutes and Centers and other