Scientific Program Analyst

System One Holdings - Rockville, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Rockville, MD

Construction of Buildings

About the position

The Scientific Program Analyst will provide essential support services to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This role involves managing project documentation, conducting literature searches, preparing scientific presentations, and performing statistical analyses to assist in cancer epidemiology projects. The analyst will work collaboratively with staff to ensure project objectives are met and will be responsible for tracking project progress and reporting findings.

Responsibilities

• Work with staff on existing projects and/or the development, initiation and execution of new project initiatives.
• Organize and maintain project documentation and communications; track project progress using project management tools.
• Track action items and tasks, provide deadline reminders to Program staff; maintain spreadsheets of relevant information.
• Request information from and provide responses to principal investigators, program staff, and others on scientific and programmatic issues.
• Conduct literature searches in PubMed, Web of Science, and other information sources; manage references using bibliographic software.
• Conduct searches for material for specific programmatic needs, using a database to search for material.
• Organize and analyze reports in a scientific area as assigned.
• Create scientific search criteria for locating scientific, program, and related information on the internet and other means.
• Prepare scientific and programmatic presentation materials such as tables, graphs, slides, abstracts, posters, and overheads.
• Analyze and develop presentations consisting of data from progress reports to be used by Program staff and at meetings.
• Collect, read, interpret, analyze, and condense material from various sources and prepare reports of data analysis for presentation.
• Prepare presentation materials such as handouts, meeting materials, slide presentations, and background/supplemental documents for conferences and meetings.
• Attend meetings, training, and conferences in support of program initiatives.
• Coordinate and plan scientific meetings, including communications with distinguished lecturers, invited guests, and participants.
• Organize and coordinate program activities; manage agendas, meetings, background materials, and minutes.
• Ensure that all aspects of the programs are tracked and reported, key milestones and deliverables dates are known and adhered to.
• Assist and conduct management and administrative analysis; evaluate procedures, policies, processes, and systems for improving efficiency.
• Obtain information and data; review and summarize materials and data; gather and coordinate information for review.
• Track project progress and provide regular reports.
• Perform statistical analysis, including data management, descriptive statistics, linear regression, and logistic regression models.
• Interact with all levels of staff and communicate with outside collaborators in the US and abroad.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Social/Biological Science, or a related field.
• Skilled in statistical software for analyzing epidemiologic data, including STATA or R.
• Skilled in SAS and MS Office.
• Ability to multi-task and pay close attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and time management skills.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.