Description

Salary: $165,000 - $190,000

Status: Full Time

Neurotech Harbor (NTH) within the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering is seeking a highly motivated, proactive, organized, and diplomatic Director of Sponsorship & Impact (Associate Research Scientist). NTH is one of two recipients of an NIH-funded Blueprint Neurotech Incubator award, which is managed collaboratively with CINTA, the other recipient of this award.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Attend and actively participate in all required meetings, including core weekly meetings, weekly PI meetings, monthly and quarterly reviews, review panels for each funding cycle
• Partner with NTH Principal Investigators, consisting of four faculty from Johns Hopkins University and two faculty from Howard University, as well as Co-Investigators
• Develop a deep understanding of all core functions within the Blueprint program and engage leadership in refining and improving processes and policies.
• Conduct impact analyses identified by the investigative team and contribute to analytic deliverables that demonstrate performance of each core function within NTH.
• Plan and implement qualitative and quantitative data collection activities.
• Meet with NIH leadership to provide updates and engage in discussions on programming processes and policies as needed.
• Participate in discussions and feedback sessions with sponsoring NIH Institutes/Centers program staff preceding solicitations
• Partner with the Director of Strategic Initiatives and NTH leadership to build an ecosystem that advances outreach and program sustainability, including supporting fundraising efforts.
• Submit quarterly reports and RPPR's to NIH.
• Work with Jo-na and finance team to facilitate completing proposal packages, etc from teams (optimizers, sprinters, and seedlings)
• Research plan and annual Milestones
•  Facilitate completing Human Subjects research documentation
•  Facilitate completing Animal research documentation

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Prior leadership experience required.
• Prior experience with NIH as a funding organization preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, with a focus on timeliness and responsiveness.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to exercise independent judgment.
• Demonstrated self-management with the ability to handle multiple tasks and competing deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools required.
• Comfort engaging with diverse teams and on projects related to human rights, historically marginalized populations, and sexual and gender diverse communities.
• Strong interest and commitment to MedTech research, translation, and commercialization of research activities.

Requirements

• PhD in Neuroscience, Neuroengineering, Biomedical Engineering, an MD with Neurology or other related specialization.
• Leadership experience in research centers.
• Experience with proposal grant writing to NIH and/or federal sponsors.