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Health Science Manager

Defense Health Agency · Posted 41 days ago

Hybrid Fort Detrick, MD $122K – $187K Apply by Jun 4, 2026 General Health Science INTJINTPISFJISTJ
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About the Role

DHA Research and Development (R&D) manages biomedical research and development programs and select Congressional Special Interest programs within the Defense Health Program, including the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). This position within DHA R&D is for a Health Science Manager position in the CDMRP. Please visit our website: https://cdmrp.health.mil.

What You'll Do

  • Serve as a Health Science Manager for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs supporting one or more research programs.
  • Serve as a technical representative during negotiations, advising and assisting a grant and/or contract officer in administering awards.
  • Manage the analysis, evaluation, coordination, and follow-up of outcomes from funded projects in cancer, neurological, infectious disease, musculoskeletal, and/or injury research.
  • Provide scientific expertise to actively manage/monitor biomedical research grants, cooperative agreements, intramural agreements, contracts, and other transaction agreements; monitor their performance; and recommend budget approval.
  • Review statements of work, assess award packages for completion, and review regulatory documentation.
  • Apply knowledge of regulatory policies pertaining to human subjects’ protection and animal care to coordinate with regulatory offices for review and approvals.
  • Apply knowledge of policies and regulations to assess technologies and their relevance to the activity’s mission with respect to technology transfer and intellectual property of award outcomes.
  • Utilize understanding of the interaction between chemical and physical agents and biological systems to identify the nature of adverse reactions.
  • Coordinate the research administration of complex biomedical research awards/projects within established time frames and deadlines.
  • Assess progress of research awards to ensure adherence to timelines.
  • Evaluate biomedical research awards carried out in extramural and intramural organizations.
  • Apply experience in performing scientific biomedical research inclusive of basic, clinical, applied, and product-oriented efforts to the administration of research awards.
  • Apprise team leads and senior management on the status of extramural and intramural awards.
  • Participate as a member of a multidisciplinary team and coordinate with team lead to achieve program goals.

Requirements

  • For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
  • Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.
  • For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Personality Fit

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Job ID: 60a986c5-a9be-4013-bdad-32a05c51597a

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