Job Opportunity - Proposal Manager, DC Area Jessica Soderlind 15 Aug 2007 14:57 EST
The Geneva Foundation and the Sponsored Research Support Program has an opening for a Proposal Manager in the DC area: Proposal Manager Location: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 Description: As an employee of The Geneva Foundation, you will work at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) -- a state-of-the-art biomedical research laboratory in Silver Spring, MD, with subordinate laboratories in Asia, Africa, and Europe. As the Proposal Manager, you will work directly with Principal Investigators (PIs) and the Director of the Sponsored Research Support Program. You will have the primary responsibilities of: * identifying funding opportunities through customized keyword searches; * managing the proposal production and submission process for obtaining research funding from NIH, other government agencies and private foundations (in fields of infectious diseases, post-traumatic stress disorder, neural trauma, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, vaccines, drug development and psychology); * developing proposal compliance checklist; * editing for format, clarity, grammar, RFP compliance, and message; * developing budgets, budget justifications, resource pages, letters of support and other proposal documents; * managing several concurrent proposals; * providing rapid responses in a fast-paced environment; * monitoring progress on proposal documents to assure timeliness and quality of response; and, * marketing proposal development/submission services to Principal Investigators. Qualifications: BS degree (minimum); experience managing proposals; excellent verbal and written communication skills; a high level ability to use Microsoft Office products and other proposal preparation tools; ability to work a flexible schedule; self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented; and ability to self-prioritize activities to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines. Join a team of highly skilled professionals dedicated to advancing military medicine through research and education. Please send letter of interest with resume and salary expectations to: The Geneva Foundation, P.O. Box 98687, Lakewood, WA 98496 or by e-mail to xxxxxx@thegenevafoundation.org. Geneva is an EOE. ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================