Scientific Associate (Project Management)

Job Description

Job Title: Scientific Associate (Project Management for Internship Program)

Location: Cambridge, MA

Duration: 8 months contract with possible extension

HYBRID POSITION

Summary

Support role for someone with a background or interest in scientific education and/or training, and who has skills in creating new workflows, tracking metrics, and managing internship applications.

Will work closely with the Internship Program Manager and team head to help implement changes to the Summer of Science and Post-baccalaureate Internship programs, including:

Developing additional tracking metrics for internship participants

Utilization of program management software to track budgetary and program management milestones

Assisting with the recruitment, selection, and orientation of participants

Providing administrative and logistical support for current programs

Creating and maintaining databases and/or dashboards to monitor and evaluate the outcomes and impact of the programs

Conducting research and analysis on best practices and trends in scientific education and training and/or competitive intelligence

Must Have

Have demonstrated experience within the past 2 years in program and/or project management and/or a recent graduate with a M.S. degree in a biomedical or related field (major or minor in a biological science) and a strong interest in program and/or project management

Have a strong interest in scientific education and training, and a desire to learn more about the biomedical research and education landscape

Have experience or skills in creating new workflows, tracking metrics, and managing internship applications, or a willingness to learn and apply these skills

Have excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills

Be well versed in Microsoft Office suite programs (Microsoft Project, Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc) -with significant experience with MS Project preferred