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SENIOR SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM LEADER

Duke University
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 29 Oct 2025
💰 $161,531/yr($99,969/yr$161,531/yr)

About the role

School of Medicine

Established in 1930, Duke University School of Medicine is the youngest of the nation's top medical schools. Ranked sixth among medical schools in the nation, the School takes pride in being an inclusive community of outstanding learners, investigators, clinicians, and staff where interdisciplinary collaboration is embraced and great ideas accelerate translation of fundamental scientific discoveries to improve human health locally and around the globe. Composed of more than 2,600 faculty physicians and researchers, nearly 2,000 students, and more than 6,200 staff, the Duke University School of Medicine along with the Duke University School of Nursing, and Duke University Health System comprise Duke Health, a world-class academic medical center. The Health System encompasses Duke University Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Raleigh Hospital, Duke Health Integrated Practice, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home Care and Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and multiple affiliations.

Be You.

The Global Health Discovery Collaboratory (GHDC) Antibody Dynamics team at the Duke University Center for Human Systems Immunology (https://chsi.duke.edu/divisions/antibody-dynamics-and-immune-function ) is seeking a detail-oriented scientist to fulfill a key role as a Sr. Scientific Program Leader.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Completion of a Bachelor's degree in basic science, public health, clinical research or other related scientific field.
  • Six years of program management and/or research experience.
  • Experience in Biotech/Biopharma/Clinical Trials/GMP is strongly preferred. Additional training in project management or related training desired.

Other Requirements:

This position is onsite. The work is performed on-site or at a designated assignment location.

Be Bold.

  • Develop, coordinate, and implement scientific research, financial, and administrative strategies essential to the successful management of large scale, complex translational research projects conducted by principal investigator(s); perform a variety of duties involved in the organization, documentation and compilation of basic research, pre- clinical, and clinical data.
  • Collaborate with investigators to fully develop scientific strategies to achieve programmatic goals and implement scientific decision-making processes. Evaluate project effectiveness, develop risk management plans and provide warnings of serious deviations or variations that may compromise programmatic deliverables.
  • Lead scientific concept development for future funding; drafting of complex scientific presentations summarizing work for meetings with Scientific Advisory Board, funders, and/or collaborators; grant and contract technical proposal development
  • Function in an investigator capacity, or designee, in regards to high level scientific, financial and administrative tasks when working with both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Manage a team of Program Leader and Coordinators and delegate tasks specific to the successful completion of program objectives. Monitor the workload and performance of the program leaders and mentor his/her development.
  • Lead the development and final negotiation of large scale, complex program budgets and program statements of work.
  • Serve as the primary communication channel with external collaborators, sponsors, and subcontractors.
  • Collaborate with finance administrators to track and project spending and report financial highlights to the primary investigators.
  • Proactively identify changes in work scope and ensure appropriate planning measures are taken with internal and external stakeholders to reassess, renegotiate, forecast, and amend scope of work responsibilities, proposals, staffing levels, resources, and budgets

Choose Duke.

Join our award-winning team and be part of an inclusive culture that is committed to providing outstanding patient care, training tomorrow’s leaders, and conducting innovative research. You'll also benefit from Duke's competitive benefits package, including health insurance plans, generous paid time off, retirement programs with employer contributions, tuition assistance for employees and their children, and more.

 

 

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Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer co

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