Expert Reviewer – Biomedical Technologies
Grant Engine is committed to improving how grants are written and reviewed so that compelling technologies are funded that will combat disease and improve human life. Our Expert Reviewers are an integral part of Grant Engines process.
As such, we seek the most accomplished, broad-thinking, experienced scientists and product-development experts to serve as peer reviewers in Grant Engine’s Expert Review™.
Grant Engine is focused on securing funding for leading companies that have high potential to make a difference for the human race. Our vision is to improve and extend human life by supporting selected clients via our Team and process. In this mission, we selectively work with clients who have a demonstrated potential differentiation over the standard of care in their respective domain. In this pursuit, we hold the following core values in high regard: Trust, Customer Success, Excellence Without Bias, Teamwork.
We realize that to build this vision, Grant Engine must be a leader in the field. We identify innovation from every corner of our company, and we are committed to excellence in every facet of our work. Each of us gets results by employing, or pioneering, cutting-edge techniques in communication and program management to realize our vision. We know that every detail matters. We are committed to successfully delivering on our own goals so that our teammates can deliver on theirs. Everyone on our team realizes that when clients win, our mission is accomplished.
A key tenet of the Grant Engine team is that we work well together! We trust one another’s judgment and have established an effective dynamic of delivering on our individual goals to the point that trust has been built such that we can rely on each other to deliver. Grant Engine has compelling work for those that meet our qualifications and demonstrate the values of peer review: expertise in assessment; transparency; impartiality; fairness; confidentiality; integrity, and efficiency.
The peer review process is a central tenet to the expert, ethical, fair, transparent, and efficient process of winning a grant. Peer-review is an essential dimension of securing funding. Grant Engine has adopted a process for effective grant development that includes expert review in a way that identifies and remediates potential conflict-of-interests. As such, we adopt the highest-common-denominator of NIH, DoD, and other funding source’s values for peer-review.
This position is a part-time opportunity.
- Review grants from various agencies and provide written feedback that follows the specific agency’s format and criteria.
- Provide detailed and diligent written feedback to guide Grant Engine and our clients in how to better position the grant for success.
- Timely delivery (4-6 day turnaround) of Expert Reviews.
- Ability to handle several projects concurrently as needed.
- PhD in biological sciences, biomedical engineering, or other life science or healthcare associated field, or MD
- Alternatively, Master’s Degree for selected individuals in biology, biochemistry, biomedical engineering, other life science, or relevant background.
- Primary experience sitting on scientific review panels reviewing grants.
Preferred Experience or Qualifications
- Experience with agencies beyond NIH and NSF, including, but not limited to, ARPA-H, BARDA, CIRM or CPRIT, as well as foundations such as the Michael J. Fox Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, or the Gates Foundation.
- Experience with the Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs is a plus.
- Knowledge of programmatic (non-scientific) factors that can make grants at a specific agency more competitive.
- Ability to assess grants that have an AI component to their research is a plus.
Additional Qualifications and Competencies:
- Critical Evaluation: Measurement and assessment skills objectivity, critical thinking, problem solving, curiosity, inquisitiveness, research methodology, knowledge management, on-line search skills.
- Communication for Impact: Exceptional verbal and written English language communications skills, presentation skills, diplomacy, perceptual objectivity, active listening.
- Relationship Building via commentary: objectivity, credibility, confidentiality, constructive and respectful.
- Flexibility: Ability to handle changing priorities and multiple deadlines while maintaining high quality of workmanship.
- Ethical Practice: Rapport building, trust building, personal and professional integrity, credibility, professional and personal courage.
Compensation commensurate with expertise, experience and level of contribution.