Position: Peer Review Program Support Specialist
Location: Remote; Maryland, USA
Work Environment: Remote with occasional travel as needed
Clearance Required: Public Trust
Status: Contingent upon contract award
Salary Range: $75,000 - $87,000 annually
Knowesis is seeking Peer Review Program Support Specialists to provide administrative, logistical, technical, and production support for biomedical research peer review panels. These specialists coordinate the operational details required to prepare for, conduct, and complete virtual, online, and in-person peer review activities. One specialist may support multiple panels or programs depending on review schedules, complexity, and workload.
Responsibilities
- Provide administrative and logistical support for assigned peer review panels throughout the review lifecycle.
- Coordinate panel calendars, meetings, reviewer communications, meeting materials, and operational requirements.
- Track reviewer readiness and required documentation, and follow up on outstanding items.
- Support reviewer access and use of the Contractor-Owned Contractor-Operated (COCO) peer review system in coordination with system support personnel.
- Support panel and meeting setup in the peer review system based on approved scientific review requirements.
- Provide real-time operational and technical support during virtual and in-person peer review meetings.
- Coordinate meeting logistics, materials, attendance, schedules, and administrative documentation.
- Track operational tasks and panel readiness, and escalate issues requiring SRO or system-support attention.
- Support administrative quality checks of panel records and required documentation.
- Support Summary Statement and other post-review production workflows, including document coordination, tracking, and quality-control activities.
- Assist with organization, preparation, dissemination, and maintenance of materials before, during, and after peer review meetings.
- Support repeatable, standardized, and scalable peer review operational processes.
- Coordinate across multiple panels when schedules and workload permit.
Qualifications
- Associate's degree required; bachelor's degree preferred. Equivalent directly relevant experience may be considered.
- Two or more years of administrative, program-support, meeting-support, research-support, or comparable professional experience.
- Demonstrated ability to manage high volumes of concurrent tasks, deadlines, and detailed information.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication and customer-service skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, virtual meeting platforms, Microsoft SharePoint, and web-based systems.
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment and respond effectively during time-sensitive peer review periods.
Preferred Experience
- Supporting scientific peer review, grant review, research administration, or Federal health or science programs.
- Supporting virtual and/or in-person scientific meetings.
- Experience with CDMRP, DoD, NIH, or comparable Federal research-review programs.
- Experience with peer review systems and document-production workflows.
Benefits
- Health insurance (PPO & HDHP)
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Short-term disability (STD)
- Long-term disability (LTD)
- Basic life insurance
- 401(k) company match
- Voluntary products
Location
Maryland, US
Employment Type
Contractor
Experience Level
Associate
Salary Range
$75,000 - $87,000
Remote work allowed
Yes
Posted
1 month ago