The Program Development Lead will support grants, partnerships, and communications activities for Target 2035, an international open-science initiative led by the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC).
The Lead will contribute to proposal development, scientific communications, and organizational initiatives across an international network of researchers and collaborators.
This role is ideal for a recent PhD graduate interested in transitioning from bench science and gaining experience in research development, partnerships, and outreach within an international open-science public-private partnership environment.
Responsibilities may evolve over time based on organizational priorities, funding opportunities, and the candidate’s interests and experience, providing broad exposure to international research development and coordination activities.
• Contribute to the development, writing, and coordination of grant and award applications in Canada and internationally
• Contribute to proposal development activities, including timelines, document collection, formatting, submission logistics, and reporting requirements
• Contribute to the administration of existing grants, programs, and strategic initiatives, including post-award reporting, milestone tracking, and impact metrics
• Participate in funded trainee and research programs
• Contribute to the development of presentations, newsletters, reports, website content, and outreach materials
• Coordinate and participate in webinars, workshops, meetings, and public engagement activities
Qualifications
• PhD in a scientific discipline relevant to biomedical research, drug discovery, life sciences, chemistry, or related fields
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment with evolving needs
• Strong interpersonal, coordination, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary and international teams
• Proactive, adaptable, and resourceful, with a strong “can do” attitude and initiative
• Excellent digital and technology skills are required, including experience using online collaboration and communication platforms such as SharePoint, Google Workspace, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Canva, and emerging LLM/AI-enabled tools to support coordination, communications, and research development activities
• Experience with grant development, scientific communications, project coordination, stakeholder engagement, or research administration is an asset
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