Office of Initiative Development

Key Functions

• Provides direction, guidance, and support in the development of approved initiatives with NIAID;
• Provides advice and assistance to NIAID staff in the initiation, planning, management, quality control, and oversight of the initiative development process;
• Works closely with NIAID Divisions in the drafting of quality initiatives, including writing/editing, coordinating the review and quality control, negotiating content changes, and finalizing the scientific and programmatic text of initiatives;
• Works closely with program staff to provide direction and oversight to initiative development teams;
• Works collaboratively with NIAID staff to develop work assignments and timelines;
• Monitors adherence to and completion of work assignments;
• Evaluates quality of performance and efficiency and timelines of task completion;
• Resolves conflicts of differences of opinion in the initiative development process;
• Develops systems, procedures, policies, tools and training to support the quality and timely completion of NIAID-approved initiatives;
• Works closely with the Division of Extramural Activities (DEA) to ensure that acquisition packages and grant solicitations are executed in a timely manner;
• Advises the Director of OSPFM on initiative development workload and process improvement;
• Provides advice on short and long term strategic planning for extramural research initiatives and participates in strategic planning activities; and
• Monitors, analyzes, and reports on the Institute's portfolio of approved initiatives.

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