Scientific Reviewer

(ID: 2026-3932)

Axle is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations nationally and abroad. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Axle is seeking a Scientific Reviewer to join our vibrant team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supporting the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) located in Bethesda, MD.

Benefits We Offer:

- 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees

- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

- 401K match up to 5%

- Educational Benefits for Career Growth

- Employee Referral Bonus

- Flexible Spending Accounts:

- Healthcare (FSA)

- Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)

- Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)

- Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

Position Information:

The Contractor shall provide qualified scientific and operational services to support the planning, coordination, conduct, and documentation of NIH peer review activities. Services shall be performed in accordance with applicable NIH and CSR policies, procedures, guidance, and established review schedules. The Contractor shall collaborate with SROs, CSR leadership, reviewers, and review support staff to ensure assigned review activities and deliverables are completed accurately, consistently, and within established requirements and deadlines.

Additional Qualifications:

Certifications & Licenses

- No certification needed

Field of Study

- General Medical and Health Services

- General Social Sciences

- Miscellaneous Psychology

- Physical Sciences

- General Engineering

- Miscellaneous Biology

Software

- IAR

- Internet Assisted Review

- Peer Review

- eRA

- CMM (Committee Management Module)

- QVR

- Query View Report

Skills

- Peer review process for grants

- Literature and database searches

- Grants and contract mechanisms

- Administrative summaries

- Subject matter expert

Deliverables:

- The Contractor shall provide documentation and operational support for NIH application scientific reviews, including panel formation, reviewer recruitment and training, administrative compliance screenings, critique quality control, and meeting documentation.

- Additionally, the Contractor shall prepare and finalize summary statements for all applications and deliver ad hoc support as required.

- All work must be completed timely, accurately, and professionally in accordance with NIH policies, CSR best practices, and federal regulations.

- Critique and summary deliverables must be clear, objective, and accurately reflect key evaluation factors.

- Contractor staff shall maintain effective, professional collaboration with Government leadership and reviewers while upholding strict ethics and confidentiality standards.

- Deficient deliverables shall be corrected and resubmitted at the Government’s direction. - Ad-Hoc

Statement of Work Details:

- Identify the administrative and the scientific issues in the grant applications or contract proposals, including the hypotheses and rationale presented in the applications/proposals. - 1

- Identify and select reviewers by matching the expertise of the reviewer with the specific science contained in the research grant applications and recommend potential reviewers. - 2

- Perform a thorough review of the content of each individual application and its relevance in terms of the scientific interests of the Institute. - 3

- Ensure that high-quality written reviews are obtain