Associate Director, PRISMA Consortium

Job Description

Associate Director, PRISMA Consortium

The Milken Institute School of Public Health (SPH) is the school of public health of George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and is ranked as the 11th best public health graduate program in the United States by U.S. News & World Report University Rankings.

An Associate Director, PRISMA Consortium position is available within the Milken Institute School of Public Health’s Department of Global Health. This is a leadership role focused on developing, maintaining, and advancing research awards for the Pregnancy Risk, Infant Surveillance, and Measurement Alliance (PRISMA) Consortium, which is funded by the Gates Foundation and led by Dr. Emily Smith.

The PRISMA Consortium is a global network dedicated to producing quality data to answer key questions about maternal, fetal, and infant health. It manages a portfolio of research grants and collaborates with partner institutions across six countries.

The Associate Director, PRISMA Consortium will be primarily responsible for managing the administrative aspects of the Consortium. This includes administering awards, grants, and contracts, ensuring compliance and providing oversight, developing and preserving intellectual property rights, and managing research programs.

This role typically involves sharing research and analysis in high-impact publications, reports, as well as at relevant technical conferences, forums, and events. As a management position, it requires leading and supervising staff directly, making hiring decisions, providing coaching, training, and mentoring, managing performance, and determining future staffing needs. The Associate Director will continually coordinate with PRISMA Consortium partners to ensure funded research is conducted in accordance with established agreements.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Oversee the management of awards, grants, and contracts, ensuring that subcontracts are carried out in line with established agreements.
• Prepare annual project progress and budget reports for the Gates Foundation across multiple awards.
• Lead a team of Project Managers in research management, overseeing their time, workload, and vacation requests.
• Make hiring decisions, provide coaching, training, mentoring, and performance management, and determine future staffing needs for the team.
• Guide international research partners in sharing research and analysis in high-impact publications, reports, as well as at relevant technical conferences, forums, and events.
• Set functional strategies and objectives focusing on mid-term operational plans (1-2 years) that align with the research group and funder strategy.
• Serve as the primary authority for ensuring all research activities adhere to university, state, and international regulations.
• Maintain data use agreements and systematize procedures for processing external data sharing requests.
• Performs other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS in a related discipline.
• 6 years of relevant professional experience.
• Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s in public health or epidemiology.
• Demonstrated success in funding procurement, award administration, and financial management for scientific grants.
• Track record of scientific publications.
• Experience in research subject matter relevant to maternal, fetal, and infant health.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with diverse, international collaborators.
• Proficiency in computer skills, including but not limited to Microsoft Word and Excel.

Hiring Range and Benefits:

• Hiring Range: $94,200.05 – $183,513.91
• Healthcare Benefits: GW offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, time off & leave, retirement savings, tuition, well-being, and various voluntary benefits. For program details and eligibility, please visit https://hr.gwu.edu/benefits-programs.

Position Information:

• Campus Location: Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.
• College/School/Department: Milken Institute School of Public Health (SPH)
• Family: Research and Labs
• Sub-Family: Centers/Institutes
• Stream: Management
• Level: Level 2
• Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time
• Hours Per Week: 40
• Work Schedule: M-F 9am-5:30pm, as needed.
• Will this job require the employee to work on site? Yes
• Employee Onsite Status: Hybrid
• Required Background Check: Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search.
• Special Instructions to Applicants: Employer will not sponsor for employment Visa status. This position is a grant-funded position; continuation is contingent on grant funding.
• Internal Applicants Only? No
• Posting Number: R002374
• Job Open Date: 02/12/2026
• Background Screening: Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire.

EEO Statement:

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.