# Critical Elements for ***Biomedical Engineering - 858***

### Scientific Program Portfolio Management

The research grants program is managed effectively by performing one or
more of the following duties:

-   Accurately presents reviews, conclusions and recommendations to
    appropriate scientific review groups and committees on
    bioengineering initiatives.

-   Regularly attends and actively contributes to scientific review
    group meetings to assist Program staff.

-   Independently prepares materials for IC advisory council with
    minimal errors.

-   Provides technical support to scientific program staff in a timely
    manner.

-   Manages grant and grant application assignments to scientific
    program officers and maintains integrity of the coding system in
    IMPAC II.

### Program Analysis

Assistance is provided to Program Officers for the analysis, tracking,
and reporting of the IC's scientific research grant portfolio through
the following activities:

-   Prepares technical reports on the results of research grant studies
    for distribution within and without the government.

-   Prepares or assists in preparing Institutes responses to written
    technical and/or program related inquiries, and provides
    consistently accurate guidance to Institute staff regarding
    interactions with congressional staff.

-   Provides reliable and complete advice accurate information, and
    critical reviews on a timely basis, as requested.

-   Tracks and maintains IC specific scientific program data relevant to
    the grant portfolio as needed.

### Scientific Program Outreach

Effective outreach activities for scientific programs that support and
promote overall IC goals are well executed as evidenced by:

-   Accurate information is consistently provided on NIH guidelines and
    requirements concerning areas of INSTITUTE interest.

-   Liaisons with Institute program staffs as well as other NIH
    institutes, OD, Federal agencies and non-Federal organizations
    concerned with biomedical engineering are effective and continuously
    maintained.

-   Opportunities that encourage closer working relationships among
    scientists involved in biomedical engineering are communicated to
    the immediate supervisor or appropriate senior program staff.

-   As requested, the scientific goals of the IC are promoted and
    effectively explained during interactions with universities,
    research institutions, and other government agencies.

-   Significant contributions to presentations to medical and scientific
    experts who serve as advisory committee members responsible for the
    evaluation of grant applications.

### Planning and Development

Assistance is provided in the planning and direction of programs that
support and promote overall IC goals by performing one or more of the
following duties:

-   Routinely provides reliable and complete advice, accurate
    information, and critical reviews on a timely basis.

-   Keeps supervisor apprised of current status or problems.

-   Assists in the development of the Institute's strategic planning
    initiative and provide a continuing assessment of the Institute's
    ability to meet its challenges.

-   Plans, coordinates, and manages special events or meetings as
    required.

### Knowledge Maintenance

Maintains knowledge of state-of-the-art science, policy, and procedures
in area of responsibility by the following:

-   Displays current knowledge of NIH policy and procedures in areas of
    responsibility as reflected by familiarity with NIH policy chapters,
    NIH policy memoranda, NIH Guide Announcements, etc.

-   Displays current knowledge of IC policy and procedures in area of
    assigned responsibility as reflected by familiarity with IC policy
    and procedures.

-   Maintains working knowledge of relevant electronic research
    administration (eRA) modules, databases, and applications as
    necessary for performing the portfolio analysis tasks.