Scientific Review Analyst Associate

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Public Trust/Other Required:

Other

Job Family:

Science and Research

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Microsoft Office, Office Administration, Peer Reviewing, Scientific Peer Review

Certifications:

None

Experience:

0 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Scientific Review Analyst Associate and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you. This position supports the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) at the U.S. Department of Education, providing integrated support for scientific peer review activities, discretionary research grant competitions, external peer review of report manuscripts, and the operation of PRIMO—IES’s peer review management and applicant notification system. The mission of IES is to provide rigorous, accessible scientific evidence to inform education practice and policy, and this role directly supports the infrastructure that enables high‑quality peer review and evidence generation.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

• Provide help desk support to applicants and reviewers, ensuring strong customer service and timely issue resolution

• Use knowledge of Grants.gov and IES requests for applications to process referrals, update forms, and maintain reviewer materials

• Ensure reviewer documents and materials are current in PRIMO

• Verify application data, oversee compliance and responsiveness screening, and manage application intake workflows

• Send ANS invitation emails, contact IES‑identified panel members, and assign reviewers and applications within PRIMO

• Maintain communications with panel members and ensure completion of all required paperwork, including conflict‑of‑interest documentation

• Provide on‑site logistics support during peer review activities, including synthesizer coordination and missing critique resolution

• Facilitate access to reviewer feedback surveys and support production of summary statements, reports, and thank‑you letters

• Assist with preparation for subsequent review cycles, including LOI processing and application receipt

• Train and mentor Review Technical Assistants matrixed from other programs or temporary labor pools

• Perform general administrative support throughout reviewer engagement, application processing, peer review, and summary statement production

Visa sponsorship will not be provided for this position.

This role will require you to obtain and maintain Public Trust Suitability and will require you to provide onsite fingerprinting at a designated facility.  This investigation may review personal and criminal behavior, financial conduct, foreign influence, as well as other adjudications.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

REQUIRED SKILLS

• BA / BS Degree or 4 years of additional experience in lieu of a degree.

• 1–2 years of experience supporting grant programs, scientific peer review or research administration

• Demonstrated ability to handle high‑volume, deadline‑driven tasks with strong attention to detail

• Experience reviewing documents for completeness, compliance, or eligibility

• Ability to quickly learn and operate new technical systems (peer review platforms, workflow tools, grant systems, etc.)

• Proven ability to communicate professionally with varied external stakeholders, including academic scientists, government administrators and technical staff.

• Must be able to pass a federal background check and meet Public Trust suitability requirements.

DESIRED SKILLS

• Experience supporting scientific peer review panels

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
• Growth: AI‑powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award‑winning culture of innovation and a military‑friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

The likely salary range for this position is $48,464 - $50,025. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

 

 

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

 

 

About Our Work:

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