Director, Grants Strategy, PIK

Kaplan

3d • Remote

About The Position

For more than 80 years, Kaplan has been a trailblazer in education and professional advancement. We are a global company at the intersection of education and technology, focused on collaboration, innovation, and creativity to deliver a best-in-class educational experience and make Kaplan a great place to work. The future of education is here and we are eager to work alongside those who want to make a positive impact and inspire change in the world around them. The Director, Grant Strategy collaborates with internal and external subject matter experts to (1) identify existing practice gaps and underlying unmet needs and (2) develop strategic grants/needs assessments that align these practice gaps and unmet needs with innovative solutions to address these needs.

Requirements

• Masters Degree
• 5+ years drafting scientific or medical communication documents with at least 2+ years grant strategy experience
• Ability to interpret medical literature
• Knowledge of medicine and disease states
• Ability to work and perform medical literature research independently
• Good oral communication skills
• Perform all essential job functions under the constraint of tight timelines

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (eg, MD, PharmD, PhD)
• Medical or scientific educational background

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates and maintains up-to-date understanding of the therapeutic landscapes across multiple key therapeutic categories; identifies clinical knowledge and practice gaps
• Identifies and strategizes potential grant opportunities, including pipelines and therapeutic and business landscapes
• Develops needs assessments and learning objectives by leveraging outstanding research skills and interpretation of previous educational activities outcomes to write scientifically accurate, fully referenced materials, appropriate to the target audience for use in grant proposals
• Uses appropriate sources to update existing grant proposals for submission to potential funding supporters
• Translates complex scientific information into practical communications to support educational solutions and grant submissions
• Maintains working knowledge of learning design approaches and program goals and outcomes; contributes to new concept development, design, and written descriptions
• Understands how to merge facts and figures to craft compelling narratives
• Plays significant role in creating and maintaining up-to-date templates (proposals, needs assessments, tables) to facilitate team collaboration
• Works independently and as part of the larger business development team to support acquisition of program funding
• Deadline driven, results-oriented, accurate, and analytical

Benefits

• Remote work provides a flexible work/life balance
• Comprehensive Retirement Package automatically enrolled in The Company Contribution Plan (8-10% annual company contribution based on tenure)
• Our Gift of Knowledge Program provides tuition assistance and substantial discounts for our employees and close family members
• Comprehensive health benefits new hire eligibility starts on day 1 of employment
• Generous Paid Time Off includes paid holidays, vacation, personal, sick paid time-off, plus one (1) volunteer day and one (1) diversity and inclusion day to participate and give back to our local communities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees