The American Society of Nephrology (ASN)—which represents more than 20,000 clinicians, researchers, and health professionals dedicated to leading the fight against kidney disease—seeks a fulltime Coordinator for KidneyX. The Coordinator will be member of the KidneyX Project Team, reporting to the KidneyX Project Director. The Coordinator will work with the KidneyX leadership and the US Department of Health and Human Services to accomplish the initiative’s mission “to accelerate development in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of kidney diseases”. The Coordinator responsibilities include some administrative tasks as well as strong project management, critical thinking, and creativity.

Responsibilities:

• Manage KidneyX Prize Competitions
  • Update and maintain prize submission/review site
  • Manage invitations and training for reviewers/judges for each competition
  • Manage prize review process
  • Serve as primary contact for questions from reviewers and applicants
• Manage logistical support for KidneyX meetings
  • Steering Committee meetings
  • KidneyX Summit
  • Judges Panels
  • Entrepreneur Programs
  • Investor Programs
• Serve as liaison to relevant internal and external groups
  • Liaison to ASN Communications and Marketing team to produce time sensitive documents for KidneyX regarding news worthy items
  • Liaison to Policy/NTDS/KHI/KidneyX Cross Communications Team to coordinate activities of the ASN Alliance for Kidney Health Team
  • Participate in routine staff meetings, project committee meetings as requested and process review activities as assigned