Scientific Collaboration Officer

The Scientific Collaboration Officer is a core operational role supporting IPIE’s scientific mission. The position provides primary staff support to scientific committees and panels, ensures the smooth delivery of scientific assessments, and helps maintain an active and engaged global network of affiliated scientists.

Working closely with the Chief Scientist, committee and panel chairs, and external partners, the role combines project management, editorial leadership, and scientific coordination. It oversees day-to-day panel operations, supports planning and problem-solving to keep work on track, and ensures consistent processes across scientific groups.

The Scientific Collaboration Officer also serves as Managing Editor for the IPIE’s scientific assessments and reports, with responsibility for coordinating review, managing timelines, and delivering high-quality publications. The role plays a central part in translating collective scientific expertise into timely, credible, and trusted public outputs.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Committee and Panel Management:

• Provide primary staff support for IPIE committees and panels, including meeting preparation, participation, and follow-up.
• Manage committee and panel projects, ensuring coordinated planning, execution, and problem resolution.
• Support the development and use of processes to monitor progress, outputs, and downstream impact.
• Maintain IPIE’s repository of committee and panel materials, including meeting notes, datasets, reports, and templates.
• Work closely with committee and panel chairs to plan activities, schedule meetings, support ongoing calls when needed, and connect panels with relevant stakeholders.

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Managing Editor:

• Own the end-to-end review, editorial, and production process for IPIE outputs, from submission to publication#
• Serve as the primary interface between IPIE’s scientific bodies and external publishing, copyediting, design, and production services.
• Act as product owner for scientific assessments and reports, ensuring quality, coherence, and delivery against agreed timelines.
• Coordinate scientific review, including reviewer recruitment, tracking, and integration of feedback.
• Build and maintain editorial systems and repeatable workflows that strengthen consistency, speed, and institutional memory

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Affiliate Network Community:

• Identify and correspond with potential affiliates and panel members, host recruitment calls, and manage affiliate contact histories using Salesforce
• Update and maintain IPIE’s affiliate database, oversee profiles on the IPIE website, and prepare regular reports on affiliate activities.
• Organize all-affiliate calls and meetings and support affiliate participation in IPIE’s research output processes.

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Additional Responsibilities:

• Continuously improve IPIE’s operational framework, ensuring it aligns with the organization’s evolving needs.
• Run the weekly Programs call with all IPIE Consulting Scientists.
• Participate in regular Secretariat meetings.

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Essential Criteria:

• Doctoral degree in a relevant field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-workstream projects, ideally in international research or science-policy settings.
• Proven ability to work effectively with international, multidisciplinary, and culturally diverse teams, including in fully remote environments across time zones.
• Strong experience engaging with the international science community, preferably through international organizations, public science bodies, higher education, or non-profit sectors.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with fluency in writing and publishing in English.

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Desired Criteria:

• Knowledge of Measurement, Evaluation and Learning methodologies.
• Understanding different research methodologies is desired.
• Fluency in other UN languages.
• Experience with CRM systems, and especially Salesforce.
• Familiarity with international technology policy debates.

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The Opportunity:

Compensation is commensurate with experience, reflecting our commitment to attracting a top-tier professional. The IPIE offers a collaborative and innovative environment, the opportunity to work on a vital and global social mission, within an exciting digital-first, international, purpose-driven, and multilingual organization.

Title: Scientific Collaboration Officer

Start: 01 February 2026 or by agreement

Reports To: Executive Director of the Secretariat

Location: Remote work—though location in London or Zurich is a plus—with travel as required.

Contract: Consulting duration of 9-12 months, renewable

Full time equivalent: 80-100%

We recognize that diversity in our team's backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences is not only a moral imperative but also enhances the quality and impact of our research. The diversity of our network strengthens the IPIE, including differences in background, culture, experience, language, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and much more. We welcome applications from people of color, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, and a wide range of abilities. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute to our mission.

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How to Apply

The IPIE invites interested candidates to submit a resume, cover letter, and references to recruitment@ipie.info. Review of applications will begin on 12 January 2026 and continue until the position is filled.