Senior Research Administrator

Overview:

The Senior Research Administrator will be responsible for both Central Office and Departmental level Research Administration. The Administrator will coordinate and provide a wide range of pre-award and post-award services for the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research.

Responsibilities:

• Perform Pre-award functions such as assisting Principal Investigators in completion of grant proposals, including budget development, drafting administrative sections, collecting materials, and obtaining institutional review/approval.
• Perform post-award functions such as allocation of research labor costs across funding sources consistent with level of research effort and approves purchase requisitions. Uses institutional resources to maintain department records of grant awards and agreements.
• Assist faculty and staff in identifying sources of funding by maintaining knowledge of agency programs and disseminating information to faculty staff.
• Work with investigators to develop annual research/clinical trial budgets; reconciles monthly expenses to budget; forecasts over/under expenditures and provides regular status reports to the Principal Investigator. Performs other financial analysis as needed on bother sponsored and non-sponsored awards.
• Ensure timely renewal of grant and subcontracts and/or orderly closeout of completed sponsored activities.
• Attending external training to keep skills current and knowledge up-to-date on sponsor regulations, and emerging technologies.
• Other duties include preparation of agreements, and drafting of other research-related documents (billing agreements, etc.). The candidate will also update personnel funding and will work with the PI to determine the funding.
• This position will use a high degree of judgment and problem-solving skills to communicate and apply all appropriate policies and procedures throughout the sponsored project life cycle.
• He/she will contribute to the development of Institutional wide procedures and policies, both financial and operational as it relates to sponsored awards management and research administration.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 7 or more years of experience in sponsored research administration or related experience required. Preferable in an academic setting.
• A demonstrated understanding of federal policies and cost principles in order to ensure the proper stewardship of sponsored funds.
• Strong communication skills in order to effectively manage conflicting views or issues to mediate fair solutions.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and database applications.
• Ability to independently seek out answers from the appropriate federal compliance and regulatory resource(s) and/or the hospital technical expert(s).
• The ideal candidate is self-directed, can prioritize duties and meet multiple deadlines independently with minimal supervision, while using a high degree of judgment, and handle complex and confidential information with discretion.