Description
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Description
The Senior
Research Administrator position will provide essential fund management support
to the Divisions
within the Department of Medicine. In this role, you will manage all administrative
fund management support function for the Division’s research programs. Prepare
all grant proposal submissions and provide liaison to all University entities necessary
for the preparation of all Department contract and grant proposals. You will be
responsible for all the post-award fund activities of designated accounts from
fund inception to closure, such that financial activities and records do not
deviate from approved policy and procedures. You will be expected to manage
larger, more complex PI portfolios as well as help oversee, train and mentor junior
research administrators trainees.
The full
annual salary range for this position is $70,900.00 – $145,200.00. The department’s target annual salary is $83,800.00 –
$131,600.00.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor’s
Degree in Finance or related field, or equivalent experience. - High
School Diploma. - 5+ years
of research administration experience. - Interpersonal
skills to effectively communicate information in a timely, professional manner. - Ability
to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with
various stakeholders. - Ability
to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, with
frequent interruptions, to meet programmatic and financial needs. - Close
attention to detail in a fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment. - Demonstrated
proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel. - Strong
writing skills in a variety of styles to draft persuasive text for a variety of
audiences while ensuring adherence to funding sponsor’s guidelines. - Demonstrated
knowledge of effective grant funding processes, procedures and techniques - Ability
to perform complex financial analysis and customized reporting.
Preferred:
- Organization
skills to create and maintain administrative and financial files effectively. - Strong
organization skills, ability to prioritize job functions, and handle multiple
tasks simultaneously with multiple proposal submission systems. - Experience
preparing, managing, and projecting budgets. - Mathematical
skills for the preparation of complex calculations and forecasts and to
identify and resolve complicated financial scenarios. - Knowledge
of and experience working with a variety of external sponsors, federal and
state sponsors, private foundations, industry sponsors, etc.
**May be subject to test in qualifying skills**