Associate Director Research Administration – Post-award (Office of Research)
Core
Provide strategic leadership for post-award research administration, overseeing financial management and stewardship of over $200M in annual research expenditures.
Role type
Senior management research administrator (post-award)
Builds
Operational excellence and compliance frameworks for university research portfolios
Domain
Higher education research administration
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Regulatory compliance oversight, team supervision, policy development, process improvement, risk management, strategic planning, contract negotiation, grant regulations expertise, stakeholder engagement
Preferred skills
PhD or JD, sponsored projects administration experience
Technologies
None explicitly stated
Responsibilities
Supervise staff performing transactional grant and contract actions, provide expert advice to faculty on sponsored projects, implement systems to track reporting and deadlines, analyze long-term funding trends, create policies for regulatory changes, serve as research administration ombudsperson, participate in institutional research committees
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities