CareerPlan

Manager, Effort Reporting and Compliance - Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR)

Pittsburgh, PAFull-time2026-07-07 → 2026-11-12

Core

Lead university-wide effort reporting and non-financial post-award compliance for a top research-intensive university.

Role type

Manager, research administration and compliance

Builds

Effort reporting processes and post-award administrative workflows

Domain

Higher education research administration

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Effort reporting management, post-award compliance, federal regulations interpretation, audit readiness, process improvement, system implementation, stakeholder advisory, training development, data integrity

Preferred skills

Large-scale research portfolio management, enterprise research system experience, audit leadership

Technologies

HRS/Huron, Oracle, Workday

Responsibilities

Lead university-wide effort certification process; Monitor certification progress and resolve discrepancies; Coordinate non-financial post-award administrative actions; Interpret sponsor terms and provide guidance; Develop training on compliance processes; Mentor staff in research administration; Partner with IT to improve effort reporting systems.

Seniority

Manager, hands-on IC