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Senior Manager, Proposal Review

Cambridge, MA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-19 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the proposal review team to ensure sponsored research proposals are accurate, complete, and compliant with institutional and regulatory requirements before submission.

Role type

Senior Manager, Proposal Review

Builds

Standardized, compliant proposal submission processes and tools for Harvard University

Domain

Higher Education Research Administration

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Supervisory experience, knowledge of sponsored research regulations, process improvement methodologies, stakeholder management, data analysis

Preferred skills

Knowledge of federal sponsor requirements (Uniform Guidance, NIH, NSF, DOD), experience with Harvard's Sponsored systems (GMAS, HART, ecrt), knowledge of grants systems (Grants.gov, Research.gov, eRA Commons)

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the proposal review team including staffing and training; Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and tools; Collaborate with sponsors and PIs to submit proposals; Develop metrics and dashboards to evaluate performance; Serve as Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) with signatory authority

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership

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