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Senior Manager, Research Administration

Cambridge, MA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-01 → 2026-09-25

Core

Leads a team of Research Portfolio Managers to oversee post-award management, compliance, and financial integrity for sponsored research at a university.

Role type

Senior Manager, Research Administration

Builds

Compliant research administration processes and team performance

Domain

Higher Education / Sponsored Research Administration

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Supervisory experience, post-award management, federal sponsor regulations, financial analysis, audit management, effort reporting, policy development

Preferred skills

MBA or Masters degree, advanced Excel, budgeting principles, team mentorship

Technologies

Microsoft Office Suite, advanced Excel

Responsibilities

Manage and supervise research administration team; Plan workflow and assign portfolio to team members; Lead resolution of complex research administration problems; Manage individual and team performance including reviews and growth pathways; Lead hiring efforts and build effective teams; Strategize and establish process/policy for effective research administration; Maintain advanced knowledge of federal rules and sponsor regulations; Lead audit for area team; Monitor and track faculty effort commitments; Oversee all sponsored spending to ensure financial integrity and compliance

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with supervisory capacity

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