Senior Proposal Development Manager
Core
Lead pre-award management for a complex portfolio of faculty-sponsored and non-sponsored research funding, ensuring compliance with federal and university regulations while shaping strategic proposal concepts.
Role type
Senior IC proposal development manager (pre-award)
Builds
High-quality, on-time grant proposals, budgets, subaward agreements, and compliance plans for multi-PI and multi-site research centers.
Domain
Higher education research administration / Federal grant compliance
Required skills
Strategic proposal planning, complex budget negotiation, federal regulations interpretation, policy risk mitigation, workflow optimization, data integrity oversight, JIT request management
Preferred skills
Subject matter expertise in sponsored research, process improvement, staff mentoring, large-scale project management
Technologies
Institutional research administration systems, metrics dashboards
Responsibilities
Provide strategic guidance for proposal development and long-range planning; Lead development of complex multi-PI proposals and negotiate budgets/agreements; Interpret funding announcements and develop departmental guidance; Serve as liaison to central units and resolve policy/risk issues; Oversee proposal data integrity and implement process enhancements; Direct response to Just-in-Time (JIT) requests for high-risk proposals; Establish JIT standards and monitor compliance metrics.