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Description

The Senior

Research Administrator position will provide essential fund management support

to the Divisions

within the Department of Medicine. In this role, you will manage all administrative

fund management support function for the Division's research programs. Prepare

all grant proposal submissions and provide liaison to all University entities necessary

for the preparation of all Department contract and grant proposals. You will be

responsible for all the post-award fund activities of designated accounts from

fund inception to closure, such that financial activities and records do not

deviate from approved policy and procedures. You will be expected to manage

larger, more complex PI portfolios as well as help oversee, train and mentor junior

research administrators trainees.

The full

annual salary range for this position is $70,900.00 - $145,200.00. The department's target annual salary is $83,800.00 -

$131,600.00.

Qualifications

Required:

+ Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field, or equivalent experience.

+ High School Diploma.

+ 5+ years of research administration experience.

+ Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate information in a timely, professional manner.

+ Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with various stakeholders.

+ Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, with frequent interruptions, to meet programmatic and financial needs.

+ Close attention to detail in a fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment.

+ Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel.

+ Strong writing skills in a variety of styles to draft persuasive text for a variety of audiences while ensuring adherence to funding sponsor's guidelines.

+ Demonstrated knowledge of effective grant funding processes, procedures and techniques

+ Ability to perform complex financial analysis and customized reporting.

Preferred:

+ Organization skills to create and maintain administrative and financial files effectively.

+ Strong organization skills, ability to prioritize job functions, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously with multiple proposal submission systems.

+ Experience preparing, managing, and projecting budgets.

+ Mathematical skills for the preparation of complex calculations and forecasts and to identify and resolve complicated financial scenarios.

+ Knowledge of and experience working with a variety of external sponsors, federal and state sponsors, private foundations, industry sponsors, etc.

May be subject to test in qualifying skills

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