Research Administrator Senior​/Intermediate

Job Summary

Assist the faculty in the Department of Pediatrics with financial and administrative support required to obtain research funding. A special emphasis is put on teamwork and respect for all individuals. Primary duties of this position will include pre-award management for NIH, corporate, State of Michigan, foundation & society grant funding.

Assist the faculty in the Department of Pediatrics with financial and administrative support required to obtain research funding. A special emphasis is put on teamwork and respect for all individuals. Primary duties of this position will include pre-award management for NIH, corporate, State of Michigan, foundation & society grant funding.

The Pediatric Research Office (PRO) provides pre-award centralized services for the department?s research faculty. Our team currently consists of 8 diverse individuals, all with unique skill sets, which allow us to provide a higher level of service to our faculty. Our team members make supporting and respecting each other a natural part of our core values. Though we work 100% remotely, you are never alone as part of this team.

We have several sub-teams within our structure which allows for career development, learning new skills, and offers the opportunity to make important impacts on expanding our services. Your uniqueness and skills will be valued and put to good use in our office. We take time to celebrate the individual, as well as the team efforts. Personal integrity and acceptance of others are requirements for joining our team.

We place more importance on qualities listed in this section of the posting than the following listing of skills. We can train and help develop new skills, but the personal attributes described here are part of who a person is and must be present in our preferred candidate.

Responsible for the coordination of pre-award activities relating to grant and contract proposals.

Pre-Award Duties will involve assisting faculty with the grant submission process, from initial start to final submission, including development of timelines for various components, the development, preparation, and submission of research proposals (Budgets and Other proposal documents). Ensure that proposals meet sponsor & university guidelines. Preparing Proposal Approval Forms. Coordinate proposal activities between multiple PIs, departments and/or universities/external entities. Assist investigators with filling out MTAs, DUAs, CDAs, obtain the necessary signatures and route the UFAs.

Meeting critical due dates, as set forth by the Med School, ORSP & Sponsor. Provide progress reporting and RPPR support.

The Department of Pediatrics has 3 active T-32s and a K-12. We are seeking a person who is not intimidated by the requirements involved in submitting renewals of training/career develop grants. This person will be an integral part of our T-32/K-12 submission/reporting/maintaining team.

Additionally, this position will serve as the Pediatric Research Office (PRO) lead for establishing and amending subcontracts at post-award in eRPM. Therefore, experience working with OCA on developing subcontracts and hybrid POs is a plus.

Though not a requirement for applying to this posting, we are also seeking individuals with IRB knowledge and experience.

This position is part of the Department of Pediatrics Research Office consolidated services. This is a customer service-oriented position and requires a person who will make providing quality service and ensuring discretion their priority.

Other Duties may include, but are not limited to: JIT requests, managing biosketches/OS documents, assisting PIs with RPPRs, prepare sponsored projects required reporting documents, data mining using Business Objects, MSTATS, Tableau, navigating online searches for required information, creating tools and templates to further efficiencies in the Pediatric Research Office, duties and special projects as assigned by Senior Manager and Associate Chair for Research.

• Senior Level: A minimum of 5 years of research administration related experience is required.
• Intermediate Level: A minimum of 3 years of research administration related experience is required.

Bachelor?s degree and 5 - 7 years of grant and contract experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Ability to interpret and communicate Department, University, and Sponsor guidelines and policies. Employees in this classification typically analyze, compare, and evaluate various courses of action and have the authority to make independent decisions on matters of significance, free from immediate direction, within the scope of their responsibilities.

Primary activities and decision-making authority are predominantly performed independently affecting business operations to a substantial degree. Under FLSA, this is the exempt job classification for this title. Incumbents in this position must meet the…