Research Administrator Senior

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

The primary mission of the University of Michigan Medical School Office of Research is to foster an environment of innovation and efficiency that serves the Medical School research community and supports biomedical science from insight to impact. To that end, our team is constantly striving to enhance the research enterprise, including maintaining an investigator-focused infrastructure, facilitating and diversifying investigators' avenues for funding, and streamlining research processes.

The Medical School Office of Research has numerous reporting units and programs such as the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR), the Clinical Research Calendar Review & Analysis Office (CRAO), the Fast Forward Medical Innovation, the Biomedical Research Core Facilities (BRCF), the Institutional Review Board (IRB Med), and the Medical School Grant Services & Analysis Office. Together, these teams provide the necessary support to position our researchers for success.

The Medical School Grant Services & Analysis Office handles review of all externally sponsored projects for Medical School faculty at the pre-award stage and works with units and project teams to address institutional, sponsor, and federal requirements.

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

As a premier, research-intensive academic medical center, the University of Michigan Medical School is world renowned with more than $850 million in external research funding. The Medical School Office of Research proudly supports our internationally recognized investigators pursuing innovative science to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, the citizens of Michigan, and beyond.

• Conduct complete reviews of Medical School external sponsor proposals for appropriate treatment of materials, equipment, effort, and other costs, including regular communication with research administrators across all Medical School departments as a resource regarding Federal, State, and institutional rules and regulations governing externally sponsored projects.
• Review the most complex research proposals. (Research Administrator Senior)
• Coordinate a timely approval process at the Dean’s Office and provide signature authority on behalf of the dean for proposal approvals.
• Serve as a content expert resource in pre‑award for Medical School Research Administrators, especially in a one‑on‑one basis.
• Serve as a primary liaison with the central campus research offices.
• Facilitate the position’s joint/partial appointment with ORSP to submit NIH proposals directly to the sponsor; all reporting will be through the Grant Services & Analysis Pre‑Award Associate Director. (Research Administrator Senior)
• Review all but the most complex proposals. (Research Administrator Intermediate)

• Bachelor degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience. Knowledge of general terms and concepts of the field. Good computer skills with general knowledge in Excel, MSWord, Acrobat. Excellent communication skills and attention to detail. Demonstrated understanding of financial review calculations in previous experience as well as in the interview process.
• 5+ years of experience required (8+ years preferred) in grant administration related to proposal processing with Federal and Non‑Federal sponsors. (Research Administrator Senior)
• 3+ years experience in research administration (preferred finance or related degree). (Research Administrator Intermediate)