Lead Research Administrator

The Lead Research Administrator is responsible for the management of the complex research portfolio of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC) and completes work autonomously, while working collaboratively with the Vice President for DF/HCC Administration as needed.

DF/HCC is a consortium of seven Harvard-affiliated institutions designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute through the award of a P30 Cancer Center Support Grant. The Lead Research Administrator functions not only as a subject matter expert in research administration, but also as a leader within the department, liaising independently with research administrators and faculty across the consortium.

The Lead Research Administrator is responsible for a diverse set of funding types including federal, industry, foundation, donor, and institutional. The Lead Research Administrator collaborates with and advises faculty and researchers on the preparation of sponsored research applications and/or the financial management of sponsored and institutional funds; and is responsible for problem solving on behalf of the department.

The Lead Research Administrator is responsible for collaborating with Institute central offices such as Research Finance, Accounts Payable, Research Administration, Special Funds, Grants and Contracts, the Clinical Trials Office, Office of General Counsel, and the Innovations Office.

In addition to grant management and personnel management responsibilities, the Lead Research Administrator will lead special projects/assignments either within the department or across departments and will represent the Department at Institutional Committees/Work groups. The Lead Research Administrator is responsible for partnering with Department Leadership and Faculty to set strategy and provide guidance and expertise.

Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS, and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations.

We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physicians/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.

• Grant Preparation (pre-award):
  Responsible for all administrative aspects of grant preparation of sponsored research applications. Review sponsor eligibility and application requirements and ensure applicants understand them, responsible for the entire application excluding scientific content, meet and communicate internal and external deadlines in a strict deadline-driven environment, research funding opportunities for investigators, draft non-scientific materials for proposals, coordinate with administrators and faculty from other departments or organizations to complete proposals, coordinate institutional review of proposals by Grants & Contracts and submission to sponsors, prepare JIT information and responses to other pre-award inquiries.
• Portfolio Management (post-award):
  Responsible for the financial management of sponsored and institutional funds portfolio management. Prepare financial and narrative reports for sponsors while managing and adhering to specified deadlines, provide projection and project summary reports to investigators on a regular basis, ensure spending adheres to budget and sponsor and Institute guidelines, invoice and monitor receivables for clinical trial enrollment when appropriate, establish billing agreements as appropriate, track milestones and receivables for industry agreements.
• Procurement:
  Approve and/or initiate purchase requests for investigators and laboratory members via Purchase Orders and PCard. Verify funds are available, expenses are allowable and correctly allocated in a timely manner. Review and approve bills for core and center services.
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