Assistant Director of Research Administration

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION, Chemical Engineering
, leads and oversees complex pre- and post-award financial operations and manages a team of 8–10 staff responsible for the department’s full research administration portfolio orting to the Director of Administration and Finance, the Assistant Director provides essential support to faculty and plays a key role in ensuring efficient and compliant research administration; leads talent management succession planning efforts while overseeing all sponsored research–related research administration functions;

develops and implements financial models and strategies to enhance the efficiency of research and financial operations; serves as a trusted advisor to faculty and departmental leadership on financial and administrative aspects of sponsored research; creates and delivers clear, effective trainings and presentations; supervises and mentors research administration staff, and performs high-level financial work, including budget oversight, planning, and management; and acts as the primary liaison to MIT’s central finance offices on research administration matters.

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