Manager for Funded Projects

Manager for Funded Projects – Case Western Reserve University

Case Western Reserve University is committed to providing a transparent estimate of the salary range available for this position at the time of its posting. The salary range is between $52,705 and $66,672, depending on qualifications, experience, department budgets, and industry data.

Employees receive more than just a paycheck. University employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes excellent health care, retirement plans, tuition assistance, paid time off, and a winter recess.

Working with a high degree of independence, provide overall administrative management and coordination of a variety of business‑related functions; finance, budget, and grant administration for various departments within the School of Medicine.

The Manager for Funded Projects will be assigned a research portfolio made up of multiple grants and contracts, based in multiple clinical research departments with annual expenditures between $4.5m and $5.5m. These assignments will change as needed based on changes in funding levels, staffing needs and other dynamics.

The Manager for Funded Projects is expected to function as the financial and business manager across their assigned portfolio and to work directly with faculty and staff as it relates to grant submissions, financial reporting, tracking of expenses, determining optimal staffing levels based on available resources, and ensuring compliance with post‑award management for multiple NIH institutes, other federal and state agencies, industrial and non‑profit funding agencies.

The Manager for Funded Projects will develop and implement plans for optimizing the management of resources, exercising discretion and independent judgment to assigned departments related to managing revenues and expenses, and working across units within the Office of Finance and with administrators across the SOM and University. The Manager for Funded Projects has authority to accomplish objectives within established guidelines and policies, with the expectation of only referring special problems to the Executive Director.

• Serve as the financial and business operations manager for the Institute for Trans Molecular Medicine’s portfolio, which will range between $5m‑$7m in annual direct spending. Extract data from multiple university sources and systems and perform continuous financial modeling for implementation. Review spending patterns to project future trends and prepare long‑range operational forecasts and cash‑flow analyses. Develop monthly forecasts for each PI outlining all projects in their portfolio and meet with them monthly to review trends.
  
  Develop and implement strategies to avoid over‑ and under spending. Review and monitor spending levels and commitments. Be the main contact and primary administrator to departmental staff, faculty, and chairs for all things related to funded projects. Delegate tasks to other ARO staff as needed and follow up with colleagues, departmental staff, and faculty to ensure tasks are completed in a timely manner.
  
  Create efficiencies to improve accuracy. (30%)
• Provide multi‑institution, complex proposal development for collaborative research, industry, and clinical trials grants and contracts. Provide background research to emphasize the connection between the research needs statement and the interests of the funder. Manage contract and grant proposal preparation processes for the more demanding and reporting‑intensive sponsors with varying policies, restrictions, and deliverables. Advise faculty on complex contract and grant terms that may impact the administration of a project involving multiple institutions in both the U.S. and international sites.
  
  Facilitate the terms and conditions of awards, budget augmentation, and project period with the principals. Ensure compliance with all state and federal agency regulations, industry, non‑profit organizations, and university procedures. Develop and implement a system to ensure all project closeouts are done timely. Maintain files of sponsored projects, financial reports and close‑out packages. Serve as a…