Pre-Award Administrator, UNLV Research Administration, Office of Clinical Trials; R0150617

Position: Pre-Award Administrator, UNLV Research Administration, Office of Clinical Trials (FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULE)[R0150617]
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Job Description

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites applications for Pre-Award Administrator, UNLV Research Administration, Office of Clinical Trials (FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULE)[R0150617]

ROLE of the POSITION

Research is a vital mission of a university and this position exists to assist and serve faculty and staff in seeking, negotiating, and managing clinical trials, including all pre-award activities.

The position is responsible for managing all pre-award financial and administrative activities for industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical research studies. This role supports investigators and study teams by developing and negotiating clinical trial budgets, coordinating proposal submissions, ensuring regulatory and institutional compliance, and facilitating timely study start-up. This position is also responsible for cost management and financial integrity of public funds and serves as point of contact for liaison between the University and clinical trial sponsors, federal agencies, foundations, industrial firms, state and local agencies.

This position performs work under general supervision, with increasing independence as experience/expertise is gained/demonstrated.

KNOWLEDGE

Required

* Knowledge of the functional areas of sponsored program administration (preaward and postaward) and a good general knowledge of the nature of research in all academic disciplines with familiarity with clinical research or clinical trial environments (e.g., sponsored; investigator-initiated, sponsor-investigator).

* Knowledge of basic principles of sponsored project budgeting, including cost development and budget documentation and the ability to interpret policy with guidance as appropriate.

Preferred

* Experience in developing budgets, billing grids, and internal cost summaries, as well as reconciling project budgets, preparing budget reports, adjustments and corrections to projected budgets.

* Familiarity with federal regulations and compliance requirements applicable to sponsored research, or the ability to learn and apply such requirements with guidance.

* Experience assisting with budget development, financial tracking, or reconciliation activities for sponsored projects or clinical research.

* Working knowledge of applicable policies, Federal and State regulations, and industry standards relating to contract authority, use of human subjects, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Good Clinical Practices (GCP), International Council on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines, research regulatory compliance requirements, European Union (EU) directives and regulations, subject injury and indemnification, intellectual property, copyright and patent law, confidentiality, publication rights, Federal privacy laws, access to records, appropriate overhead rates, coverage analysis, record retention requirements for FDA-regulated clinical trials, and the ability to develop expertise on many such policies, regulations and industry standards.

* Knowledgeable of major funding sources and their policies and procedures.

* Experience in an academic medical center or large research institution

* Knowledge of federal and state research compliance requirements

* Certification in research administration (e.g., CRA, CCRC, CPRA)

SKILLS

Required

* Responsible for providing financial services for clinical (drug and/or medical device) trials and other extramurally-funded clinical research…