Senior Assistant Director

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,654 full-time undergraduates and 5,072 graduate and professional students. Ranked 37 among national universities, Boston College has 923 full-time and 1,336 FTE faculty, 2,822 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.9 billion.

The Senior Assistant Director, Pre-Award Administration will provide guidance to a broad spectrum of constituencies, advising faculty, administrators, department chairs, deans, and institutional leadership of compliance mandates, policy, Federal initiatives, and funding opportunities. Externally this position will interact directly with the policy and program offices of more than 40 external sponsors. These contacts include representatives from Federal agencies, institutions of higher education, foreign entities, corporations and foundations, state agencies and subcontractors.

The Senior Assistant Director, Pre-Award Administration is authorized to sign certifications and assurances on behalf of the institution; approve proposals; update certifications and assurances on behalf of the institution; and interpret sponsor guidelines and regulations. Mature independence to make decisions in consultation with the Associate Director, Pre-Award are key components. Mentor and may supervise students and/or other junior level staff. Manages workload with independence.

Works more on policies and procedures relevant to OSP.

Title and salary commensurate with relevant experience based on the following titles and full-time equivalent hiring ranges:

• Senior Assistant Director: $92,800 - $116,000; 5+ years related professional experience
• Assistant Director: $84,100 - $105,100; 3-5 years related professional experience
• Administrator: $74,450 - $93,050; 1-3 years experience

• Pre-Award Administration
• Proposal development
• Proposal review and submissions
• Approve University level certifications
• Just In Time (JIT) management and submission
• Proposal tracking
• Progress report submission, as needed
• Participate in training workshops and offering self-training documents that will assist researchers in finding funding for their projects

• Participate in formal University Training Program, conduct training sessions with individual departments, assist in the development of up-to-date training manuals, enhance OSP website and attend off campus training conferences.

• Participate in Departmental Divisional staff meetings, as assigned
• Manages student team members (pre-employment screening, interviews, scheduling, work assignments, etc.)
• All other duties as assigned

• A thorough knowledge and high level of functional and technical competency of electronic research administration tools such as Grants.gov, Research.gov; eRA Commons;
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• Professional competence in interpreting Federal regulations, 2
  
  CFR
  200 and FAR;
• Confidence and competency in training departmental administrators;
• Functional and technical competency in university administrative and financial management tools including all the various modules of People Soft, Info Ed, and e-recruit; and
• A host of other functional and technical competencies that frame the professional duties of a research administrator.

Minimum of 7 years’ professional experience in a central OSP environment or equivalent, demonstrating mastery of federal regulations for managing higher education research administration.

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored
  403bRetirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sickand Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./employee handbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category, including disability and protected veteran status. Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://.