Research Administrator (Remote) - School of Public Health

Research Administrator

Research Administrators (RAs) play a vital role in the sponsored project life cycle, ensuring that research proposals adhere to sponsor guidelines and are successfully submitted. The RA supports faculty, center directors, and staff throughout the pre-award stage of sponsored projects, including proposal preparation and submission, just-in-time requests, and compliance. The RA will manage a portfolio of faculty post-award and payroll sourcing activities with minimal supervision / oversight for the research-intensive School of Public Health. May manage grants for Research Centers.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities :

• Responsible for the oversight and day-to-day management of research administration.
• Performs pre-award job duties in response to specific proposal guidelines and terms and conditions for more complex proposals, such as program projects, ARPA-H, DOD, DOE applications.
• Works with faculty in proposal preparation and submission.
• Manages budgeting, analysis, justifications for proposals; gathers information for protocols and non-technical proposal components as needed.
• Acts as liaison between the Faculty, and Department Administrators (DAs).
• Stays current on federal and university developments regarding research administration and complex regulations.
• Coordinates the submission, works with PI to prepare budget, obtain pricing quotes from other departments.
• Compiles and ensures accurate regulatory compliance of necessary data collected from various sources. Works with Principal Investigator to compile and submit the entire grant according to established agency / university guidelines.
• Prepares and reviews all agency forms for submission.
• Enters grant budgeting documents online, as needed.
• Obtains PI and institutional signatures for proposal submissions.
• Initiates subaward setup through SUBS system (new process / system). Uploads pre-award documents and hands it off to Post-award to enter fund number.
• Coordinates with the Post-award unit and OSRS to ensure timely implementation of contracts and subcontracts by examining and supplying the necessary requirements in the SUBS system.
• Serves as responsible for the oversight and day-to-day management of research administration.
• Implements and maintains procedures to ensure efficient workflow; responsible for the proper training of staff.

Award Management

Research Compliance

Research Reporting

Grant Closeout

Post Award

Research Center Grants

Performs other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions : Job Location / Working Conditions

Physical Effort

Equipment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of