Senior Lifecycle Research Administrator - Neurology

Under the general direction of the Department Chair, Chief Administrative Office (CAO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and other Department leaders and in concert with other research administrative staff, you will hold primary responsibility of all pre-award & post-award administration for intra/extramurally funded research awards for Departmental Principal Investigators (PIs).

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in
  Finance or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of extensive research administration experience.
• 1-3 years of complex research administration portfolio.
• Ability to establish
  and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with students,
  staff, faculty, external collaborators, and administration.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Advanced ability to
  set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, with
  frequent interruptions, to meet programmatic and financial needs.
• Meticulous attention
  to detail in a fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment.
• Demonstrated
  proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel.
• Experience with all
  types of award mechanisms, including grants, contracts, subcontracts, and
  cooperative agreements.
• Ability to interpret policy for others.
• Advanced knowledge of
  effective grant funding processes, procedures and techniques.
• Full knowledge of
  Federal Acquisition Regulation, Code of Federal Regulations, sponsor-specific
  policies, intellectual property policy, conflict of interest requirements,
  publication rights, application of indirect cost rates and other complex
  concepts in research administration.
• Experience with all
  types of award mechanisms, including grants, contracts, subcontracts, and
  cooperative agreements.
• Ability to perform
  highly complex financial analysis and customized reporting.

Preferred:

• Interpersonal skills
  to effectively communicate information in a timely, professional manner.
• Exceptional
  organizational skills to create and maintain administrative and financial files
  effectively.
• Strong organization
  skills, ability to prioritize job functions, and handle multiple tasks
  simultaneously with multiple proposal submission systems.
• In-depth knowledge of
  various research administration policies and procedures, and contract and grant
  funding agency guidelines.