Senior Research Administrator

Direct hire

$76-110k (based on years of experience)

Industry: Hospital/research

Location: Boston, MA

WFH situation: Hybrid (2 days per week in the office)

Covid/flu vaccinated- yes

Why open: New position. This supports an oncology research portfolio of multiple laboratories. They are looking for Grant candidates with NIH experience and who have worked at a clinical, academic or research organization.

Must haves:

-3+ years of grant management

-Pre & Post Award Grant experience

-MS Office

-Vaccinated for Covid

Preferred:

-Bachelor degree

-Has done scientific or clinical research grants

-NIH / federal grants

-Workday

-PeopleSoft

Job Description:

The Sr. Research Administrator for the Department of Medical Oncology and the Divisions of Molecular and Cellular Oncology and Solid Tumors is responsible for the management of complex research portfolios of multiple laboratories and completes work autonomously, while working collaboratively with the Department Administrator (DA) as needed. The Lead Research Administrator functions not only as a subject matter expert in research administration, but also as a leader within the department.

The Sr. Research Administrator is responsible for a diverse set of funding types including federal, industry, foundation, donor, institutional, chargeback, and clinical trials. The Lead Research Administrator collaborates with and advises faculty and researchers on the preparation of sponsored research applications and/or the financial management of sponsored and institutional funds; and is responsible for problem solving on behalf of the department.

The Sr. Research Administrator is responsible for collaborating with Institute central offices such as Research Finance, Accounts Payable, Research Administration, Special Funds, Grants and Contracts, the Clinical Trials Office, Office of General Counsel, and the Innovations Office.

In addition to grant management and personnel management responsibilities, the Sr. Research Administrator will lead special projects/ assignments either within the department or across departments and will represent the Department at Institutional Committees/ Workgroups. The Lead Research Administrator is responsible for partnering with Department Leadership and Faculty to set strategy and provide guidance and expertise.

Responsibilities:

Grant Preparation (pre-award): Responsible for all administrative aspects of grant preparation of sponsored research applications. Review sponsor eligibility and application requirements and ensure applicants understand them, responsible for the entire application excluding scientific content, meet and communicate internal and external deadlines in a strict deadline-driven environment, research funding opportunities for investigators, draft non-scientific materials for proposals, coordinate with administrators and faculty from other departments or organizations to complete proposals, coordinate institutional review of proposals by Grants & Contracts and submission to sponsors, prepare JIT information and responses to other pre-award inquiries.

Portfolio Management: (post-award): Responsible for the financial management of sponsored and institutional funds portfolio management. Prepare financial and narrative reports for sponsors while managing and adhering to specified deadlines, provide projection and project summary reports to investigators on a regular basis, ensure spending adheres to budget and sponsor and Institute guidelines, invoice and monitor receivables for clinical trial enrollment when appropriate, establish billing agreements as appropriate, track milestones and receivables for industry agreements.

Procurement: Approve and/or initiate purchase requests for investigators and laboratory members via Purchase Orders and PCard. Verify funds are available, expenses are allowable and correctly allocated in a timely manner. Review and approve bills for core and center services.

Human Resources: Onboarding - conduct financial analysis to determine availability of funding, assist in the development of job descriptions, post positions, approve salary offers, process visa applications and payments as appropriate. Ongoing - process merit, equity and promotions requests. Manage salary allocations in adherence to funding guidelines and availability. Offboarding - manage termination process checklist, process termination paperwork.

Compliance: Partners with faculty and researchers to ensure adherence to internal and external policies. This includes consulting with faculty/OGC/Innovations on MTA, DUA and consulting agreement processes. Also includes advising faculty and researchers and/or referring them to appropriate resources for other compliance issues such as financial conflict of interest and foreign influence. Educate new researchers and manage the federal time and effort process for applicable researchers. Continuous learning and educating of researchers on NIH Grants Policy Statement and our Policies. Review Time and Effort prior to routing to researchers for certification.

Cores, Centers and Chargebacks: Assist in pricing development and annual review of pricing, process monthly billing for internal and external customers, manage funds to ensure revenue meets expenditures

Qualifications:

• High school diploma required, Bachelors preferred
• 5+ years of experience preferred

Knowledge & Skills:

• Computer literacy: Expert with new applications and software programs. Expertise with Excel/Google Sheets preferred.
• Organization: Extensive experience with electronic document and email file storage. Able to complete projects with expertise, accuracy and on time. Adept at prioritization and managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Customer Service: Provides superb written and verbal communication. Demonstrated expertise with listening, inquiry, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.
• Critical Thinking: Demonstrated expertise assessing complex situations and developing solutions. Extensive experience analyzing grant data through research, comprehension and application of regulations, policies, and procedures including NIH and other Federal, state and foundation regulations.
• Financial: Adept with budgeting principles, including projections and the integration of multiple complex awards and types with varying project periods.
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Adept at cultivating relationships with faculty, research staff, department’s GM team, GM in other departments, and central departments.
• Institute operations and processes: Adept at directing faculty and researchers to appropriate departmental and institutional resources, including for issues or queries outside the standard scope direct responsibility. In depth knowledge of regulations, policies, and our standard operating procedures (SOPs).