Associate Director Research Administration; Research Finance

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We are seeking an Associate Director Research Administration who will provide leadership and management of financial, operational, and administrative activities related to sponsored grants and contracts in the School of Nursing (SON). The position focuses on best practices, processes, and policies to ensure a collaborative operation that demonstrates high levels of communication, productivity, effectiveness, efficiency, and engagement.

• Supervise staff who perform the primary transactional actions related to grants, subawards, and/or contracts.
• Provide expert advice to faculty and staff regarding sponsored projects and related activities.
• Provide regulatory and compliance oversight and guidance to research administration staff related to university policies and procedures and all applicable rules, regulations, and sponsor guidelines. Monitor risk and compliance concerns.
• Implement systems to track research administration reporting and metrics as well as sponsored projects deadlines and activity.
• Project and analyze long‑term trends in total research funding and sponsored effort across the division.
• Monitor and manage staff onboarding and ongoing training and ensure processes are effective. Ensure that effective ongoing training programs are in place for all key positions and processes supporting research administration, including developing and participating in training/guidance of students, staff, and faculty in understanding university and sponsor policies and regulations as well as the systems that support sponsored projects.
• Participate in institutional committees for research compliance and sponsored programs administration across the University.
• Create and implement policies and procedures to address new regulatory changes in alignment with university, federal, and other sponsor guidelines.
• Serve as a research administration ombudsperson for faculty and Levine guidance in support of sponsored projects.
• Participate in long‑range and strategic planning related to policy, organizational structure, process, outreach, അഞ്ച് the professional growth and development of staff. In coordination with leadership, assess gaps and overlaps in business processes and lead efforts to analyze and streamline processes to improve organizational metrics, performance, and service levels, and ensure consistency across the division.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Oversee strategic direction and provide operational leadership of the Nursing Office of Research Administration ("NORA") team. Develop annual goals for the NORA team that align with the SON strategic plan.
• Ensure timely responses to requests for research administration support from SON leadership, faculty, University administration, and sponsors.
• Ensure sound fiscal management of the sponsored research portfolio including pre‑ and post‑award management of grants, contracts, and subcontracts – both domestic and foreign.
• Monitor the JHU Sponsored Research dashboards and ERP reporting functions on a regular basis for timeliness of cost transfers, effort reporting, invoices, reports, and other deliverables. Escalate potential issues to the Associate Dean of Finance and Administration along with a plan for prevention or resolution.
• Represent the Associate Dean for Finance and Administration / Vice Dean for Research in their absence.

• Master's Degree in a related field. രാത്രി ല
• Seven years of progressively responsible directly related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and skute related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent Carbon permitt en beendet JHU equivalency formula.

• PhD or JD in a related field and relevant specialized training.
• Experience in sponsored projects, contracts and/or research compliance administration experience.

• Contract Negotiation – Advanced
• Interpersonal Skills – Advanced
• Policy Development and Implementation – Advanced
• Proce…