Research Administrator

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, is seeking a Research Administrator to support a dynamic and growing research portfolio. Under the general direction of the Department Chair, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and other departmental leadership, and in close coordination with research administration staff, the Research Administrator will assume primary responsibility for all aspects of pre-award administration for both intra- and extramurally funded research awards.

This includes supporting departmental principal investigators throughout the proposal development and submission process, ensuring compliance with institutional, sponsor, and regulatory requirements, and contributing to the overall effectiveness and success of the division’s research operations.

Annual Range: $70,900-$145,200

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of research administration experience.
• Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate information in a timely, professional manner.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with various stakeholders.
• Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, with frequent interruptions, to meet programmatic and financial needs.
• Close attention to detail in a fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment.
• Organization skills to create and maintain administrative and financial files effectively.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel.
• Strong organization skills, ability to prioritize job functions, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously with multiple proposal submission systems.
• Experience preparing, managing, and projecting budgets.
• Mathematical skills for the preparation of complex calculations and forecasts and to identify and resolve complicated financial scenarios.
• Knowledge of and experience working with a variety of external sponsors, federal and state sponsors, private foundations, industry sponsors, etc.
• Strong writing skills in a variety of styles to draft persuasive text for a variety of audiences while ensuring adherence to funding sponsor’s guidelines.
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective grant funding processes, procedures and techniques
• Ability to perform complex financial analysis and customized reporting