Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Michigan Medicine's Pediatric Research Office provides centralized pre-award services for research faculty in the Department of Pediatrics. The Research Administrator will coordinate grant and contract proposal activities, support submissions and reporting for NIH and other sponsors, and lead post-award subcontract establishment and amendments while providing high-quality customer service.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the coordination of pre-award activities relating to grant and contract proposals
- Pre-Award Duties will involve assisting faculty with the grant submission process, from initial start to final submission, including development of timelines for various components, the development, preparation, and submission of research proposals (Budgets and Other proposal documents). Ensure that proposals meet sponsor & university guidelines. Preparing Proposal Approval Forms. Coordinate proposal activities between multiple PIs, departments and/or universities/external entities. Assist investigators with filling out MTAs, DUAs, CDAs, obtain the necessary signatures and route the UFAs. Meeting critical due dates, as set forth by the Med School, ORSP & Sponsor. Provide progress reporting and RPPR support
- This person will be an integral part of our T-32/K-12 submission/reporting/maintaining team
- Additionally, this position will serve as the Pediatric Research Office (PRO) lead for establishing and amending subcontracts at post-award in eRPM
- Other Duties may include, but are not limited to: JIT requests, managing biosketches/OS documents, assisting PIs with RPPRs, prepare sponsored projects required reporting documents, data mining using Business Objects, MSTATS, Tableau, navigating online searches for required information, creating tools and templates to further efficiencies in the Pediatric Research Office, duties and special projects as assigned by Senior Manager and Associate Chair for Research
Skills
- Bachelor?s degree and 5 - 7 years of grant and contract experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Ability to interpret and communicate Department, University, and Sponsor guidelines and policies
- Employees in this classification typically analyze, compare, and evaluate various courses of action and have the authority to make independent decisions on matters of significance, free from immediate direction, within the scope of their responsibilities
- Primary activities and decision-making authority are predominantly performed independently affecting business operations to a substantial degree
- Under FLSA, this is the exempt job classification for this title
- Incumbents in this position must meet the full criteria for exempt status: salary level, salary basis, and duties tests
- Requires a reliable, motivated person who works well under pressure and can operate responsibly and independently
- This position requires a high level of multitasking and prioritizing, concurrently managing numerous awards with varying degrees of complexity
- A successful candidate will work vigorously cultivating trust and rapport with a variety of constituents including departmental faculty and staff, medical school and university administration, and sponsors
- Effective personal and written communications is a must
- Qualified candidates are adept at learning new processes and systems as well as contributing to the team effort in creating or modifying them as needed
- Good written and oral communication skills and experience with Excel a must
- Senior Level: A minimum of 5 years of research administration related experience is required
- Intermediate Level: A minimum of 3 years of research administration related experience is required
- Working knowledge of the Regulatory Management System
- Can work in a team environment, collaborate effectively with co-workers, and provide excellent customer service
- Ability to organize and synthesize complex information about financial aspects, resulting in clear and comprehensive summaries
- Candidates will need to exhibit sound judgment, follow work through to completion, and meet high work standards, as well as the ability to set priorities and manage competing deadlines
- CRA (Certified Research Administrator)
- Knowledge of UMMS and U-M policies and procedures
- Familiarity And Experience With Federal And Other Funding Agencies
Benefits
- 100% remote work
- Career development
- Learning new skills
- Training and help developing new skills
- Time to celebrate individual and team efforts
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