Sr. Manager, Sponsored Programs

University of Miami • Miami, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Sponsored Programs directs and oversees administrative and financial aspects of the Sponsored Programs division at assigned facilities. The role aims to increase sponsored funding and proposal output while maximizing the use and effectiveness of existing research funds, and develops and implements policies and methods to support these goals.

For Sylvester research data functions, the role leads strategy and oversight for research data initiatives supporting CCSG, institutional reporting, and cancer center leadership. The Senior Manager directs the collection, integration, validation, governance, analysis, and presentation of research data from multiple systems; serves as a subject matter expert for CCSG data management; and supports grant submissions, renewals, reports, external reviews, and site visits. The position oversees data governance standards, repositories, dashboards, metrics, automated reporting, executive and analytical reports, and data support for proposal development, including training grants such as T32s.

The role also provides strategic and operational oversight of membership, publication, and research funding data. This includes membership review and records, publication identification and validation, funding data operations and reporting, and coordination of data requirements across institutional stakeholders. The Senior Manager leads research data projects, process improvement, centralized repository and business intelligence development, request intake and service delivery, data-quality monitoring, audits, documentation, and collaboration with informatics, compliance, regulatory, and research administration teams.

The position supervises and develops research data personnel, sets goals and performance measures aligned with the Sylvester strategic plan, and serves as a liaison among scientific, operational, financial, technical, and administrative stakeholders. The role also oversees staff training, internal controls, and compliance with University policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of business and management principles.
• Ability to direct, manage, implement, and evaluate department operations.
• Ability to establish department goals and objectives that support the strategic plan.
• Ability to effectively plan, delegate, and/or supervise the work of others.
• Ability to lead, motivate, develop, and train others.

Responsibilities

• Identify potential donors or funding sources and plan outreach strategies.
• Participate in developing grant applications and proposals.
• Schedule and oversee planning for special events that publicize the organization and its programs to the community.
• Train, mentor, and supervise sponsored programs staff and prepare performance reports.
• Negotiate contractual provisions with potential partners.
• Develop and provide reports and documentation needed to secure and maintain funding and grants.
• Ensure grants and contracts comply with organizational standards.
• Serve as the department expert and primary contact for funding issues and disputes.
• Establish and assess internal controls within the unit and ensure compliance with University policies and procedures.
• Ensure employees are trained on functional controls and University policies and procedures.
• Lead strategic planning, development, and oversight of research data initiatives supporting CCSG, institutional reporting, and cancer center leadership priorities.
• Direct research data collection, integration, validation, governance, and presentation across institutional systems.
• Coordinate CCSG data collection, quality assurance, analysis, and presentation for grant submissions, renewals, progress reports, external reviews, and site visits.
• Establish and assess data governance standards, business rules, definitions, controls, policies, and procedures, and implement corrective actions.
• Oversee centralized repositories, dashboards, scorecards, performance metrics, and automated reporting processes.
• Prepare and present executive summaries, analytical reports, benchmarking materials, and strategic recommendations.
• Coordinate, validate, and present research data for proposal development, including training grant submissions such as T32s.
• Oversee membership, publication, and research funding data functions supporting CCSG, institutional reporting, leadership review, and proposal development.
• Oversee membership data governance and CCSG Data Tables 1A-C, including application review, presentation, decision communication, record maintenance, policy updates, and periodic reviews.
• Ensure publication workflows identify and import publications; validate authorship and affiliations; assess cancer relevance and collaborating institutions; obtain program leader feedback; and maintain accurate records.
• Oversee research funding data operations, including DT 2A-B reporting, controls, business rules, documentation, and day-to-day funding data service delivery.
• Coordinate membership, publication, and funding data requirements across institutional stakeholders.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting for CCSG, FACCA, leadership requests, institutional submissions, strategic planning, and recurring or ad hoc needs.
• Develop policies, review standards, training materials, integrations, reconciliation processes, automation, and process improvements to strengthen data quality and accountability.
• Direct complex research data projects and process improvement initiatives using structured project management approaches.
• Lead design, implementation, and continuous improvement of centralized data repositories, business intelligence tools, dashboards, and automated workflows.
• Oversee research data request intake, prioritization, assignment, service standards, and stakeholder communications.
• Develop data quality monitoring frameworks and audit processes; identify discrepancies, document root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Partner with informatics, compliance, regulatory, and research administration teams on data warehouse, integration, governance, and reporting initiatives.
• Lead development and maintenance of standard operating procedures, data dictionaries, process maps, training materials, and other operational documentation.
• Support data and reporting needs for institutional initiatives, leadership presentations, grants, external advisory activities, strategic planning, retreats, and other Sylvester priorities.
• Supervise, mentor, train, and develop research data personnel; delegate work, set expectations, support professional growth, and promote accountability and service excellence.
• Establish department goals, priorities, and performance measures aligned with the Sylvester strategic plan and reporting commitments.
• Serve as a liaison among operational, scientific, financial, technical, and administrative stakeholders, translating data needs into requirements and solutions.
• Build collaborative relationships with faculty, program leaders and coordinators, shared resource directors, finance teams, research administrators, information technology, communications, and executive leadership.
• Assess staffing, workflows, controls, and training needs and recommend changes to strengthen team capacity, continuity, and performance.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Tuition remission
• Competitive salaries

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior