Sr. Manager, Sponsored Programs

University of Miami • Miami, FL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Sponsored Programs directs and oversees the 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 funding. The Senior Manager develops and implements policies and methods to support these goals.

At Sylvester, the position leads research data strategy, governance, and reporting in support of CCSG, institutional reporting requirements, and cancer center leadership priorities. It oversees the collection, integration, validation, governance, analysis, and presentation of research data from multiple institutional systems, and serves as a subject matter expert for CCSG data management. The role establishes data standards and controls; oversees repositories, dashboards, metrics, and reporting processes; and prepares analytical materials and recommendations for leaders and external stakeholders.

The position provides strategic and operational oversight of membership, publication, and research funding data functions. It coordinates data requirements across organizational stakeholders and ensures timely, accurate reporting for CCSG, FACCA, proposals, institutional submissions, strategic planning, and other needs. It also leads research data projects, process improvements, data quality monitoring, documentation, and service delivery, and partners with informatics, compliance, regulatory, and research administration teams.

The Senior Manager supervises, mentors, trains, and develops research data personnel; establishes goals and performance measures; and builds collaborative relationships with scientific, operational, financial, technical, and administrative stakeholders. The role is a full-time staff position with the University of Miami/UHealth Department of SCCC, based at UHealth in Miami, Florida.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum 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.
• Train, mentor, and supervise sponsored programs staff, and prepare performance reports.
• Negotiate contractual provisions with potential partners.
• Develop and provide reports or documentation needed to secure and maintain funding and grants.
• Ensure grants and contracts adhere to organizational standards.
• Serve as department expert and primary point of contact on funding issues and disputes.
• Establish and assess the effectiveness of internal controls and compliance with University policies and procedures.
• Ensure employees are trained on controls and University policies and procedures.
• Lead strategic planning, development, and oversight of Sylvester research data initiatives supporting CCSG, institutional reporting, and leadership priorities.
• Direct collection, integration, validation, governance, and presentation of research data from institutional systems.
• Coordinate CCSG data collection, quality assurance, analysis, and presentation for grant submissions, renewals, progress reports, reviews, and site visits.
• Establish data governance standards, business rules, data definitions, controls, policies, and procedures; evaluate effectiveness 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 grants and T32 submissions.
• Oversee membership, publication, and research funding data functions and related CCSG reporting.
• Oversee membership data governance and CCSG Data Tables 1A-C, including application review, decisions, records, policies, and periodic reviews.
• Ensure publication workflows identify and import publications, validate authorship and affiliations, assess cancer relevance and collaborators, obtain feedback, and maintain accurate records.
• Oversee research funding data operations, Data Tables 2A-B reporting, controls, business rules, documentation, and day-to-day data management.
• Coordinate data requirements across program leaders, research administration, finance, shared resources, education and training, recruitment/HR, communications, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure timely, accurate reporting for CCSG, FACCA, leadership, institutional submissions, strategic planning, and other data needs.
• Develop policies, review standards, training materials, system integrations, reconciliation processes, automation, and process improvements.
• Direct complex research data projects and process improvement initiatives using structured project management approaches.
• Lead design, implementation, and continuous improvement of 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 routine audits; 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 documentation.
• Support data and reporting needs for institutional initiatives, leadership presentations, grants, external advisory activities, strategic planning, retreats, and other priorities.
• Supervise, mentor, train, and develop research data personnel; delegate work, set expectations, and promote accountability, innovation, improvement, 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, IT, communications, and executive leadership.
• Assess staffing, workflows, controls, and training needs and recommend changes to strengthen team capacity, continuity, and performance.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Tuition remission

What This Job Offers

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