SENIOR RESEARCH ADMINISTRATOR, Sargent Administration
About The Position
Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences is a leading institution for health and rehabilitation sciences, serving over 1300 undergraduate and 600+ graduate students. The college is known for its outstanding faculty, cutting-edge research, and excellent educational and clinical experiences. It boasts more than 30 on-campus research facilities, clinical centers, and labs, and offers highly-ranked degree programs in occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech, language and hearing sciences, health sciences, human physiology, and nutrition. The Senior Research Administrator, reporting to the Director of Research Administration, is a key role within a team of 3.0 FTE research administrators responsible for the entire grant lifecycle. This senior position provides comprehensive pre-award and post-award services to a diverse group of investigators who work with various federal, state, and industry sponsors. The role involves close collaboration with and advising of principal investigators (PIs), and acting as a liaison with central administrative offices such as the Office of Research and the Office of Sponsored Programs to ensure efficient and timely management of all sponsored awards.
Requirements
- Experience managing a complex and diverse grant portfolio.
- Ability to provide accurate, responsive, and service-driven pre-award and post-award services.
- Experience supporting, collaborating with, and advising principal investigators (PIs).
- Experience working with a variety of federal, state, and industry sponsors.
- Proficiency in reviewing and preparing grant proposals.
- Skill in interpreting and reviewing sponsor guidelines.
- Experience in budget development.
- Ability to draft administrative sections of grant proposals.
- Experience in collecting materials for grant submissions.
- Ability to review applications for adherence to sponsor guidelines.
- Experience obtaining institutional review/approval.
- Experience monitoring grant budgets.
- Experience reconciling expenses.
- Experience managing and monitoring subawards.
- Experience with effort certifications.
- Experience preparing detailed financial projections and reports.
- Ability to identify areas of over- or under-expenditure.
- Ability to suggest corrective actions and contingency planning.
Responsibilities
- Independently review and prepare grant proposals for submission.
- Accurately interpret and review sponsor guidelines.
- Develop budgets for grant proposals.
- Draft administrative sections of grant proposals.
- Collect necessary materials for grant submissions.
- Review grant applications to ensure adherence to sponsor guidelines.
- Obtain institutional review and approval for grant applications.
- Monitor grant budgets.
- Reconcile grant expenses.
- Manage and monitor subawards.
- Oversee effort certifications.
- Prepare detailed financial projections and reports for grants.
- Identify areas of over- or under-expenditure and suggest corrective actions.
- Engage in contingency planning.
- Serve as a liaison with central administrative offices, including the Office of Research and Office of Sponsored Programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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