Research Administrator II

**PLEASE NOTE - This is a fully remote opportunity that requires candidates to be living in MA, CT, RI, NY, NH, ME, FL, GA, NC, SC, VA, TX, IL, KY, or MI**

Position Summary:

• This position will be primarily responsible for pre and post award administration and financial management of discretionary funds for one or more small research units, a medium sized department or division or a large multi-site clinical study.

Responsibilities:

• Ensures timely processing of new, competing and non-competing research grant applications, sponsored research agreements and clinical trial proposals, including preparing detailed budgets and justifications and obtaining institutional endorsements
• Identifies all potential costs associated with a proposal
• Ensures that all of the required components of the application are updated with current information and in accordance with sponsor regulations
• Working with clinical trial teams, creates and negotiates clinical trial budgets with sponsors and assists with the completion of Medicare Coverage Analyses
• Keeps abreast of new and modified sponsor regulations and relays such information to Investigators and program staff
• Responsible for ensuring "other support" data and “biosketches” are maintained and kept current for all professional staff members of the research program/laboratories
• Ensures cost-transfers, personnel changes and grant account close-outs occur on a timely basis as part of post award administration
• Prepares and presents financial reports, projections and analyses of fiscal state of research program/laboratories and makes recommendations to PIs and director for planning purposes
• Meets regularly with director and PIs to review financial position
• May also have responsibility for or input to practice plan budgets or hospital budgets
• Identifies new funding opportunities for investigators at all levels and makes recommendations as appropriate
• May serve on hospital wide or campus wide committees to establish operating procedures and best practices

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree
• 2-5 years experience in research administration (pre and/or post award)
• Requires knowledge of program administration guidelines of Federal and non-Federal sponsors supporting research and educational activities, preferably in an academic medical center or university environment
• Experienced with a variety of award mechanisms, such as grants, contracts, subcontracts, cooperative agreements
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with ability to communicate appropriately and professionally with a wide variety of individuals
• Ability to prioritize and handle direction and variety of work from several staff members
• Able to easily switch from task to task as priorities change in a fast-paced office environment
• Confidentiality and meticulous attention to detail is very important

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $65,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work Location: Remote

Salary : $65,000 - $85,000