Senior Research Administrator

The Division of Developmental Medicine (DDM) is one of the largest and most comprehensive divisions of its type in the United States. The mission of the DDM is to improve the lives of infants, children, and adolescents with developmental and behavioral conditions, and to support them and their families throughout their child's life span. Our goal is to create new models of integrated and collaborative clinical service, training and research, which will lead to more accurate and efficient diagnoses, interventions and quality of life for children and their families. The focus of our clinical practice is to provide interdisciplinary diagnosis, integrated treatment plans, and targeted follow-up across the full spectrum of patients with neurodevelopmental and behavioral disorders, informed by the latest research findings and, in turn, informing the work of DDM researchers. The emphasis of our research programs is to advance basic knowledge of typical and neurodivergent development and inform the development of innovative diagnostic tools and interventions through interdisciplinary collaborations and a focus on translational research.

Funding for research comes from federal, foundation, philanthropy and industry sponsors.

This Sr Research Administrator will be responsible for:

• Coordinates and/or performs pre-award functions such as assisting Principal Investigators in completion of grant proposals including budget development, drafting administrative sections, collecting materials, and obtaining institutional review/approval.
• Oversees/performs post-award functions such as allocation of research labor costs across funding sources consistent with level of research effort. Coordinates departmental research effort reporting and ensures timely submission certified effort reports, and may approve purchase requisitions in compliance with sponsor and institutional guidelines.
• May help research staff identify sources of funding by maintaining knowledge of agency programs and disseminating information to staff.
• Partners with appropriate institutional central offices to represent the needs of the research faculty and to resolve complex problems.
• Analyzes monthly expenses and overall status of each grant.
• Works with the Department Administrators and Principal Investigators to develop annual budgets and forecasts. Reconciles monthly expense variances between hospital financial systems and budgets. Forecasts funds over/under expenditures and provide monthly status reports to the Principal Investigators. Performs other financial analysis as needed. Includes preparation and submission of annual progress reports.
• Ensures timely renewal of grant and subcontracts and/or orderly closeout of completed sponsored activities.
• Attends meetings, institutional and/or industry training/conferences to keep skills current and knowledge up-to-date on sponsor regulations, Hospital policies, and emerging technologies.

In order to qualify, you must have:

• High School Diploma/GED required, Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Bachelor's degree and 4 years of research administrative experience required OR 6 years of research administrative experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of federal cost allocation principles in order to ensure the proper stewardship of sponsored funds.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in order to effectively resolve issues and mediate fair solutions.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and database applications.
• Ability to independently seek out answers from the appropriate federal compliance and regulatory resource(s), grant publication, and/or the hospital technical expert(s).