Research Administrator – Neurology
Job Description:
- Plays a vital role in the sponsor project life cycle ensuring research proposals adhere to sponsor guidelines
- Supports faculty, center directors, and staff throughout the pre-award stage of sponsored projects, including proposal preparation and submission
- Manages a portfolio of faculty post-award and payroll sourcing activities with minimal supervision for a research-intensive department
- Provides oversight and day-to-day management of research administration
- Performs pre-award job duties in response to specific proposal guidelines for complex proposals
- Works with faculty in proposal preparation and submission
- Manages budgeting, analysis, and justifications for proposals
- Acts as liaison between the Chair, Faculty, and Department Administrators
- Stays current on federal and university developments regarding research administration and regulations
- Monitors and works with PI to submit annual agency reports
- Oversees and coordinates proper transfer of PI grants and contracts
- Serves as responsible for the closure of complex sponsored projects accounts
- Coordinates the necessary support with internal and external requests for grant-related information
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education
- Relevant Experience (4 Years)
- Grants Administration (2 Years)
- Knowledge of S2S and SUBS systems (preferred)
- Knowledge of agency guidelines (preferred)
- Adobe Acrobat
- Analytical Thinking
- Computerized Accounting
- Computer Literacy
- Deadline Management
- Grant Administration
- IBM Cognos Analytics
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Oral Communications
- Regulatory Compliance
- Supervisory Management
- Workday Software
- Written Communication
Benefits:
- Up to 22 days of vacation
- 10 recognized holidays
- Sick time
- Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance
- Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees
- Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan
- Wellness challenges
- Annual health screenings
- Mental health resources
- Mindfulness programs and courses
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Financial resources
- Access to dietitians
- 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child
- Family care resources for childcare needs
- Covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us
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