Assistant Director, Research Administration

Yale Cancer Center; New Haven, Northern (CT, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Yale Cancer Center in New Haven seeks an Assistant Director of Research Administration to lead the Cardiology section's post-award team, supervising M&P and C&T staff and aligning financial operations with departmental goals.

The role focuses on budgeting, reporting, compliance, and strategic planning, with emphasis on salary efforts, subawards, and Workday/YBT systems, offering hybrid work and opportunities to influence university-wide financial governance.

Qualifications

• Strong financial and analytical skills in a research administration setting.
• Proficiency in Excel including pivot tables.
• Experience supervising M&P and C&T personnel.
• Experience with salary effort, journal entries, cost transfers, and budget management in Workday.
• Knowledge of subawards, 2 CFR 200, and federal compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and modification of department financial policies and supervise daily financial activities.
• Develop and maintain forecast models and short/long-term financial plans.
• Prepare clear financial reports to support planning and cost control.
• Identify drivers affecting resources and plan financial and non-financial resources.
• Collaborate with budget office to support annual university budget process.
• Implement internal controls to ensure proper resource use and compliance.
• Identify and address risks to protect assets and reputation.
• Ensure staff comply with relevant regulations and policies.
• Advise campus partners on financial planning and reporting.
• Oversee business office staff.

Skills

Financial analysis

Pivot tables

People management

Workday budgeting

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree + 7+ years

Tools

YBT & Workday

Systems familiarity

NIH funding

People leadership

CRA preferred

Job description

Working at Yale means contributing to a better tomorrow. Whether you are a current resident of our New Haven-based community, eligible for opportunities through the New Haven Hiring Initiative, or a newcomer, interested in exploring all that Yale has to offer, your talents and contributions are welcome. Discover your opportunities at Yale!

Overview

The Assistant Director of Research Administration is a people manager and section-level leader within the Department of Internal Medicine Post-Award Research Administration team, supporting the Cardiology section, the largest and most research-active section in the department. This role is responsible for the direct supervision of Grant and Financial Analsyts (M&P) and Financial Assistants (C&T) within the section, carrying a personal portfolio focused on section chief and complex portfolios, and serving as a critical link between front-line staff and departmental leadership. The Assistant Director facilitates bi-monthly roundtable sessions for hybrid and New Haven-based staff and plays a key role in team engagement, compliance oversight, and hiring decisions within the section. This role will also take on additional duties specific to the Cardiology section and participate in long-term departmental planning initiatives as directed by the Director of Research Administration.

Required Skills and Abilities

• 1. Strong financial and analytical skills with demonstrated application of financial, accounting, and compliance concepts in a research administration setting.
• 2. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel including pivot tables.
• 3. Demonstrated people management skills including experience supervising both M&P and C&T union personnel.
• 4. Experience in salary effort and allocations, journal entries, cost transfers, award setup, and budget management in Workday or a comparable financial system.
• 5. Understanding of subawards, Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), and federal compliance requirements. Demonstrated ability to meet both soft and hard deadlines consistently and maintain key operational metrics including labor suspense resolution, timely effort reporting certification, and other compliance-driven financial management benchmarks within required timeframes.

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• 1. Proficiency in Yale Budget Tool (YBT) and Workday including award setup, budget modification, effort certification, and financial reporting.
• 2. Familiarity with IRES, Hyland, OnCore, iLab, and Salesforce. Experience with Core Services (University Service Providers) including billing coordination and institutional service center compliance.
• 3. Knowledge of NIH award mechanisms and RPPR progress report oversight.
• 4. Prior experience as a people manager with demonstrated ability to supervise, develop, and retain staff in a research administration or comparable academic setting.
• 5. Yale research administration experience strongly preferred. Certified Research Administrator (CRA) certification preferred.

Principal Responsibilities

• 1. Provide leadership and strategic direction in development and modification of department’s financial and administrative policies and procedures as well as to the business office staff and all daily financial activities of the department.
• 2. Develop and maintain department-wide forecast model as well as short term and long-term programmatic financial business plans.
• 3. Develop and disseminate straightforward and comprehensive financial reports and facilitate units in financial and business planning with a goal of maximizing revenues and minimizing costs.
• 4. Identify and monitor external and internal factors influencing the organization’s mission and goals. Plans for financial and non-financial resources required for the organization to achieve its goals.
• 5. Collaborate with budget office and leadership to prepare and support annual university Corporation Budget process. Responsible for timely and accurate budget input and adjustments for all operating sources of funds. Create budget narrative and assist with annual presentation to leadership.
• 6. Implement and maintain strong internal controls to provide reasonable assurance of effective and appropriate resource use, accurate financial information, adherence to contractual obligations and agreements, policies, procedures, and external regulatory requirements and reporting.
• 7. Identify, communicate, address, and/or eliminate risks in a timely and appropriate manner to protect the assets, resources, information and reputation of the organization and the University.
• 8. Ensure all staff understand and comply with the relevant regulations and requirements as they pertain to their scope of activity.
• 9. Advise and collaborate with campus partners on all financial matters, planning, reporting, etc.
• 10. Oversee business office staff.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelors’ degree and 7 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Posting Date

09/17/2026

Job Category

Manager

Bargaining Unit

NON

Compensation Grade

Administration & Operations

Compensation Grade Profile

Senior Manager; Senior Program Leader (M6)

Salary Range

$90,000.00 - $165,750.00

Time Type

Full time

Duration Type

Staff

Work Model

Hybrid

Background Check Requirements

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Health Requirements

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Posting Disclaimer

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Intent

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