Associate Director of Research Development

State University of New York at Buffalo; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

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Job summary

State University of New York at Buffalo seeks an Associate Director of Research Development to expand funding opportunities by identifying and disseminating opportunities, coordinating proposal development, and supporting investigators and community partners in developing competitive proposals.

This role advances PCRI’s research mission through facilitating grant submissions.

Qualifications

• Five years’ qualified experience in health planning, grant development, or research.
• Demonstrated people skills.
• Working understanding of research design principles.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, evaluates, and disseminates funding opportunities aligned with priorities and provides recommendations.
• Leads coordination of proposal development among PCRI principal investigators and teams.
• Supports project planning, budgets, and budget justifications for proposal development.
• Coordinates preparation, review, and submission of grant and contract proposals for sponsor requirements.

Skills

People skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in health/public health/related field

Master’s degree in business/management/epidemiology/related field

Job description

Associate Director of Research Development

Position Title Associate Director of Research Development

The Primary Care Research Institute ( PCRI ), based in the Department of Family Medicine, is seeking an Associate Director of Research Development responsible for expanding funding opportunities by identifying and disseminating funding opportunities, coordinating proposal development and submission activities, supporting investigators and community partners in developing competitive proposals, and facilitating grant submissions that advance PCRI’s research mission.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Identifies, evaluates, and disseminates funding opportunities aligned with investigator, departmental, clinical, and community partner priorities, and provides recommendations based on sponsor priorities, competitiveness, and funding requirements.
• Leads the coordination of proposal development efforts among PCRI principal investigators and their teams by supporting project design, proposal framing, proposal writing and editing, and the development of competitive funding applications.
• Collaborates with investigators, the Director of Finance and Research Administration, the Department Administrator, and community partners to support project planning, proposal budgets, budget justifications, and other components necessary for proposal development.
• Coordinates the preparation, assembly, review, and submission of grant and contract proposals, ensuring alignment with sponsor requirements, submission guidelines, and compliance expectations.
• Assists in identifying and facilitating partnerships that support competitive funding opportunities and project development.

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Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, management, education, public health, epidemiology, or research related field
• Five years qualified experience in health planning, grant development, or research required.
• Experience must include demonstrated people skills.
• Working understanding of research design principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in business administration, management, education, public health, epidemiology, or research related field.
• Ten years qualified experience in grant writing.

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Physical Demands

Driving Requirements

Driving Requirements This position will never drive a university owned vehicle.

Salary Range

Salary Range $75,000 - $90,000

Additional Salary Information

Additional Salary Information The salary range reflects our good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible compensation at the time of posting, the role and associated responsibilities, and the experience, education, and training of the selected candidate.

Work Hours

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Campus

Campus Downtown Campus

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Posting Dates

Posted

Posted 08/12/2026

Date to be filled

Date to be filled 10/05/2026

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