Associate Director, Research Development & Grants

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

Job summary

The University at Buffalo's Primary Care Research Institute (PCRI) in the Department of Family Medicine seeks an Associate Director of Research Development to expand funding opportunities, coordinate proposal development, and support investigators and community partners in creating competitive grant submissions.

The role includes identifying opportunities, leading proposal coordination across PI teams, budgeting support, and ensuring compliance with sponsor guidelines.

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.

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.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, management, education, public health, epidemiology, or research related field

Master’s Degree in business administration, management, education, public health, epidemiology, or research related field

Job description

The University at Buffalo's Primary Care Research Institute (PCRI) in the Department of Family Medicine seeks an Associate Director of Research Development to expand funding opportunities, coordinate proposal development, and support investigators and community partners in creating competitive grant submissions.

The role includes identifying opportunities, leading proposal coordination across PI teams, budgeting support, and ensuring compliance with sponsor guidelines.