Business Manager - Infectious Diseases

Cincinnati Children's; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 84,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is seeking a Business Manager for Infectious Diseases. You will lead a team of financial and administrative professionals, oversee post-award research finances, and partner with division leaders on budgets and performance.

This role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years in a related field, with responsibilities spanning research portfolio administration and cross‑department collaboration to support faculty and investigators.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 3+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of financial and administrative professionals, setting clear priorities and accountability.
• Oversee post-award research financial activities, including reporting, expenditure review, and sponsor-compliant management.
• Partner with the Senior Business Director on annual budget and ongoing financial performance.
• Support financial administration for faculty research portfolios with monthly/quarterly reporting.
• Coordinate with Sponsored Programs and institutional partners on award requirements and deliverables.
• Help maintain training-grant activity and other complex sponsored portfolios.
• Provide day-to-day oversight of business operations and HR administration for multiple programs.
• Build productive relationships with faculty, research teams, and institutional offices.

Skills

People leadership

Strong communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

• Expected Starting Pay Range $83,969.60 - $107,224.00
• Starting pay is based on experience, skills, and equity; exceptions may apply for highly qualified candidates. Additional pay (e.g., shift, on‑call, or weekend differentials) and benefits may apply. Annual pay may vary based on FTE status.

Primary Location

Burnet Campus

Department

Infectious Diseases

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Schedule

Full time

Weekly Hours

40

FTE

1

Employee Status

Regular

• Expected Starting Pay Range $83,969.60 - $107,224.00
• Starting pay is based on experience, skills, and equity; exceptions may apply for highly qualified candidates. Additional pay (e.g., shift, on‑call, or weekend differentials) and benefits may apply. Annual pay may vary based on FTE status.

Business Manager – Infectious Diseases

Join the Division of Infectious Diseases in a business leadership role supporting a large, research-intensive portfolio. You will guide a team that helps faculty and research programs understand financial performance, manage sponsored award activity, and make informed operational decisions. This role brings together people leadership, research financial management, and close partnership with division leaders and investigators.

What You Will Do

• Lead and support a team of financial and administrative professionals, setting clear priorities, balancing workload, and reinforcing accountability.
• Oversee post‑award research financial activities, including regular financial reporting, expenditure review, forecasting, issue resolution, and sponsor‑compliant award management.
• Partner with the Senior Business Director and division leadership on the annual fiscal‑year budget and ongoing financial performance.
• Support financial administration for faculty research portfolios, including monthly or quarterly reporting based on investigator needs.
• Coordinate with Sponsored Programs and other institutional partners on award requirements, subawards, invoicing, reporting, and deliverables.
• Help maintain training‑grant activity and other complex sponsored research portfolios.
• Provide day‑to‑day oversight of business operations and human resource administration for multiple programs or cost centers.
• Build productive working relationships with faculty, research teams, business partners, and institutional offices.

What Will Help You Be Successful

• Clear, confident people leadership and the ability to help experienced staff make sound decisions.
• Ability to organize competing priorities and keep complex work moving across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and practical problem‑solving with partners who may have urgent or highly detailed needs.
• Comfort learning the nuances of specialized research programs and adapting to different faculty portfolios.
• Financial judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to explain financial information in a useful way.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 3+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting sponsored research, grants, post‑award administration, or research finance.
• People‑management, team‑lead, or supervisory experience.
• Experience in an academic medical center, hospital, university, research foundation, or similarly complex research environment.
• Knowledge of institutional research systems and processes; internal institutional knowledge is helpful but not required.
• Experience supporting high‑volume or complex research portfolios and partnering with principal investigators.

About Us

At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children’s.

Cincinnati Children's Is

• Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as atop 10 best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years
• Consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH)Funding
• Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers (2025), America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025)
• One of the nation'sAmerica’s Most Innovative Companiesas noted by Fortune
• Consistently certified as great place to work
• A Leading Disability Employeras noted by theNational Organization on Disability
• Magnet designated for the fourth consecutive time by theAmerican Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

We Embrace Innovation—Together. We believe in empowering our teams with the tools that help us work smarter and care better. That’s why we support the responsible use of artificial intelligence. By encouraging innovation, we’re creating space for new ideas, better outcomes, and a stronger future—for all of us.

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Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability