Executive Director, Admin & Research Operations

Howard University; Washington, Baltimore (District of Columbia, MD); On-site; USD 81,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid time off

403(b) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Career advancement paths

Wellness programs

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Howard University seeks an Executive Director to provide strategic leadership of the administrative and financial operations for GHUCCTS participation under the NIH CTSA program. You will oversee budget development, regulatory compliance, investigator support, and cross-institution collaboration.

Working closely with the PI and partner institutions, you will implement processes, monitor milestones, and advance research administration goals while ensuring sponsor requirements are met and program

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, public/health administration, finance, or related field.
• Several years of progressively responsible experience in research administration, sponsored programs, or academic/healthcare operations, including supervising personnel.
• Experience managing federally funded research budgets, subawards, reporting, and post-award requirements.
• Experience coordinating programs across departments or institutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight of administrative and financial operations for GHUCCTS participation.
• Oversee budget development, monitoring, and reconciliation in collaboration with the PI and offices.
• Coordinate subaward administration, purchasing, invoicing, and financial transactions.
• Manage regulatory compliance, QA/QC, and reporting to NCATS and sponsors.
• Guide investigators and research teams through administrative requirements and timelines.

Skills

Sponsored research administration

Financial management

Regulatory compliance

Written and verbal communication

Financial systems and spreadsheets

Project management tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/public/health administration/finance

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Excel

Financial software

Collaboration platforms

Project management tools

Job description

Howard University seeks an Executive Director to provide strategic leadership of the administrative and financial operations for GHUCCTS participation under the NIH CTSA program. You will oversee budget development, regulatory compliance, investigator support, and cross-institution collaboration.

Working closely with the PI and partner institutions, you will implement processes, monitor milestones, and advance research administration goals while ensuring sponsor requirements are met and program