Manager Research Operations-MCCTR-Grant Funded

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Jackson (MS); Presencial; USD 70.000 - 100.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS seeks a Manager of Research Operations to oversee grant and contract program operations. You will work with principal investigators to manage finances, personnel, property, facilities, compliance, sponsor relations, and collaborations.

The role ensures deliverables meet grant/contract requirements within budget and timeline, coordinating proposals/reports to NIH and other sponsors. Leadership and regulatory compliance are essential.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree and four years of admin, financial, or research experience, including leadership.
• Experience with grant/contract administration and regulatory requirements.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive project management system to track all study tasks and deliverables for research grant/contracts, ensuring compliance with funding source specifications.
• Maintain budgets and budget-tracking systems for each grant/contract, monitor expenditures, forecast costs, and adjust allocations to meet goals.
• Prepare and submit grant/contract proposals to NIH and other funders, including budgets and justification.
• Prepare contracts for contractors and consultants and participate in external funding negotiations.
• Ensure compliant contract amendments and purchase requisitions; approve purchases and invoices.

Conhecimentos

Grant administration

Budget management

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Formação

Bachelor’s degree

Ferramentas

Excel

Access

SharePoint

Project Server

Descrição da vaga

Job Title

Manager Research Operations-MCCTR-Grant Funded

Organization

SOM-Medicine-DBA

Job Category

Research

Location

Main Campus Jackson

Job Summary

Provide day-to-day management and administration of research grant and contract program operations, working with the principal investigators to manage all finances, personnel, property, facilities, compliance, sponsor relations, and collaborations. Ensure all deliverables meet grant/contract requirements within budget and timeline. Coordinate with principal investigators on preparing submitting proposals and reports to the National Institutes of Health and other sponsors.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required: Bachelor’s degree and four (4) years of administrative, financial, or research experience, including one (1) year in a leadership role.

Certifications, Licenses, or Registration required

N/A

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of grant/contract administration, regulatory requirements, and the application of regulatory and strategic planning principles to problem-solving. Proficiency with computers and related software (e.g., Excel, Access, SharePoint, Project Server), along with strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive project management system to track all study team tasks and deliverables for research grant/contracts, ensuring compliance with funding source specifications.
• Maintain budgets and budget-tracking systems for each grant/contract, monitor expenditures, forecast future costs, and recommend allocation adjustments to meet budgetary goals.
• Complete (not including the scientific sections) and submit research grant/contract proposals to the national institutes of health and other funding sources.
• Included are detailed budgets, fiscal plans, description of resources and environments for carrying out the project, small business plans and policies, and itemized budget justification for all the periods of performance.
• Prepare contracts for contractors, subcontractors, and consultants for work to be completed on federal grants and contracts.
• Participate in negotiations for contracts for external funding.
• Prepare and implement all contract agreements, amendments, and modifications in consultation with institutional business/contracts administrators.
• Complete, approve, and track all purchase requisitions for purchases and service orders as well as all invoices from federal grants, contracts, and subcontractors.
• Approve all equipment, supply, and software purchases from research funds.
• Manage all elements of property, facilities, and operations including inventory, space acquisition, security and maintenance, utilization, telecommunications and information technology, and resources.
• Develops and conducts training in research operations and compliance for grant/contract personnel.
• Plans, directs, supervises, and coordinates the work activities of subordinates.
• Maintain and approve employee time and leave records.
• Provide supervision for all support staff and on all fiscal and contract policy matters for administrative staff.
• Ensures that employees are compliant with applicable policies and procedures.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more).

Time Type

Full time FLSA Designation/Job Exempt: Yes Pay Class: Salary FTE %: 100 Work Shift: Day

Benefits Eligibility

Grant Funded: Yes

Legal and Equal Opportunity

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