Research Administration Lead: Grants, Compliance & Ops

Paycom - ATS; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Parker University is seeking an Assistant Director of Research Administration to lead sponsored programs and research operations. This role oversees pre-award and post-award activities, compliance, reporting, and institutional research processes in collaboration with the Dean of Research.

The candidate will develop SOPs, manage grant calendars, budgets, and dashboards, and coordinate liaisons among PIs, Finance, HR, Procurement, and sponsors.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required; Doctoral degree preferred.
• 3–5 years of progressively responsible research administration or sponsored programs experience.
• Knowledge of federal research regulations, grants management, compliance processes, and higher education administration.
• Experience in pre-award and post-award administration.

Responsibilities

• Lead proposal submission processes, routing, timelines, internal approvals, and sponsor submissions.
• Coordinate funding opportunity tracking and grant calendars.
• Develop and review proposal budgets with faculty and institutional departments.
• Manage award setup, modifications, progress reporting, financial coordination, and closeout activities.
• Serve as liaison among Principal Investigators, Finance, HR, Procurement, and sponsors.
• Develop SOPs, templates, and operational workflows for research administration.
• Coordinate research workshops, events, symposia, and communications.
• Manage research office reporting deadlines and operational metrics.
• Support website content and research communications.

Skills

Grants management

Compliance

Federal regulations

Higher education administration

Project management

IRB processes

Education

Master’s degree

Doctoral degree preferred

Tools

Grants management software

Reporting tools

Job description

Parker University is seeking an Assistant Director of Research Administration to lead sponsored programs and research operations. This role oversees pre-award and post-award activities, compliance, reporting, and institutional research processes in collaboration with the Dean of Research.

The candidate will develop SOPs, manage grant calendars, budgets, and dashboards, and coordinate liaisons among PIs, Finance, HR, Procurement, and sponsors.