Research Operations Manager, R1 Portfolio

Howard University; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Howard University seeks a full-time Administrative Assistant III; Manager of Research Operations to develop and refine an operational infrastructure supporting the Office of Research’s R1 mission.

Responsibilities include managing an R1 portfolio, coordinating with national healthcare and funding bodies, designing qualitative evaluation methods, and producing SOPs, dashboards, and templates to monitor progress and ensure compliance.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in a related discipline is required.
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Responsibilities

• Oversee infrastructure development for an R1 research portfolio.
• Spearhead outreach with national healthcare and funding organizations.
• Develop qualitative methodologies to evaluate stakeholder perspectives.
• Integrate findings into SOPs for research implementation across conduct and monitoring.
• Create workflows for pre-award planning, post-award monitoring, and facilities management.
• Generate planning and monitoring resources and regulatory binder templates.
• Produce data collection tools and dashboards aligned with success criteria.
• Translate evaluation data into high-impact dissemination content.
• Establish competency-based hiring, training, and performance evaluation models.

Skills

Office administration

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Budgeting

Confidentiality

Written & verbal communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Independent & team work

Education

BA/BS in related discipline

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Job description

Howard University seeks a full-time Administrative Assistant III; Manager of Research Operations to develop and refine an operational infrastructure supporting the Office of Research’s R1 mission.

Responsibilities include managing an R1 portfolio, coordinating with national healthcare and funding bodies, designing qualitative evaluation methods, and producing SOPs, dashboards, and templates to monitor progress and ensure compliance.