Senior Manager, Proposal Review & Compliance — Remote

Harvard University; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Wellbeing resources

Parental leave

Job summary

Harvard University is seeking a Senior Manager in Financial Administration to lead the proposal review team, ensuring accurate, compliant submissions and efficient processes across sponsored programs. You will partner with the Senior Director of Pre-Award to implement new practices and drive university-wide standardization.

The role interfaces with sponsors, investigators, and central offices, requiring advanced knowledge of regulations and strong supervisory abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required.
• Minimum of 8 years’ relevant work experience.
• Advanced knowledge of sponsored research regulations.
• Supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the proposal review team, including staffing, onboarding, training, professional development, and workload distribution.
• Develop, implement, and maintain standard operating procedures, tools, and training to promote consistent, efficient, and compliant proposal review practices.
• Collaborate with sponsors, principal investigators, departmental staff, and other central offices to submit all sponsored proposals and when necessary, resolve issues and facilitate successful submissions.
• Develop and use metrics and dashboards to evaluate proposal review performance and identify opportunities for improvement within OSP and across the university.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of presentations, outreach, and training for schools, departments, and central offices, as needed
• Serve as an Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) with signatory authority for proposal submissions and related institutional certifications and assurances.
• Provide exemplary customer service
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Agile/process improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

GMAS

HART

eCRT

Grants.gov

Job description

Harvard University is seeking a Senior Manager in Financial Administration to lead the proposal review team, ensuring accurate, compliant submissions and efficient processes across sponsored programs. You will partner with the Senior Director of Pre-Award to implement new practices and drive university-wide standardization.

The role interfaces with sponsors, investigators, and central offices, requiring advanced knowledge of regulations and strong supervisory abilities.