Senior Research Administrator - Remote, NIH Center Grants

University of Michigan; Ann Arbor (MI); Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Michigan, located in Ann Arbor, is seeking a senior Research Administrator to provide pre- and post-award management for a diverse portfolio, including NIH P50 center-scale awards. You will partner with faculty, staff, and central offices to ensure compliant, efficient stewardship of sponsored projects.

The role spans proposal development, budget management, regulatory compliance, and post-award financial oversight within ISR's d3center ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree and 5+ years of progressive experience in research administration, including both pre- and post-award responsibilities.
• Experience with pre- and post-award federal awards.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, Google suites and communication applications such as Zoom.
• Experience with eResearch, Business Objects, and other administrative systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the preparation, review, and submission of complex proposals, including multi-PI, multi-institutional, and center-scale submissions.
• Develop and review detailed budgets and justifications, including cost sharing, subawards, effort commitments, and compliance components.
• Interpret and apply sponsor, federal, and university policies to ensure proposals are accurate, competitive, and compliant.
• Prepare and finalize commonly required proposals documents such as facilities, biosketches, and managing subcontract forms.
• Route proposals through the eResearch proposal management system at the University of Michigan ensuring timely submissions.
• Prepare Just in Time documentation and other sponsored requests.
• Manage post-award activities for a portfolio of sponsored projects, including award setup, financial oversight, effort reporting, subaward management, and closeout.
• Monitor expenditures and commitments to ensure alignment with sponsor terms, approved budgets, and project timelines.
• Reconcile accounts on a monthly basis for accuracy and allowability and to ensure compliance with SRC, U-M, and sponsor guidelines.
• Prepare and maintain monthly faculty effort spreadsheets to track effort commitments across time.
• Identify and resolve compliance, financial, and administrative issues; elevate risks as appropriate and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare materials for annual sponsor project reports such as RPPRs, preparing subcontracts in eResearch, routing purchase orders, managing PeoplePays, and other reporting requirements.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Google Suite

Zoom

Communication tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

eResearch

Business Objects

Job description

The University of Michigan, located in Ann Arbor, is seeking a senior Research Administrator to provide pre- and post-award management for a diverse portfolio, including NIH P50 center-scale awards. You will partner with faculty, staff, and central offices to ensure compliant, efficient stewardship of sponsored projects.

The role spans proposal development, budget management, regulatory compliance, and post-award financial oversight within ISR's d3center ecosystem.