Senior Research Grants & Compliance Lead

University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 67,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence seeks an experienced Research Administration Manager to oversee comprehensive pre- and post-award support for faculty, managing a portfolio of sponsored projects across the grant lifecycle.

As part of a growing college, you will lead and collaborate with campus partners to ensure proposal development, award management, compliance, and closeout while guiding staff in a dynamic research environment.

Qualifications

• Experience applying fiscal and administrative rules, regulations and procedures for administering sponsored projects.
• Experience with pre- and post- award research administration including grant proposal development and/or budget planning/management.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a key resource to leadership and staff in the unit as well as a liaison to partners and stakeholders.
• May have authority to submit proposals, agreements, or invoices to a sponsor on behalf of the principal investigator or project director.
• Executes activities related to proposal submission, contract negotiation, and/or award setup on behalf of a unit.
• Executes activities related to financial compliance, audit, or reporting on behalf of a unit.
• Executes research administration operational policies and procedures including financial, administrative, staffing, and compliance on behalf of a unit.
• Provides training to faculty, staff, and/or administrators within the unit regarding policy, procedure, and/or execution of sponsored project administration.
• May supervise the day-to-day activities of research administration staff.
• Reviews and approves programmatic transactions spanning the life-cycle of sponsored projects to ensure compliance with institutional and/or sponsor policies and procedures.

Skills

Sponsor proj. administration

Grant proposal development

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration/Research Administration

Job description

The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence seeks an experienced Research Administration Manager to oversee comprehensive pre- and post-award support for faculty, managing a portfolio of sponsored projects across the grant lifecycle.

As part of a growing college, you will lead and collaborate with campus partners to ensure proposal development, award management, compliance, and closeout while guiding staff in a dynamic research environment.