Senior Research Operations & Strategy Lead

uchicago; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lindau Lab at The University of Chicago is seeking an operations professional to support scientific research and programmatic activities, ensuring regulatory compliance and high-quality outputs.

You will write proposals, prepare presentations, web content and reports, and present findings at meetings, reporting to the Associate Director of Research Operations and Strategy. Collaboration across departments and external partners is essential.

Responsibilities

• Execute the Lindau Lab's grant operations plans and help develop and implement plans to meet externally funded deliverables and organizational goals.
• Oversee management of lab space, facilities, equipment, purchasing, human subjects compensation, and human resources activities.
• Contribute to dissemination through development, maintenance and management of web and other digital content.
• Assist leadership in implementing community-engaged research strategies and activities.
• Build and maintain partnerships across the University and with external collaborators, including community leaders and residents.
• Independently present operational, strategic, scientific and programmatic findings in public forums.
• Enable translation and implementation of novel research and operations methods and interventions in diverse settings.
• Assist with development and execution of Lindau Lab's operational plan and management of financial and business strategy.
• Assist with planning, developing, analyzing and managing budgets, including multi-year forecasts.
• Support budget management for grants, including internal controls, budget development, and financial reporting.
• Oversee review, approval, tracking and reporting of expenditures on plant, goods and services.
• Conduct research on grant and business opportunities and assist with proposals.
• Assist with development and management of contracts with vendors, consultants and subcontracts.
• Collaborate with pre- and post-award management and University Research Administration on submissions and awards.
• Assist with strategic projects in women's health, entrepreneurship, and population sciences.
• Provide executive calendar management and scheduling support to the Principal Investigator.
• Support all activities of the Lindau Lab to achieve success.
• Apply research principles to administer a research program.

Job description

The Lindau Lab at The University of Chicago is seeking an operations professional to support scientific research and programmatic activities, ensuring regulatory compliance and high-quality outputs.

You will write proposals, prepare presentations, web content and reports, and present findings at meetings, reporting to the Associate Director of Research Operations and Strategy. Collaboration across departments and external partners is essential.