Senior Research Project Administration Lead

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi seeks a Manager, Research Project Administration to oversee sponsored research administration across pre- and post-award activities, compliance, and reporting. The role ensures alignment with TAMUS policies and sponsor requirements.

The position requires coordinating with PIs, sponsors, and university offices to maintain audit readiness, manage budgets, and drive process improvements through the sponsored project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Accounting, Finance, Research Administration, or a related field.
• Five (5) years of experience in sponsored research administration, grants management, research compliance, post-award administration, or a closely related field.
• Master’s degree with three (3) years of experience or Doctoral degree with one (1) year of experience in related areas.

Responsibilities

• Leads sponsored research administration activities, including monitoring expenditures, validating financial transactions, and documenting costs per budgets and sponsor requirements.
• Administers pre-award and post-award activities to ensure compliance with TAMUS, state, and sponsor policies.
• Oversees sponsor financial and administrative reports, supporting documentation, and analyses for PIs, departments, sponsors, and auditors.
• Ensures compliance with cost-sharing commitments and sponsor-specific requirements.
• Directs sponsored project closeout activities, ensuring all requirements are completed accurately and on time.
• Oversees time and effort reporting to ensure regulatory compliance and audits readiness.
• Supports program success by aligning financial/administrative activities with project goals and sponsor requirements.
• Manages sponsor reporting deadlines and prepares interim/monthly/annual reports for leadership.

Skills

Team leadership

Sponsored research

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

MS Office

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Task prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree (Business Administration, Public Administration, Accounting, Finance, Research Administration)

Master’s degree (Public Administration, Accounting, Finance, Research Administration)

Doctoral degree (Public Administration, Accounting, Finance, Research Administration)

Tools

Smartsheet

Laserfiche

Job description

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi seeks a Manager, Research Project Administration to oversee sponsored research administration across pre- and post-award activities, compliance, and reporting. The role ensures alignment with TAMUS policies and sponsor requirements.

The position requires coordinating with PIs, sponsors, and university offices to maintain audit readiness, manage budgets, and drive process improvements through the sponsored project lifecycle.