Sr. Manager, Research Administration (Contracts) - Hybrid

SRA International; Florida; Hybride; USD 110 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

University of Florida is seeking a Sr. Manager, Research Administration (Contracts) to lead a team responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating outbound subaward terms.

The role interfaces with investigators, compliance, and sponsors to ensure timely, compliant research agreements and robust internal controls. The ideal candidate has a strong background in research administration, contract management, and analytics, with excellent communication and leadership skills to drive improvements

Qualifications

• Knowledge of business and management principles.
• Extensive knowledge of research administration.
• Extensive knowledge of sponsored program regulations; proposal preparation, contracting, accounting, and finance principles.
• Ability to research complex information and improve work processes.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Highly numerate with strong analytic skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Ability to lead, manage, and train others.

Responsabilités

• Leads a team responsible for drafting, reviewing, analyzing, and negotiating outbound subaward terms and conditions.
• Interacts with researchers, compliance offices, and sponsor representatives to ensure efficient initiation and processing of research agreements.
• Maintains knowledge of applicable regulations and policies (OMB, NIH, etc.).
• Leverages dashboards to monitor team performance and meet SLAs.
• Provides status updates and metrics to senior management.
• Oversees, trains, and mentors staff; partners with departments to ensure transparent research administration processes.
• Establishes and assesses internal controls and policy compliance.

Connaissances

Business and management

Research administration

Sponsored program regulations

Data analysis

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Numerical analysis

Attention to detail

Independent work

Leadership

Delegation

Training others

Formation

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Description du poste

Sr. Manager, Research Administration (Contracts) - Hybrid

Overview

Job Description

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) is the University's institutional office responsible for reviewing, endorsing and submitting proposals to extramural sponsors for research, clinical trials, training, instructional and other sponsored activities. As a leader in the Office of Research Administration (ORA), the Senior Manager, Research Administration (Contracts), is integrally involved in, and supervises a team responsible for, the review and analysis of complex sponsored project agreements and provides research administration services to a portfolio of academic departments and research units, including acting as one of the institutional liaisons with external sponsors to support the University mission. This includes ensuring that sponsored project agreements are consistent with sponsors and University policies and guidelines, while providing outstanding customer service to faculty and support staff. Moreover, the Senior Manager, Contracts participates in development of efficient work processes, policies and procedures and drafting of various support documents, templates and other tools to facilitate drafting, reviewing and processing of research agreements.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

Conducts and leads a team responsible for, the drafting, review, analysis, and negotiation of outbound subaward terms and conditions and conducts subrecipient risk assessment, including reviewing audits, consistent with University guidelines on behalf of the University. Interacts with other ORA personnel, Principal Investigators and study teams, Compliance, IRB (Human Subject Research Office), Technology Transfer, Risk Management, and other relevant offices to ensure that research initiation is managed in an efficient and effective manner consistent with UM policies and procedures. Maintains advanced knowledge of applicable OMB circulars, NIH Policy Statement and other applicable regulations. Leverages real-time dashboards to monitor team performance, ensuring the team consistently meets or exceeds Service Level Agreement Key Performance Indicators. Drives a culture of accountabilityby basing team performance assessments on measurable data. Identifies process inefficienciesthrough data analysis and suggest/implement improvements. Provides updates and status and performance reports to senior management on a regular basis by tracking relevant data using University systems and other tools and provides leadership with metrics, including through output and turnaround time. Oversees, trains, and mentors staff in assigned team. Partners with other departments to facilitate transparent and accountable research administration and coordinate documentation and approval processes. Maintains effective relationships with sponsor representatives to facilitate communication. Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures. Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field. Master’s degree in relevant field preferred.

Certification and Licensing:

CRA, CFRA, or CHRC certification preferred.

Experience:

Minimum 7 years of relevant experience, ideally in an academic setting. Appropriate combination of relevant education and/or experience may be considered.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

Knowledge of business and management principles.

Extensive knowledge of research administration, preferably in an academic institution.

Extensive knowledge of sponsored program regulations; specific areas of expertise in proposal preparation, contracting, accounting, and finance principles.

Ability to efficiently research complex information and use it for establishment and improvement of work processes, reporting and data analysis.

Excellent written and oral communication.

Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills.

Highly numerate with demonstrated excellence in analytic skills.

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Works independently with minimal supervision and respects deadlines.

Ability to direct, manage, implement, and evaluate department operations.

Ability to effectively plan, delegate and/or supervise the work of others.

Ability to lead, motivate, develop, and train others.