Strategic Director, Grants & Research Contracts

Mount Sinai; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai's Department of Psychiatry seeks a Director of Grants and Contracts to provide strategic and operational leadership for research administration. The role partners with departmental and institutional leadership to position the research enterprise for growth, ensuring financial stewardship, regulatory compliance, and exceptional service to faculty.

The director will oversee pre- and post-award activities, develop scalable infrastructure, and drive policies that support efficient,

Qualifications

• Strategic leadership in research administration.
• Experience with sponsored programs and research finance.
• Regulatory compliance and internal controls.
• Financial stewardship of research portfolios.
• Stakeholder collaboration with faculty and institutional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight of pre- and post-award research administration for the department.
• Ensure timely and compliant submission and management of sponsored projects.
• Monitor grant balances, effort commitments, salary support, and subawards.
• Develop policies and institutional structures to support a faculty-centered research enterprise.
• Identify opportunities to increase external funding and strengthen competitiveness.
• Lead or coordinate departmental responses to audits and compliance reviews.

Job description

Mount Sinai's Department of Psychiatry seeks a Director of Grants and Contracts to provide strategic and operational leadership for research administration. The role partners with departmental and institutional leadership to position the research enterprise for growth, ensuring financial stewardship, regulatory compliance, and exceptional service to faculty.

The director will oversee pre- and post-award activities, develop scalable infrastructure, and drive policies that support efficient,