VP, Office of Sponsored Programs

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; Cold Spring Harbor (NY); On-site; USD 350,000 - 385,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Exceptional health benefits

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Wellness Center

On-site childcare

Job summary

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor, NY seeks a strategic Vice President, Office of Sponsored Programs to lead the sponsored research enterprise.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the VP oversees pre- and post-award administration, negotiations, and compliance, while building a high-performing OSP team and expanding funding opportunities across federal, foundation, and industry sponsors.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in sponsored research administration.
• Experience overseeing complex federal and non-federal grants through the full award lifecycle.
• Experience partnering with faculty and scientific leadership in a research-intensive environment.
• Experience identifying and advancing complex funding opportunities, including large-scale programs.
• Demonstrated success expanding and diversifying funding portfolios across federal agencies, foundations, industry sponsors.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing high-performing teams through growth and change.
• Experience leading organizational change, process improvement, and systems implementations within a research administration environment.
• Experience building relationships with federal agencies, sponsors, research institutions, and professional associations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the full lifecycle of grants, contracts, and other sponsored agreements, including pre-award and post-award administration, award negotiation and acceptance, subrecipient monitoring, financial oversight, reporting, and closeout.
• Lead and develop the OSP team, promoting consistent and efficient research administration practices, and advancing systems and processes that support CSHL’s mission.
• Collaborate with faculty, institutional leadership, Finance, Legal, and other partners to develop competitive proposals and ensure compliance with sponsor requirements and policies.

Skills

Sponsored research administration

Grant management

Leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Funding opportunities

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree preferred

Ph.D. in biological sciences preferred

Job description

About the Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a world-renowned not-for-profit bioscience research and education institution. Founded in 1890 and home to eight Nobel laureates, CSHL inspires curiosity, discovery and innovation in genetics, neuroscience, AI, and molecular biology to generate knowledge that will advance the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, neurological diseases, and other major causes of human suffering. United by this mission, CSHL’s researchers and technicians focus on four core areas: cancer, neuroscience, genomics & quantitative biology, and plant biology, while CSHL’s Education Division focuses on the communication, advocacy and education of bioscience through a variety of programs, publications and events.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a world-renowned not-for-profit bioscience research and education institution. Founded in 1890 and home to eight Nobel laureates, CSHL inspires curiosity, discovery and innovation in genetics, neuroscience, AI, and molecular biology to generate knowledge that will advance the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, neurological diseases, and other major causes of human suffering. United by this mission, CSHL’s researchers and technicians focus on four core areas: cancer, neuroscience, genomics & quantitative biology, and plant biology, while CSHL’s Education Division focuses on the communication, advocacy and education of bioscience through a variety of programs, publications and events.

Position Summary

The Vice President, Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides strategic and operational leadership for CSHL's sponsored research enterprise. Building on a strong foundation of research administration and faculty service, the VP will position OSP as an increasingly proactive partner to investigators by identifying emerging funding opportunities, shaping competitive proposals, and helping assemble teams for complex, multidisciplinary, and multi-institutional awards.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and with direct and regular exposure to the President and Director of Research, the VP oversees the full lifecycle of grants, contracts, and other sponsored agreements, including pre-award and post-award administration, award negotiation and acceptance, subrecipient monitoring, financial oversight, reporting, and closeout. Working closely with faculty, institutional leadership, Finance, Legal, and other administrative partners, the VP supports the development and submission of competitive proposals, identifies emerging funding opportunities, and ensures that sponsored research activities are administered in accordance with sponsor requirements, applicable laws and regulations, and institutional policies and priorities. Importantly, the VP will lead and develop the OSP team, promoting consistent and efficient research administration practices, and advancing systems and processes that support CSHL’s research, education, and scholarly mission.

Position Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience in sponsored research administration within a research institution, university, academic medical center, non-profit research organization or comparable environment.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing complex federal and non-federal grants, contracts, and sponsored agreements through the full award lifecycle.
• Experience partnering directly with faculty, principal investigators, and scientific leadership in a research-intensive environment.
• Experience identifying and advancing complex funding opportunities, including center grants, program project grants, multi-PI awards, consortium-based initiatives, or other large-scale sponsored programs.
• Demonstrated success expanding and diversifying funding portfolios across federal agencies, foundations, industry sponsors, and other funding sources.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing high-performing teams through periods of growth and change.
• Experience leading organizational change, process improvement, and systems implementations within a research administration environment.
• Experience building relationships with federal agencies, sponsors, research institutions, and professional associations relevant to sponsored programs.
• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree in research administration, business administration, public administration or a related field preferred; Ph.D. in biological sciences

Supplemental Information

Position is based in Cold Spring Harbor, NY and will require onsite presence.

Compensation will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and qualifications, with an expected salary total range of between $350,000 and $385,000. Other benefits are highly competitive.

CSHL is an EO Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status. VEVRAA Federal Contractor

Our employees are compensated in many ways for their contributions to our mission, including:

• competitive pay
• exceptional health benefits
• retirement plans
• paid time off
• a Wellness Center
• access to an affordable and licensed on-site childcare center