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University of Washington · 1 month ago

Manager of Program Operations, DLMP: Grants

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$91K/yr - $136K/yr

5+ years exp

The University of Washington is seeking a Manager of Program Operations for the Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology. This role will oversee financial and administrative functions for the department’s sponsored funding, ensuring compliance and effective management of research activities.

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Responsibilities

Oversee end-to-end research administration, including proposal development, budget creation, award setup, financial monitoring, and compliance

Serve as a subject matter expert for departmental research policies, providing guidance to investigators and staff on grant and contract requirements

Monitor sponsored project finances, prepare monthly projections, and recommend corrective actions when needed

Lead process improvements to streamline research administration workflow and enhance compliance

Supervise and support research administration staff, providing training, performance management, and workforce planning

Review and approve eGC1s in SAGE to ensure proposals align with sponsor and university requirements

Coordinate pre-award submissions and ensure timely, accurate completion of all grant application materials

Manage post-award activities, including salary distributions, ECC certification, no-cost extensions, cost share tracking, and financial transaction approvals

Provide regular financial reports and updates to department leadership

Support internal and external audits and mentor new investigators through the research funding process

Qualification

Grants managementFinancial analysisResearch administrationBudget preparationCompliance knowledgeUW online systemsNIH T32 awardsTeam managementStaff developmentOrganization assessmentSystems expertiseHuman resource managementLeadership skillsOral communicationWritten communicationInterpersonal skillsDecision-makingInitiative

Required

Master's Degree in Business, Policy or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

5+ years of progressively responsible experience within research focused private industry or academic research setting

In depth knowledge of pre and post award compliance including NIH policies and NIH salary cap

Experience managing teams including directing work, mentoring growth and managing performance

Candidates must have strong leadership, management, financial analysis and oral/written communication, team building, systems expertise, organization assessment, decision-making and interpersonal skills and staff development skills

Candidate must demonstrate a high degree of initiative, financial analysis, and human resource management, and a functional working knowledge of academic institutions