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University of Miami · 1 month ago

Assoc. Director, Research Administration

Coral Gables, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

7+ years exp

The University of Miami is recognized as one of the nation’s premier research institutions and academic health systems. They are seeking an Assoc. Director of Research Administration to lead the review and analysis of complex sponsored projects, ensuring compliance and outstanding customer service to faculty and support staff.

Higher Education

Responsibilities

Ensures timely, accurate and compliant proposal submissions

Conducts comprehensive analysis and negotiates all research agreements, evaluating terms and conditions of research grants and contracts involving awards from various sources, including: government, foundation, corporate and, engaging in negotiations to establish the financial, legal, and other contractual terms

May be required to oversee staff responsible for creating compliant billing grids for clinical research projects to maintain billing compliance

Conducts comprehensive analysis and negotiates all applicable research contract and grant budgets, focusing on clinical care pricing, fair market value, from various sources, including: government, foundation, corporate and industry

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, and that applications are compliant and fiscally sound

Maintains advanced knowledge of applicable OMB circulars, NIH Policy Statement and other applicable regulations

Provides updates and status reports to senior management on a regular basis by track 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

Qualification

Research administrationFinancial principlesClinical research knowledgeCRA certificationData analysisLeadershipTeam managementCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Minimum 7 years of relevant experience, ideally in an academic setting

Knowledge of business and management principles

Extensive knowledge of research administration, preferably in academic institution clinical research

Extensive knowledge of financial principles, Medicare regulations, healthcare reimbursement principles, laws and regulations guiding clinical research

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

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