Assoc. Scientist, SOM (A)

Core Job Functions

• Contributes to basic and applied research activities including authorship of scientific publications, technical and agency reports, and patent preparations.
• Publishes in refereed journals in collaboration with department leadership or independently.
• Supervises research employees and non-exempt staff.
• Writes extramural proposals with approval of senior managing staff.
• Creates and conducts experiments and analyzes results.
• Works with other researchers to use and develop end products.
• Provides ready access to all experimental data for the faculty researchers, supervisors, and other relevant staff.
• Requests or acquires equipment and supplies for assigned project(s).
• Applies for grants to continue research and prepares materials for submission to granting agencies and foundations.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Department Specific Job Functions

• Oversight of research portfolio, pre-award submissions and post award management, ensuring that scope, budget, effort, and quality are meeting expectations.
• Provide guidance in applying to various funding mechanisms.
• Develop complex grant budgets, implement subawards, assist in the development and implementation of material and data use agreements, maintain consultant and service contracts.
• Attend regular status meetings with principal investigators, to stay informed of relevant study developments and assist in overcoming obstacles as they arise.
• Maintain working knowledge of university financial systems and grant e-submission systems.
• Develop and maintain personal and team tools to facilitate timely completion of milestones.
• Aid in performing clinical study budget feasibility, sponsor negotiations, liaising with service centers, internal and external invoice reconciliation.
• Track federal grant expenditures and industry sponsored clinical trials revenues and expenses.
• Act as liaison between the Florida Regional Coordinating Center for the Stroke Net Trials and other departments/centers/institutes as necessary for grant and contract administration.
• Perform activities associated with pre-award submissions, grant setup and close-out (i.e., overseeing the payment of subrecipient invoices, carryover and no-cost extension requests, final financial reports, etc.).
• Meet regularly with principal investigator(s), and protocol team leaders to review grants, data accuracy and overall project progress.

Core Qualifications

• Doctorate degree - Philosophy (PhD) required.
• Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience required.
• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

Benefits

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.