Associate Vice President, Research Strategy

Job Functions

• Serves as chief research strategy advisor to the VPR and drives initiatives that position Ohio State for research growth and leadership in areas of known strength and emerging opportunity.
• Implements initiatives that foster interdisciplinary and team science collaborations and position interdisciplinary teams for major federal research initiatives.
• Provides executive leadership and direction to the university's Research Development team and leads efforts to curate research analytics tools for use with research portfolio and sponsor analyses, competitive analyses, and strategic research planning.
• Works with the Office of Government Affairs to foster research connections with federal and state sponsors.
• Interfaces and coordinates with unit academic, Wexner Medical Center, and ERIK leadership to help align research development strategy with identified growth opportunities.
• Manages the President's Research Excellence seed fund and central university cost-share support programs and identifies and recommends opportunities for collaborative infrastructure investments across disciplinary boundaries that will position Ohio State for research growth.

General Responsibilities

• Implements ERIK's strategic vision by developing, initiating, and/or creating new programs and initiatives in coordination with other ERIK core functions.
• Manages financial/budget for the Research and Proposal Development Office and program record-keeping systems for the unit.
• Oversees a strategy research team to develop and implement strategy.
• Represents the program to internal and external stakeholders, collaborators, and partners.
• Troubleshoots and resolves complex issues.
• Accountable for consistent administration of university policies and procedures.

Skills for Success

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrates a high degree of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Possesses a high degree of independent drive.
• Understanding of research data/analytics and competitive analysis.
• Able to inspire and energize teams to achieve high performance.
• Skilled in building productive relationships with faculty and staff; demonstrates excellent judgment and decision-making skills.
• Competence with the Microsoft Office suite of software tools.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree.
• 12 years of work experience successfully managing research-related initiatives, cross-campus collaborations, or strategic engagement efforts within a university, government, or research-intensive environment.

Desired Qualification

• Advanced degree in any field.
• 15 years of work experience successfully managing research-related initiatives, cross-campus collaborations, or strategic engagement efforts within a university, government, or research-intensive environment.
• Tableau/data visualization tools and subscription research analytics tools.