Grants & Contracts Compliance Manager

About the role

The Grants & Contracts Compliance Manager will address increasing research compliance demands, including resolving outstanding effort certifications and establishing agreement development processes and templates. This role provides oversight of compliance activities, ensures adherence to institutional and sponsor requirements, and develops the policies and procedures necessary to reduce risk and support efficient research administration operations.

Department: UW–Madison, College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Research Administration. Job Category: Academic Staff. Employment Type: Regular.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a key resource to campus regarding research administration compliance areas and may supervise staff
• Develops, implements, and evaluates policies and procedures related to compliance with federal, state, local, and/or university regulations
• Assists principal investigators, researchers, administrative staff, leadership, and others to ensure institutional compliance with applicable regulations
• Ensures institutional compliance related, but not limited to: audit coordination, conflict of interest, intellectual property, institutional review boards, export controls, effort, or other policies

Requirements

• Minimum of three years of experience in research administration, sponsored programs, grants and contracts administration, research compliance, research security, or a related area
• Experience interpreting and applying federal, state, sponsor, and institutional regulations governing sponsored research
• Knowledge of applicable regulations and compliance requirements, including Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), research security requirements, export controls, cybersecurity requirements, intellectual property, data management and sharing requirements, and other regulations associated with federally and industry-sponsored research
• Experience supporting sponsored projects funded by federal agencies, including NSF, NIH, DOE, and DOD, and/or industry sponsors
• Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, assess, and monitor policies, procedures, internal controls, and compliance programs
• Experience providing guidance and support throughout the proposal, award, and post-award lifecycle
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex regulatory requirements to diverse audiences
• Excellent analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and relationship management skills

Qualifications

Preferred qualifications:

• Five or more years of experience in research administration or research compliance within a higher education, academic medical center, or research-intensive environment
• Experience managing compliance requirements associated with federal and industry-sponsored awards and agreements, including those from NSF, NIH, DOE, and DOD
• Experience in one or more research compliance areas, including conflict of interest, research security, export controls, effort reporting, audit coordination, intellectual property, responsible conduct of research, and data management and sharing
• Experience developing and delivering compliance training, outreach, and educational programs for faculty, researchers, and staff
• Experience partnering with investigators, leadership, and administrative stakeholders to identify, assess, and mitigate compliance risks
• Professional certification such as Certified Research Administrator (CRA) or a related research administration or compliance credential

Education: Bachelor’s degree required in research administration, business administration, public administration, compliance, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred in research administration, business administration, public administration, higher education administration, compliance, law, or a related field.

Pay

The minimum salary is $74,154, depending on qualifications and experience.

Benefits

• Generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off
• Competitive insurances and savings accounts
• Retirement benefits