Manager, Research Administration (Pre-Award)

About the role

The Manager, Research Administration (Pre-Award)/ Administrative Services Administrator 2 position at Stanford Neurology leads and manages a team responsible for preparing complex, federal and non-federal sponsored research projects. This includes supervising staff, managing budgets, and ensuring compliance with research guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Supervise other staff, delegate tasks and projects, and monitor work.
• Conduct performance appraisals; provide coaching, mentoring, and take disciplinary actions when required.
• Identify and collaborate to develop training tools and programs for staff.
• Manage and contribute to continuous process improvement and staff development.
• Resolve extremely complex issues escalated from team members and determine if further review is necessary by senior management or key university constituencies.
• Aid team in preparation of complex proposals within parameters of sponsored and non-sponsored research guidelines.
• Oversee and review compliance with proposal guidelines, communicate proposal preparation and submittal process, and closeout.
• Serve as subject matter expert on pre and/or post-award research administration.
• Interpret complex regulations, rules, policies and procedures.
• Manage a portfolio of complex grants and contracts, provide short-term backup coverage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.
• Demonstrated ability to establish priorities, manage shifting priorities, and handle numerous time-sensitive projects with multiple deadlines.
• Ability to accomplish goals working through formal and informal channels, with diplomacy and tactfulness.
• Demonstrated creativity, problem solving, critical analysis, initiative, judgment and, decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and meet budget goals.
• Demonstrated solid planning and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated experience working independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Strong relevant subject matter knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to direct the work of others, for jobs requiring supervision.

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to establish priorities, manage shifting priorities, and handle numerous time-sensitive projects with multiple deadlines.
• Ability to accomplish goals working through formal and informal channels, with diplomacy and tactfulness.
• Demonstrated creativity, problem solving, critical analysis, initiative, judgment and, decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and meet budget goals.
• Demonstrated solid planning and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated experience working independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
• Strong relevant subject matter knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to direct the work of others, for jobs requiring supervision.

Physical Requirements

• Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks.
• Frequently stand/walk, sitting, grasp lightly/fine manipulation.
• Sometimes use a telephone.
• Rarely lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh 11-20 pounds.

Pay Range

$120,083 to $153,486 per annum.