Senior Research Administration Associate - Post Award

Job Duties

• Responsible for the post-award financial management activities of grants, from application to award closeout.
• Manages data of active, pending, and closed grants for the Pediatrics Center for Research Advancement, supporting one or more Divisions: number of submissions, number of awards, faculty effort and other statistics related to grant reporting.
• Provides budget input and guidance to principal investigators when drafting budget justifications, creates the budget spreadsheets, and completes other budget forms for submission and reporting.
• Affords assistance with complex award submissions that have a multi-center/division design and budget.
• Communicates with BCM Accounting, Grants & Contracts, and collaborating institutions to ensure sub-awards and independent consultant agreements are established and executed in a timely manner.
• Manages Cost/Effort allocations in PEPT/SAP for research faculty, employees, and learners.
• Manages the Time/Effort certification process in the BCM Effort Reporting System.
• Manages CTMS entries for NIH/federal study terms for post award management and study invoicing.
• Ensures compliance with all federal, sponsor, and institutional policies and guidelines and serves as a liaison between faculty, employees, learners, Baylor College of Medicine, and sponsors.
• Supports Researchers in primarily in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and other Pediatrics Divisions as necessary.
• Manages complex awards and sub-awards from multiple sponsors and outside institutions: industry, clinical, federal, and foundation - including, but not limited to CDC & NIH.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree. Certified Research Administrator certification through the Research Administrators Certification Council (RACC) may substitute for the degree requirement.
• Four years of relevant experience.

Department Specific Criteria

• At least four years of relevant experience, in grant application development, budgeting, and/or grant financial management.
• Working knowledge of sponsor application submission systems such as ASSIST, Workspace, and Proposal.

Preferred Qualifications

• Must have wide-depth of knowledge with relevant experience of contracts, subcontracts, and be highly comfortable managing multiple projects at one time.
• Prior experience working in healthcare and/or academic research setting strongly preferred.
• Ability to understand and manage the complexities of research grants, including issues related to informed consent, access to data, and conflict of interest.
• Strong attention to detail and data quality.
• Able to effectively communicate and share ideas, concerns, details with PI, managers, and coworkers.