Senior Sponsored Research Administrator - Mellon College of Science

Responsibilities

• Cradle to grave submission of proposals to the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) and Sponsors: Prepare proposal development and ensure budgetary compliance.
• Prepare proposal package for compliance with sponsor requirements.
• Completion of representations and certifications.
• Compliance & Routing: Identify required protocols (e.g., human subjects, animal subjects, rDNA) and disclosures (e.g., conflict of interest) requirements and notify the Compliance Administrator.
• Enter proposal into Sponsor proposal package and complete routing requirements in SPARCS.
• Faculty Support & Collaboration: Work with PIs to organize and assemble proposals and assist PIs in organizing and assembling complex multi-investigator proposals that may include multiple institutions.
• Provide information and training to principal investigators and others: Provide information regarding potential funding agencies.
• Aid principal investigators in meeting agency and sponsor deadlines.
• Provide principal investigator with any materials received from OSP, agency or industry sponsor, and any specific instruction or restrictions that pertain to the award.
• Inform compliance administrator on inclusion of humans, animals, hazardous materials, rDNA if applicable.
• Advise partners regarding agency or industry sponsor communication and solicitation requirements during the review, after submission, and during the award process.
• Interpret regulations and guidelines for program funding (both university and agency) for multiple moderately complex grants.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• At least 5 or more years of sponsored research administration or related business administration experience in an academic setting required.
• NCURA or SRA certification preferred.