Manager, Research Administration
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX 77030
$99,213 - $116,706 a year
Description
Summary
At the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine we study almost every aspect of breast health and disease and are focused entirely on strategies to prevent, diagnose and treat all breast cancer. We are a multidisciplinary center with an emphasis on translational research. The Center is committed to education and training of our students. Our primary goal is to advance our research mission and goals.
Employees with CRA certification are eligible for certification pay.
Job Duties
Submits and monitors grant applications and work with SPO for multiple Center grants
- -Breast SPORE, P01, etc (pre- and/or post-award grant management).
- Maintains the daily, monthly, and quarterly research financial accounting activities and reports.
- Conducts financial analysis and prepares special financial reports requested by Administrator when needed.
- Manages federal, state and industry grants, contracts & subcontract submissions internally and externally.
- Serves as point of contact between the Office of Research (OOR), sponsors, PIs, collaborating institutions.
- Gathers and creates documents necessary for grant submission including budget, budget justification, other support, statement of work, etc and communicate timelines to faculty to ensure applications are submitted on time to central office for review and approval.
- Reviews and approves grant application proposals for sections assigned in the College's electronic Biomedical Research and Assurance Information Network (BRAIN).
- Ensures compliance with all guidelines for funding purpose.
- Makes recommendations for process improvement to increase efficiency and implement changes.
- Attends workshops on research administration for continued education and contribute to the development and improvement of the pre-/post- award management process.
- Completes quarterly effort reporting in ERS.
- Approves Concur submissions for assigned faculty.
- Assists with Center budget submission (BPC).
- Participates in monthly meetings with other research admin associates and Administrator.
- Contributes to tactical and operational, functional, and/or business plans with short-to mid-term impact on department results.
- Maintains up-to-date Other Support and biosketches for assigned faculty.
- 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.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with PowerBI, Workday Adaptive, Proposal Central, BRAIN and grants applications.
- Must be a team player and work well within a group. Cross-training and transparency among the admin team is encouraged and practiced.
- Certified Research Administrator certification through the Research Administrators Certification Council (RACC).
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.