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Manager, Research Administration

Manager, Research Administration

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX • On-site

Full-time

Posted 29 days ago


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8.6

Company rating: 8.6 out of 10

Based on 21 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

56th of 553 rated colleges and universities


Job description

Summary

The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine seeks an experienced and strategic Research Administration Manager to lead administrative and financial operations of the Office of Surgical Research. The Department of Surgery's research operations include over 300 clinical trials and grants with over $157M in total funding.  The department's strong commitment to advancing high-impact research has allowed it to achieve a ranking within the top 20 of surgical departments in the United States, as ranked by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. This position plays a key role in the strategic planning for achieving the Department's research goals and continued improvement of extramural and NIH funding. The ideal candidate will bring strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills to drive operational excellence in a dynamic surgical research environment.

Employees with CRA certification are eligible for certification pay.

Job Duties
  • Provide grant program expertise, financial expertise, and guidance related to sponsored research and educational grant application development for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students pursuing independent funding. 
  • Oversee a team of research administration professionals who support both pre- and post-award research operations, postdoctoral appointments, and engagement of research faculty and staff. 
  • Maintain awards portfolio. Coordinate directly with faculty needing assistance and support to develop individual and multi-program proposals. This includes assistance with grant proposal application systems and grant progress or financial reports due to sponsors (closeout of sponsored awards).
  • Serve as liaison between faculty, BCM central offices, national and international institutions, and/or federal/private funding agencies. 
  • Responsible for the management of high impact projects and department priorities (T32 awards, transfer of grants and contracts of PIs joining BCM, multi-PI grant applications, CPRIT recruitment awards and U01s).
  • Coordinate design and implementation of training for division and department administrators on research operations. 
  • Manage time and effort reporting of research staff and faculty. Work with department finance and administrative teams to ensure correct faculty effort/salary calculations. 
  • Prepare,submit and follow up on grant applications and set up grant and subcontract initial applications,renewals, and no‐cost extensions, by certifying summary data in the College's electronic Biomedical Research and Assurance Information Network (BRAIN) on behalf of the Department. 
  • Design, maintain and oversee research databases. Provide research metrics reports to department leadership. 
  • Perform 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
  • Must have strong grant management experience in an academic research setting.
  • Experience with financial management.
  • Experience with leading a grant management team either as a team lead, supervisor or manager.

Work Authorization Requirement:

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout the duration of employment. 

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.


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