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Human Resources

Important Applications Instructions:

Please complete this application in entirety by providing all of your work experience, education and certifications/

license.  You will be unable to edit/add/change your application once it is submitted.

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Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in business, healthcare or related field and four years of related project management experience. Master's degree and certified research administrator (CRA) preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:  NA

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of project management processes, grant and contract policies, procedures, and regulations, federal, state, and local funding sources, and budgeting and fiscal management principles and procedures. Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications. Exemplary verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills to interact with a wide range of constituencies. Ability to present information and respond to inquiries. Ability to clarify project objective, goals, and the roles and responsibilities of participants. Ability to organize and manage resources. Ability to review grants and contract proposals. Ability to collect and analyze information. Ability to conduct literature searches.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages the day-to-day operational aspects of a sponsored program project and scope. Works with client to identify project objectives and establish project parameters, budgets, deliverables, and deadlines. Conducts final fiscal and administrative review prior to grant submission and contract signature to ensure compliance with institutional requirements and applicable laws, guidelines, and regulations.
• Develops sponsored program project plans and cost projections and makes revisions as appropriate; identifies and allocates resources and prioritizes tasks to ensure research mission objectives are met.
• Aligns sponsored program project activities with organizational objectives; ensures sponsored program project outcomes equate to organizational success.
• Coordinates the development of policies and procedures to meet sponsored program project requirements; assures sponsored program project compliance with sponsor guidelines, federal regulations, cost accounting standards, and institutional policies for research involving human participants, animals, bio hazards, radioactive materials and hospital and physician services.
• Interfaces with relevant internal and external parties to resolve problems, maintain progress, and maintain mutual interaction of respected parties to reduce the risk of failure and ensure success of sponsored program project. Interprets and provides advice and guidance to faculty and staff on sponsored programs funding polices, regulations, and procedures from sponsored program project inception to closeout.
• Informs management of key activities and makes periodic progress reports; maintains and ensures accuracy of sponsored program project documents and reports.
• The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands:

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

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