Director, Research and Sponsored Programs
- Employer
- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- May 28, 2021
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Business & Administrative Affairs, Grants & Contracts
- Employment Level
- Administrative
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Job Title
Director, Research and Sponsored Programs
Agency
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Department
Research and Innovation
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
Corpus Christi, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
Description:
The Director of the Office of Sponsored Research Administration (OSRA) position within the Division of Research and Innovation at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi serves as the main contact for research administration. The Director manages a team of approximately 7 direct and indirect reports, oversees proposal development and is responsible for general management and oversight of all the University's proposal submissions for sponsored programs. Oversight includes both pre-award and post-award activities. This includes oversight for proposal submission, award management, and training and development of the research administration team. The Director interacts and collaborates with campus leadership, faculty, staff, departmental research administrators, and the Division of Research and Innovation, among others, to assess and improve research administration (RA) resources and to ensure compliance and adequate RA coverage and effectiveness. Additionally, the Director serves as a resource for faculty and staff in regard to research administration. Utilizing extensive research administration knowledge, the Director works with faculty and research teams to help in the development of sponsored proposals, the management of post-award needs of the portfolio, and giving assistance to faculty and staff in navigating new research administration tools and systems.
Responsibilities:
Training & Mentorship:
- Designs and develops reference materials for research
administration team and customers.
- Develops and coordinates standardized research administrators'
orientation programs, including one-on-one onboarding and mentoring
with new research administration staff.
- Manages the development path and/or career ladder for
advancement of team based on appropriate competency
demonstration.
- Acts as liaison between administrators and senior leadership
regarding professional development issues; provides regular updates
to and collects feedback.
Pre-Award - Proposal Development and Submission:
- Coordinates as appropriate with Sponsored Research Services and
The Texas A&M University System.
- Facilitates and oversees the application process via proposal
review, approval, and submission; tracks deadlines to ensure timely
submission of proposals.
- Furnishes advice, guidance and oversight to pre-award team and
departmental research administrators.
- Actively monitors resource assignments and makes adjustments as
necessary.
- Develops and implements strategies for communicating and
monitoring compliance with University, and extramural research
administration policies and procedures for proposal development and
submission.
- Provides regular proposal metrics to leadership, maintains
proposal information and prepares scheduled and special reports,
and analyses as necessary.
- Reviews, approves and signs grant applications on behalf of the
University.
Post-Award - Award management:
- Actively manages the award lifecycle and makes adjustments as
necessary to accommodate workloads for post-award team.
- Actively monitors resource assignments and makes adjustments as
necessary.
- Provides regular award metrics to leadership and maintains
account information and prepares scheduled and special reports, and
analyses as necessary.
- Ensures understanding of the current fiscal performance of
studies and identify areas of concern that need resolution; advises
faculty and principal investigator on budget adjustments and
revisions necessary to meet the sponsor requirements.
- Oversees the management of budget, reporting and compliance
timelines through the lifecycle of the grant or contract;
communicates as appropriate to research and department
personnel.
- Ensures post-award staff effectively and efficiently manages
awards throughout the award lifecycle from project set up to close
out.
- Establishes sub-recipient financial and reporting requirements;
coordinates issuance of sub-agreements.
Leadership in Research Administration:
- Remains current on developments in policies and processes
relating to research administration; provides proactive outreach
and communication to faculty and administrators on new policies and
procedures and updated sponsor guidelines;
- Acts as a resource for any compliance questions and issues
using existing knowledge, experience and available resources (e.g.,
sponsor regulations, University policies) for supporting and/or
providing guidance within the campus research community;
- Reviews and defends classification of expenditures and awards
based on the indicators for Reporting Restricted Research
Expenditures.
- Serves as the primary point of contact and liaison for
sponsored project audits.
- Maintains financial records per the institutional document
retention guidelines.
- Provides oversight for the negotiation and review of subawards,
contracts, agreements, including relevant research agreements and
memoranda of understanding including ensuring appropriate review of
licensing and intellectual property rights.
- Develops a strategic vision and a continuous improvement plan
for the Office of Sponsored Research Administration.
- Communicates effectively and collaboratively with Division and
University leadership, OSRA staff, and internal and external
stakeholders
- Manages special projects and initiatives as identified by
senior research administration leaders.
Qualifications:
- Masters Degree in Business or related filed
- Ten (10) years of related experience in research administration
and grants management. Experience with risk monitoring, policy
implementation and/or managing a team of research
administrators.
- Additional education/experience may substitute for minimum
qualifications requirement:
- Bachelors degree in Business or related field and twelve (12)
years of related experience in research administration and grants
management. Experience with risk monitoring, policy implementation
and/or managing a team of research administrators.
- Doctoral degree in Business or related field and eight (8)
years of related experience in research administration and grants
management. Experience with risk monitoring, policy implementation
and/or managing a team of research administrators.
- Bachelors degree in Business or related field and twelve (12)
years of related experience in research administration and grants
management. Experience with risk monitoring, policy implementation
and/or managing a team of research administrators.
- Strong background in pre-award and post-award research
administration.
- Experience in managing compliance with federal government
grants and contracts and ability to interpret and apply University
and sponsor policies and procedures.
- Proficiency with proposal review and electronic proposal
submissions.
- Ability to analyze complex situations, identify workable
solutions, and make appropriate determinations based on regulations
and relevant policies.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills and excellent
interpersonal skills.
- Commitment to maintaining a productive and supportive research
environment while providing mentoring and assistance to
staff.
- Ability to deliver presentations to the research administration
community as well as the faculty community on relevant research
administration topics.
- Experience in institutional processes and policy and procedure
development.
- Thorough knowledge of information systems supporting research
administration.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced,
deadline-driven setting.
- Good leadership, judgement, and decision-making
skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certificate of Research Administration (CRA)
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.
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