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RESEARCH ADMINISTRATOR-BME

Employer
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Location
Wisconsin, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Apr 20, 2022
Salary:

Minimum $64,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits.

Job Summary:

The Department of Biomedical Engineering is looking for a research administrator to manage the department's research portfolio as a member of a two person team. This position will handle all pre-award and post award roles for the grants they are managing. If you want to work with a great administrative team, work partially remote and have your own office then please consider applying.

Responsibilities:

Manages research administration activities from proposal preparation through closeout on behalf of a school/college/division. Reviews and approves proposal submissions, contract negotiations, project setups, compliance, and/or financial reporting. Develops and oversees implementation of operations and strategic planning to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements within a school/college/division. May manage a programmatic unit and/or personnel.
  • 10% Executes research administration operational policies and procedures including financial, administrative, staffing, and compliance on behalf of a school/college/division
  • 10% Reviews and approves programmatic transactions spanning the life-cycle of sponsored projects to ensure compliance with institutional and/or sponsor policies and procedures
  • 10% Serves as a key resource to leadership and staff in the unit as well as a liaison to partners and stakeholders
  • 25% Executes activities related to proposal submission, contract negotiation, and/or award setup on behalf of a unit
  • 25% Executes activities related to financial compliance, audit, or reporting on behalf of a unit
  • 5% Provides training to faculty, staff, and/or administrators within the unit regarding policy, procedure, and/or execution of sponsored project administration
  • 15% May have authority to submit proposals, agreements, or invoices to a sponsor on behalf of the principal investigator or project director
Tasks:
  • Prepare and send budgetary projections to the principal investigators
  • Works with campus recourses for closeout of awards.
  • Collaborate with multiple departments and divisions on Campus for grants management with co-investigators.
  • Establish working relationships with outside agencies, such as other Universities or Industry contracts.
Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Qualifications:

At least one year of grants management experience or one year of financial management experience preferred. Experience in a higher education setting also preferred.

COVID-19 Considerations:

UW-Madison continues to follow necessary health and safety protocols to protect our campus from COVID-19. All employees remain subject to the COVID-19 Workplace Safety Policy: https://policy.wisc.edu/library/UW-5086 . Please visit https://covidresponse.wisc.edu for the most up-to-date information.

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable


Additional Information:

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, click on the button (jobs.wisc.edu, search for 256069). Applicants will be asked to upload a resume, cover letter and three professional references.

Contact:

Kelly Moran
kelly.moran@wisc.edu
608-890-1876
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )

Official Title:

Multi-fun Res Admin Mgr(S/C/D)(SC016)

Department(s):

A194200-COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING/BIOMEDICAL ENGR

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

256069-AS



The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department .

Applications Open: Apr 20 2022 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: May 27 2022 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time

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