Research Administrator, Allergy

Department:

MED-Allergy Salary/Grade:

EXS/8

Job Summary Provides administrative leadership and intermediate problem solving in support of the unit's research programs and mission. May provide sole support to a small to mid-sized unit or support a portion of activities in a larger unit. May provide lifecycle pre- & post-award research administration ensuring the fulfillment of all grant & contract compliance requirements. Manages overall day-to-day research administration activities & may research & identify funding opportunities & faculty &/or PIs with associated research competencies & interests. Ensures that all activities are completed in compliance with associated local, state, federal & institutional rules & regulations. Specific Responsibilities: Pre-Award Manages pre-award administration of grants &/or contracts. Reviews solicitation and proactively resolves any issues/questions within the solicitation with OSR and/or sponsor. Establishes procedures at the small to mid-sized unit level related to pre-award administration. Coordinates large-scale proposals, teaming/collaboration agreements, confidentiality agreements, intellectual property agreements or user agreements. Manages representation of sub-recipients, cost sharing and administrative costs on a proposal. Coordinates IRB and IACUC protocols. Prepares &/or reviews complete budget. Assesses the need for the redistribution of project F&A among multiple redistributed chartstrings. Post-Award Completes post-award administration of research grants &/or contracts. Reviews account establishment. Manages effort commitments of key project personnel. Approves high-value/high-risk expenditures. Interprets awards documents. Reviews and reports expenditures. Verifies processing of cost share transactions. Reviews award budget status with PIs. Provides data needed for interim and final financial and technical progress reports. Facilitates account close out activities, coordinating with ASRSP as needed. Establishes procedures at the small to mid-sized unit level related to post-award administration. Serves as liaison between department & OSR, ASRSP, IACUC, IRB, internal audit, funding & regulatory agencies, subcontractors, collaborators, institutes, centers, etc. Participates in efforts to improve research administration including serving on university committees related to research administration. Financial Oversees unit's entire sponsored project portfolio. Reviews transactions and resolves issues that require a more complex level of financial understanding such as cost-sharing &/or effort reporting knowledge. Provides information to senior management that is used for department budgeting purposes. Compliance Ensures compliance with all appropriate NU policies & practices; local, state, federal, agency & sponsor rules, regulations & requirements regarding grant &/or contract administration. Recommends changes to improve programs, policy &/or practice. Resolves compliance problems & issues working in conjunction with faculty. Resolves compliance problems & issues involving research safety, animal subjects and human subjects. Alerts supervisor to potential higher risk compliance issues. Supervision Supervises administrative or financial positions and/or mentors other administrative staff in research administration. Miscellaneous Performs other duties as assigned. Target hiring range for this position will be between $70,017 - 98,462 per year. Offered salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. Benefits: At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at

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