Manager, Sponsored Programs Administration

Department:

Location:

Non-Campus Other

Time Type:

Full time

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Req ID:

R106458

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in a related field and four (4) years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Grade 8 (Salaried)

Position Description:

The University of Louisville Office of Sponsored Programs Administration and Compliance is seeking to hire a Manager, Sponsored Programs Administration. This position is responsible for the day-to-day operations of a team of Research Grants Specialists responsible for the administration of sponsored programs while also holding a highly complex portfolio. This position is responsible for reviewing and processing proposal submissions to external sponsors and reviewing and facilitating the establishment and administration of awards from external sponsors to ensure financial and programmatic components are in compliance with institutional, state, and sponsor guidelines and regulations. The Manager, Sponsored Programs Administration will collaborate with other Office of Research and Innovation personnel to ensure sound and efficient administrative and financial management of the University's sponsored programs portfolio. This position provides expert-level support to basic and applied/translational research (including animal and human subjects research), instruction and training activities, and other sponsored activities.

Position is 100% remote eligible.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of Research Grant Specialists, responsible for hiring, training, mentoring, evaluating, and disciplinary action, as appropriate.

•  Foster a strong culture of customer service, support, professionalism, accountability and compliance within Sponsored Programs Administration.

• Communicate with and provide guidance to principal investigators and departmental support staff on the development of proposal components, including but not limited to budgets, scopes of work, research strategy, allowability of costs, and biosketches.

• Review and facilitate proposals submitted by principal investigators to ensure the proposal is in compliance with institutional, state, and sponsor guidelines and regulations. Examples of compliance matters that must be reviewed include Conflict of Interest, human subjects and institutional review board (IRB) approval, animal subjects/IACUC approval, institutional biosafety approval, etc. Be knowledgeable of institutional processes and federal requirements for compliance.

• Review and facilitate externally sponsored awards made to the university to ensure compliance with institutional, state, and sponsor guidelines and regulations. Examples of compliance matters that must be reviewed include Conflict of Interest, human subjects and institutional review board (IRB) approval, animal subjects/IACUC approval, institutional biosafety approval, financial and programmatic compliance, etc. Be knowledgeable of institutional processes and federal requirements for compliance for awarded sponsored programs.

• Provide institutional oversight to the use of electronic …