Director, Research Operations
Job Summary:
Directs research administration for a large department and is directly responsible for grant operations, financial planning, and Pre-and Post-Award management activities. Provides professional expertise in the complex areas of sponsored research contracts and agreements, subcontracts, clinical trial agreements, and material transfer agreements.
Job Duties:
- Works with the institutional Office of Sponsored Programs to prepare and transfer, pre-award, post-award and grant renewal applications.
- Primary contact for institutional offices including, Accounting, Sponsored Programs, Office of Clinical Research, the Department of Laboratory Animal Research, Research Imaging Institute, and the Institutional Review Board.
- Assists faculty with finding funding opportunities and counsels on the unique requirements of each call for proposals.
- Assists faculty with preparation and submission of study proposals, grants, and associated documents to funding organizations supporting animal and human research.
- Prepares, negotiates, and manages research budgets and contracts including invoicing for services provided and ensures payments are submitted to vendors and patients in a timely fashion.
- Manages subcontracts and consultancies with other national/international academic institutions; liaises as appropriate with Industry and Foundation granting agencies who have awarded grants to the Institute.
- Monitors resource allocations and ensures that funds are used in accordance with external sponsors’ policies.
- Resolves deficits and/or inappropriate expenses.
- Assists with the preparation and submission of progress reports for funding agencies.
- Designs workflows and monitors protocol adherence for ongoing research projects.
- Ensure compliance with all internal and external regulatory requirements including NIH reporting requirements, IRB proposals, annual renewals, and protocol amendments.
- Serves as liaison and/or participates in regulatory audits, inspections, site visits, and/or internal reviews.
- Develops and recommends corrective action to address deficiencies identified.
- Assists with developing annual budget projections for individual investigators and the institute as a whole.
- Oversees semi-annual reporting processes.
- Orients faculty to institutional research policies and procedures.
- Management duties include interviewing, selecting and training employees; setting and adjusting pay rates and hours of work; planning and directing work; appraising productivity and efficiency, handling complaints/grievances and disciplining when necessary.
- Performs all other duties as assigned.
Education:
Bachelor's degree is required; Master's degree is preferred.
Experience:
Nine(9) years experience in research or related administration is required, or seven (7) years experience with a Master's degree is preferred.
Additional Licenses and Certifications:
None.
Supervisory Requirements:
UT Health San Antonio is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment in accordance with applicable federal laws, state statutes, and University policies.
If you need a reasonable accommodation, please email careers@uthscsa.edu.
