Research Development Project Manager - Research Administration

Research Support Manager - Research Administration

The Research Project Manager is responsible for the lifecycle management of grant and clinical research projects and all administrative functions associated with sponsored project management. This position is responsible for managing all aspects of the grant process including all pre-award, post-award, and managing the grants. This position works closely with faculty, departmental staff, Sponsored Programs Administration, and external sponsors to ensure compliance with sponsor application requirements, technical specifications, and deadlines. Both are complex and require knowledge of internal and external policies and compliance requirements for federal funding.

Key Roles and Responsibilities :

• Oversees the planning, implementation, and coordination of major projects, center grants, including multi-site, sponsored by industry, government, non-profit foundations, or private organizations
• Responsible for the support of the proposal implementation of complex program project, basic and clinical research, and contracts in collaboration with faculty, using discretion and independent judgment to make decisions that impact the successful management of grant and contract
• Oversee the pre-award grant process including all the development of sponsored programs grant applications, tracking of applications, coordinating submissions, and identifying potential funding opportunities for KUMC research faculty.
• Oversee the post-award grant process including researching, clarifying, and interpreting the practices, requirements and providing guidance of both the sponsor and University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), and convey this information to research faculty in a clear and concise manner.
• Performs and oversees grant management including financial monitoring and reporting for each award while maintaining compliance of sponsor, KUMC, and the State of Kansas guidelines. This includes assisting faculty with progress reports for awarded grants; specifically, this position assists research faculty funded by NIH with completing the Research Progress Report (RPPR), review and edit manuscripts
• Managing the department effort certification for faculty with federal funding and for tracking cost share commitments; coordinating efforts with others to stay compliant.
• Oversees, manages, evaluates, and monitors performance of direct reports - develops annual target goals for supporting staff - meets regularly and provides feedback to staff on goals and accomplishments in performance evaluations.
• Facilitate proposal development for large grant proposals; oversee budget development for large grant proposals.
• Manage the development, implementation, and administration of Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials. This includes working with the research investigator to create the protocol specifics, adherence to accruals, monitoring efficacy and closure of study.
• Manage internal and external Clinical Trials, this includes working with senior project team to develop recruitment materials, survey instruments, intervention materials, and tracking systems, collaborating with subcontractors, organizing, drafting, and editing IRB applications, modifications, and annual renewals.
• Stay current and monitor the research for compliance with all grant and clinical compliance, internal and external policies, and compliance regulations for federal funding.
• Oversee research staff's compliance with relevant privacy regulation including HIPAA, human research ethics policies, and data confidentiality.
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures for research data collection, delivery of interventions, contact with participants and subcontractors, and other research activities.
• Oversee implementation of protocol changes; critically evaluate and interpret study methods and results; lead efforts to modify and revise as needed.
• Review work performed by subcontractors, collaborators, and consultants to maintain communication and ensure conformance to project protocols.
• Develop and maintain organizational structure of research projects; develop and maintain adherence to project timelines and protocols.
• Oversee the organization and implementation of data collection including data transfers, editing, cleaning, and analyzing.
• Develop organizational staffing plans and assure that employees with the appropriate education, experience and skills are hired, onboarded, trained, supervised, have individual goals and development plans; receive annual performance evaluations and where necessary implement appropriate employee discipline.

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Skills

Required Documents

Comprehensive Benefits Package :

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment. A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.

Employee Type : Regular

Time Type : Full time

Rate Type : Salary

Compensation Statement :

The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into account the combination of factors listed above.

Pay Range : $83,000.00 - $131,000.00

Minimum : $83,000.00

Midpoint : $107,000.00

Maximum : $131,000.00