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Research Administrator - Comprehensive Integrated Research Operations

Department:
Comprehensive Integrated Research Operations (CIRO)
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Administration

Position Title:
Research Administrator - Comprehensive Integrated Research Operations

Job Family Group:
Professional Staff

Job Description Summary:
The Comprehensive Integrated Research Operations (CIRO) unit is a centralized entity that provides services to support the Institution's research enterprise.

The Research Administrator will oversee, audit, and manage budget transactions across various budget types within the organization. This role involves performing detailed budgetary analyses to ensure compliance with authorized budget limits and established guidelines. The Research Administrator will also contribute to the development of new and enhanced budget procedures and assist in preparing budget documents and related materials for the organization.

Job Description:

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage and perform activities related to multiple areas of sponsored projects administration including, but not limited to pre-award and post-award activities for multiple cost centers.
• Perform a variety of technical and skilled duties involved in meticulously developing major program projects in accordance with established KUMC policies, and federal and State regulations. Support grant opportunities, facilitate proposal development, contribute to non-technical components of proposals, process proposals, develop budgets, support contract development, and ensure compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and terms and conditions.
• Prepare budgets and work with various entities intra-inter institutional to clarify project budgets and re-budgeting requirements.
• Review contracts and sub-agreements to ensure expenditures comply with the terms.
• Oversee the expenditures while working with research teams across the organization to ensure allowability, allocability, and reasonableness of the costs in support of cost management.
• Engage in reporting to sponsors and communicate with institutional structures for timely processing of deliverables.
• Support internal implementation of general principles of GAAP standards in sustaining financial compliance and consistency with contracts/agreements over the life of the project; following institutional and sponsor guidelines.
• Manage or perform analytical and financial activities associated with cost studies, forecasting, planning, and managing research portfolios.
• Engage in multi-dimensional responsibilities in nature, typically include various cross-functional duties and responsibilities across multiple units of the organization.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree, or a combination of education and relevant work experience may be substituted for degree, on a year-for-year basis.

Work Experience :

• Three (3) years of related work experience.
• Basic knowledge of statutes and guidelines relevant to regulatory affairs in clinical research.
• Basic knowledge of federal guidelines - Uniform Guidance, FAR Clauses, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

Certifications: CRA, CCRP, CCRC

Education: Master's Degree (Finance, Business Administration, Management).

Work Experience

• Four (4) years of related experience.
• Experience working in a university or large academic institution.
• Experience in Workday Systems and Adaptive.
• Experience with Microsoft Suite.
• Basic experience working in federal electronic Platforms (eRA Commons, ASSIST, Workspace), Workday, Velos, and Excel).

Skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to act in solving problems while exhibiting judgment and a realistic understanding of issues.
• Ability to provide high-quality service in a timely manner.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Resume

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. https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

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:
$58,000.00 - $86,000.00
Minimum
$58,000.00
Midpoint
$72,000.00
Maximum
$86,000.00

Application Instructions:
To learn more and apply online, please visit https://kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/kumc-jobs/job/Kansas-City-Metro-Area/Research-Administrator---Comprehensive-Integrated-Research-Operations_JR007506-1 or go to https://careers.kumc.edu/ and search for position number JR007506.

Applications must be submitted directly through the KU Medical Center website to be considered for this position. Any applications submitted via email or this website will NOT be reviewed or considered.

About KU Medical Center:
The University of Kansas Medical Centers mission is to educate exceptional health care professionals through a full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional, postdoctoral and continuing education programs in the schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions. KU Medical Center also advances the health sciences through world-class research programs; provides compassionate and state-of-the-art patient care in an academic medical center environment; and works with communities in every Kansas county to improve the health of Kansans. Learn more at www.kumc.edu.

Benefits:
KUMC offers a range of great benefits that support employees and eligible family members. Our health insurance benefits begin on hire date and KUMC offers other exciting benefits such as paid parental leave, generous employer retirement contributions and other resources to improve health and well-being. For more information, please visit https://www.kumc.edu/human-resources/benefits.html

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Kansas Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, age, protected veteran or disability status, marital status, parental status, or genetic information. http://policy.ku.edu/IOA/nondiscrimination

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