Senior Research Administrator

24 hours ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Northwestern University Full time
Job Title: Senior Research Administrator

Northwestern University is seeking a highly skilled Senior Research Administrator to join our team. As a key member of our research administration team, you will be responsible for providing administrative leadership and support to our research programs.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide administrative leadership and support to research programs, including grant and contract administration, research compliance, and research operations.
  • Manage and integrate all departmental staff efforts for grant and contract administration.
  • Develop and maintain an accurate and flexible department fund accounting system to monitor monthly activity and track short-turnaround sponsorship.
  • Oversee pre-award administration of grants and contracts, including proposal submission and coordination, budget and justification preparation, and sponsor and university proposal form completion.
  • Coordinate post-award activities, including account set up, labor distribution assignments, processing purchase orders, and completing expenditure reviews.
  • Monitor execution of all financial transactions in research portfolio and forecast financial status of projects.
  • Provide research administration training and develop staff to ensure compliance with all appropriate NU policies and practices.
Requirements:
  • Typically administers multiple research projects, including complex multi-PI or multi-unit proposals, grants, and contracts.
  • Manages pre-award and post-award administration of grants and contracts.
  • Coordinates proposal submission, budget and justification preparation, and sponsor and university proposal form completion.
  • Monitors execution of all financial transactions in research portfolio and forecasts financial status of projects.
  • Provides research administration training and develops staff to ensure compliance with all appropriate NU policies and practices.
Benefits:

Northwestern University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement benefits, tuition discounts, and more. We also offer flexible work arrangements and programs to support work-life balance and employee well-being.

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.



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