Senior Research Administrator

3 days ago


Cambridge, MA, United States Massachusetts Institute of Technology Full time

Senior Research Administrator - Post Award

  • Job Number: 25302

  • Functional Area: Grants Administration/Management

  • Department: Comp Sci & Artificial Intel Lab HQ

  • School Area: Schwarzman College of Computing

  • Pay Range Minimum: $82,000

  • Pay Range Maximum: $105,100

  • Employment Type: Full-Time

  • Employment Category: Exempt

  • Visa Sponsorship Available: No

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  • Pay Grade: 8

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Posting Description

SENIOR RESEARCH ADMINISTRATOR - POST AWARD, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, will perform comprehensive pre- (10%) and post-award (90%) financial research management of the Laboratory’s sponsored activities; advise principal investigators and project leaders on all aspects of research administration and implements their subsequent decisions; manage a complex portfolio of post-award finances and resolves complex financial issues and executes monthly forecasts; monitor the daily financial performance of grants and contracts to ensure compliance and sponsor policies and meet regularly with PIs to review resource plans and budgets.

The full job description is available here (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lphpy52fmdd6bz9vgmysf/CSAIL-Sen-Res-Admin-Post-Award-Job-Description-Nov-2025-30.docx?rlkey=9env1djoihu7npk1s2me2ps8p&st=jim88zx6&dl=0) .

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of four years of experience in accounting or finance with decision-making responsibility or in a non-profit research administrative function; experience with Federal contracts terms and conditions, administrative rules, cost principals and regulations under OMB guidelines, and experience working in both pre- and post-award research administration; knowledge of budgeting theory and practices including reporting requirements and procedures related to federal, state and other related grants; knowledge of grants, contracts, and applications; knowledge of budget preparation and administration, financial record keeping and reporting; proficiency in the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of contractual terminology (pre- and post- award); proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and the internet as a tool for information research; and knowledge of enterprise financial systems, grants management tools and multidimensional databases.

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