Senior Research Administrator, Contracts - Grants and Sponsored Programs

at  St Jude Childrens Research Hospital

The Sr. Research Administrator serves as a key figure in the research mission of the institution. Duties include independently supporting investigators through the award contracting process; administration of a large, high dollar and varied portfolio of sponsored awards that may include multiple faculty and locations. Management of competing priorities while providing excellence in customer service to internal and external customers.
Better at Work. Better at Life.
When you work at St. Jude, you’ll join a highly-collaborative work culture that inspires you every day to be your best. With opportunities for learning and growth, you can shape a career path that is right for you while also enjoying all the benefits and stability of working for a world-class institution. This includes work-life balance with generous paid time-off and on-campus conveniences that make life a little easier. Join us and you’ll quickly see why St. Jude is consistently ranked by our employees on Glassdoor as a “Best Place to Work.”
This is an onsite position.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND/OR TRAINING:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• JD degree beneficial.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum Requirement: 4+ years of experience in administration processes as applicable to grants and sponsored programs.
• Experience working with relevant regulations.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Proven performance in earlier role.
• Contract experience strongly preferred

• Manage administration of grants and sponsored programs (e.g., preparation and review of proposal documents including budget, monitoring of subawards, award lifecycle management).
• Ensure compliance with federal, sponsor or institutional guidelines related to grants.
• Proactively work with cross-functional teams (e.g., research team, sponsor institutions) on matters related to audits and complex issue resolution.
• Support development and maintenance of policies and procedures to ensure high-quality services of own team/ department.
• Identify opportunities and provide inputs to improve efficiency/ automate current processes.
• Develop, prepare, revise, and finalize project budgets and provide budget justifications.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.