Research Administration Associate - Pre Award

Summary This role will support the Department of Pediatrics/Newborn & Palliative Care. The Research Administration Associate will primarily focus on advanced level support in pre-award administration, at the grant application proposal stage; but will also contribute to award activities throughout the award life cycle: cost assessment, budget development, financial set-up, resource allocation, and preparation of quarterly reports. Employees with CRA certification are eligible for certification pay. Job Duties • Provides guidance to investigators for proposal development and submission, by interpreting granting agency guidelines and instructions. • Provides budget input and guidance to principal investigators when drafting budget justifications, creates the budget spreadsheets, and completes other budget forms for submission and reporting. • Negotiates industry-sponsored contracts, including clinical trial agreements, sponsored research agreements, and material transfer agreements. • Communicates with BCM Accounting, Grants & Contracts, and collaborating institutions to ensure sub-awards and independent consultant agreements are established and executed in a timely manner. • Manages Cost/Effort allocations in PEPT/SAP for research faculty, employees, and learners. • Manages the Time/Effort certification process in the BCM Effort Reporting System. • Ensures compliance with all federal, sponsor, and institutional policies and guidelines and serves as a liaison between faculty, employees, learners, Baylor College of Medicine, and sponsors. • Pre-award management for each division(Awards range from $50K -$1M/ea.). • Primary focus will include Basic Science and Human Subject Research, with a significant amount of awards that are federally funded. • Manages awards and sub-awards from multiple sponsors • Performs other job-related duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor's degree. Certified Research Administrator certification through the Research Administrators Certification Council (RACC) may substitute for the degree requirement. • Two years of relevant experience. Preferred Qualifications • Relevant experience, in grant application development, budgeting, and/or grant financial management. • Contract management and/or accounting a plus. • Prior experience working in an academic research setting strongly preferred. • Must be able to work independently, with limited supervision, supporting (10-15) active researchers in Pediatric/Newborn & Palliative Care. • Should be familiar with pre-award grant submission processes. • Ability to understand and manage the complexities of research grants, including issues related to informed consent, access to data, and conflict of interest. • Strong attention to detail and data quality. Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer. Apply Job!