Research Administration, Post-Award Manager

Discover Your Career at Emory UniversityEmory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community.DescriptionThe Division of Research Administration Services (RAS) within the Emory National Primate Research Center at Emory University is currently seeking a full time Research Administrator, Post-Award Manager to join our team. This is a working Manager role. The EPC RAS unit supports EPC’s research goals by providing best-in-class delivery of research administration support services to faculty. These services are customer-focused, consistent, compliant, cost-effective, collaborative, and continuously improved.The ideal candidate should be motivated, dependable, detail-oriented, have a positive attitude and passion for research administration. The Research Admin, Post-Award Manager will be a working manager who is willing to support the RAS Director and Assistant Director in managing the post-award team, carrying a portfolio and providing backup coverage for the post-award team as needed, ensuring adequate coverage and support for PIs. The Research Admin, Post-Award Manager will work to ensure the highest quality of research administration support, and has good communication skills with co-workers, the management team, PI’s, research staff, students, and other support services.Reporting to the Research Administration Services (RAS) Director, the Post-Award Manager leads and supervises all staff performing post-award activities for the sponsored projects research portfolio for their assigned department, division or school.Dedicated to discovering causes, preventions, treatments, and cures of disease, Emory National Primate Research Center (EPC) is improving human and animal health and lives worldwide. One of seven NPRCs funded by the NIH, EPC conducts studies that make breakthrough discoveries possible. Learn more at .Collaborate. Innovate. Serve. These three simple words capture what we do at EPC to help advance science and improve the health and well-being of humans and non-human primates. If you are someone with experience in research administration within higher education who is familiar with NIH proposal guidelines, this is an amazing opportunity to indirectly save and change lives and make a positive impact in the science and research community.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitors workload distribution and redistribution tasks, as appropriate.
• Provides guidance to team members, as appropriate.
• Mentors staff for professional development.
• May perform pre-award activities in support of the RAS unit.
• Understands and applies federal and university rules to management of effort allocation for individuals compensated whole or in part from federal awards.
• Applies costing rules and regulations to federally funded projects.
• Analyzes information and formulates conclusions.
• Ensures strong levels of customer service to faculty and departments being served.
• Addresses issues that violate performance levels or terms of the RAS performance level agreements, both with internal RAS staff and with departments and/or faculty.
• Performs post-award activities to include setting up of awards in PeopleSoft, issuing eNOAs, setting up payroll distributions, requesting subcontracts and working with other participant's institutions, gathering approval for and issuing PANs (Provisional Account Numbers), monitoring award budgets and expenses, preparing award finance reports for PIs, preparing and routing no cost extension requests, preparing CAS exceptions for approval, submitting journals and RSTs, reviewing subcontracts and associated purchase orders, preparing interim Financial Status reports for sponsors, clearing suspense accounts, reviewing effort reports and facilitating certification processes, preparing final Financial Status Reports for sponsors, and cleaning up award at the end of the award, and requesting inactivation of SmartKey.
• Works with Pre-Award team lead to coordinate inter-team meetings to facilitate collaboration between the pre-award and post-award teams.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree and five years' work-related grants and contracts experience OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Knowledge of federal rules and regulations relating to research grant and/or contract activity, with specific understanding of post-award management processes for multiple sponsoring bodies.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite.

PREFERRED/DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience at a large research institution with high volume and complex awards.
• Experience in working directly with PIs to manage sponsored project portfolio as this is a working Manager role.
• Experience with NIH post-award management duties.
• Prior experience managing personnel.
• Extensive knowledge of post-award.
• Knowledge of eRA Commons, federal guidelines and Uniform Guidance.
• Experience with award reconciliation, closeout, as well as identification of sponsored project accounts receivable items.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to meet the team members where they are.
• Time management skills and ability to prioritize.
• Ability to set and carry out goals.
• Ability to resolve conflict and provide solutions.
• Institutionally minded and strategically focused.
• A strong aptitude for and a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain positive and productive relationships with faculty, staff, partners, and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrate a willingness to understand the Office of Research Administration research enterprise (supply chain) to support seamless service to PIs.
• Support plans for removing barriers to research administration as/if requested.
• Demonstrated flexibility, including a willingness and ability to respond to changing circumstances and expectations.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Primarily Remote

PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING STATEMENT:The Emory National Primate Research Center (EPC), in conjunction with Emory University, conducts pre-employment screenings for all positions. These screenings may include an Information Network Associates (INA) and criminal background check, and verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. In addition, the process may include a drug screening with health assessment, and review and mandate for various vaccinations. Updated COVID-19 vaccinations may be necessary for specific research projects.NOTE: This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home regularly but must be able to commute to Emory University location as needed and at times, on short notice. Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice to employee.Additional DetailsEmory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law. Emory University does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment, including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training. Students, faculty, and staff are assured of participation in university programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination. Emory University complies with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act, and applicable executive orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action (for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities). Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the Emory University Department of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance, 201 Dowman Drive, Administration Building, Atlanta, GA 30322. Telephone: 404-727-9867 (V) | 404-712-2049 (TDD).Emory University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact the Department of Accessibility Services at 404-727-9877 (V) | 404-712-2049 (TDD). Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.
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