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Chief Research Administration Officer (Inst)
Job Group: Sponsored Programs, Grants, and Contracts
Job Subgroup: Sponsored Programs, Grants, and Contract Administration (Multi-functional)
Salary Range (Annual):
32: $170,600-348,480 Employee Category: Limited
Job Code: SC031
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Job Summary:
Oversees the institutional office of Research and Sponsored Programs and is responsible for specific planning and operational requirements including budget oversight, personnel supervision, compliance, and development of policies and procedures. Manages pre-award and post-award activities for a large, complex, and diverse portfolio of grants and contracts. Provides leadership to the university on research administration and establishes policies and procedures related to the administration of research.
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Job Responsibilities:
- Develops and directs strategic and operational planning for the institutional research administration office as well as campus-wide initiatives related to research and sponsored programs
- Develops institutional level policies and procedures
- Ensures institutional compliance with federal regulations, sponsor terms and conditions, state law, UW system, and campus requirements
- Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
- Serves as an institutional liaison to internal and external leadership and stakeholders. Advises principal investigators, leadership, central grants administration, and granting agencies regarding contract interpretation and policies
- Establishes, implements, and maintains procedures and guidelines for sponsored grants and agreements administration
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Education:
Master's Degree Preferred Minimum
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FLSA Status:
Exempt
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Institution Job:
Yes
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Required Supervisory Duty of at Least 2.0 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employees:
Yes
- Employee Category:
Limited
- Scaled Job:
No
- Salary Range (Annual):
32: $170,600-348,480
- Job Code:
SC031: Chief Research Administration Officer (Inst)
- Link directly to this job title: https://hr.wisc.edu/standard-job-descriptions/?q=SC031