Associate Director of Research Administration

Job Summary:

The mission of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is to advance the public's health through learning, discovery and communication. ... The Associate Director will provide leadership across the whole research administration enterprise while servicing a portfolio of academic departments and centers.

Job-Specific Responsibilities:

• Acts as a signatory for the President and Fellows of Harvard College for all sponsored research documents
• Reviews awards for consistency with the proposal and compliance with Harvard policies and practices
• Negotiates terms and conditions at all stages of a project included in a variety of documents such as DUAs, amendments, awards as well as other related documents
• Provides full support for all award management responsibilities, such as prior approvals, re-negotiations, and situation interpretation
• Communicates consistently and effectively with all stakeholders
• The Associate Director works with all parties (e.g. PIs, sponsors, OVPR, OGC, RMAS, IRB) to resolve issues, establish solutions, and exercise a high level of sound judgement
• Is a School and University expert in research administration
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
• Minimum of 7 years’ relevant work experience
• Advanced knowledge of sponsored research regulations

Additional Qualifications and Skills:

• Advanced degree; Certifications related to University sponsored research or research administration content.
• Use Teams, Zoom, Microsoft suite and similar software needed to perform responsibilities.
• Comfort with using AI as a job aid
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills exhibiting a high level of effective diplomacy
• Advanced working knowledge of research compliance issues & of key federal regulations
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Problem solving skills
• Willingness to be flexible and work well with different teams/people required