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Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine is a premier academic medical center located in the heart of Richmond. Accounting for almost half of VCU’s sponsored research, the School of Medicine is internationally recognized for patient care and education. Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity employer.

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Unit:

School Of Medicine MBU

Department:

Neurology

Department Summary:

The Department of Neurology has a talented, robust team of faculty and staff members spanning nine divisions including representatives from every neurology subspecialty in adult and child neurology, plus award-winning educators, clinical and translational neuroscientists and master clinicians.

The Department of Neurology’s vision is to provide the best patient-centered neurological care while fostering the career development, education and training of our team members. We endeavor to realize this vision by fulfilling the following three missions:

Improve the lives of children and adults with neurological disorders through compassionate, high-quality medical care and patient education.
Provide exceptional education to our students, residents, fellows and the wider community of medical professionals.
Advance the knowledge of neurological diseases by actively developing innovative treatments through basic, translational and clinical research.

Duties & Responsibilities

Position Summary: As part of the Center for Inherited Myology Research, this Research Administrator would provide administrative support to the program, including grant and financial management of the related muscular dystrophy consortiums. These consortiums oversee multiple sites and awards designed to develop therapies for the muscular dystrophies. The Research Administrator will be responsible for providing direct pre and post award support for the Program. The Research Administrator will also contribute to infrastructure, personnel, policy, and process development for the program.

Core Responsibilities:

Pre-Award Support (55%)
- Work directly with investigators on assigned proposal submissions...
Post-Award Research Administration and Compliance Monitoring (30%)
- Provide financial and administrative support of program sponsored research portfolios...
Risk Management and Other Duties (15%)
- Demonstrate a commitment to risk assessment...

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent related experience.
Possess or have the ability to acquire skills in the following areas: analyze financial transactions for trends and variances; create reports, tracking tools and professional documents; budget development; expense forecasting; financial reconciliation; ability to interpret and apply complex government regulations and contractual terms.
Pro-actively ask questions and seek guidance when needed.
Excellent customer service skills, written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
Strong problem solving and time management skills are essential, including ability to adapt to frequent changes in work assignments, prioritize and manage competing priorities and deadlines.
Must be precise, thorough, reliable and perform daily activities with minimal supervision.
Must be proficient in the use of computers with the ability to learn new systems and software applications with ease. Proficiency in the use of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe.
Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s Degree or equivalent related experience.
CRA or OSP certification.
1 – 2 years of experience in research administration in the areas of proposal development, financial management, effort reporting and project close out.
Working knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and OMB Uniform Guidance for Federal Awards.
1 – 2 years of experience in administrative and financial management in an academic setting to include working knowledge of state/university purchasing, travel, personnel administration policies and procedures.
General understanding of IRB and IACUC policing pertaining to regulatory requirements in animal and human research.