"College of Arts and Sciences, Research Operations Manager"

Business Title

College of Arts and Sciences, Research Operations Manager

Department Summary

The Research Operations Manager provides strategic leadership and oversight for the administration of externally funded research within the College of Arts and Sciences. This position is responsible for the comprehensive management of post-award operations, including financial stewardship, regulatory compliance, risk mitigation, operational policy development, and staff leadership.

The Manager serves as a senior advisor to college leadership and principal investigators on sponsored research administration, ensuring strong internal controls, sound financial management, and alignment with institutional and sponsor requirements. This role is central to advancing the college's research mission by building efficient systems that support growth, accountability, and operational excellence.

Position Profile

Responsible for the preparation of budgetary reports, special projects, and analyses as needed. Reviews expenditures to ensure conformance with budgetary provisions, compile data, and prepare reports. Provides strategic financial planning, ensuring the efficient allocation of resources.

Level Summary

Manages a work unit or a team and has full authority over personnel actions within the work unit. Contributes to the development of the area's operational plan, ensuring alignment with broader departmental or institutional goals. Accountable for the achievement of the unit's operational objectives, improving performance and addressing resource needs.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Manages a medium-sized team. Directly oversees at least 2.0 FTE employees or one or more supervisors. Has authority to hire, transfer, suspend, promote, manage performance, discharge, assign duties, reward, and discipline employees.

Fiscal Responsibilities

Responsible for managing team or department budgets and resources.

Problem Solving

Addresses departmental or cross-team issues, devises long-term solutions.

Independence of Action

Acts independently, with consultation with senior management.

Communication and Collaboration

Facilitates communication among team and higher-level leadership, builds relationships across University.

Physical Requirements

This role is primarily desk-based and involves extensive use of desktop computers. Occasionally, the job may require travel to attend meetings and programs.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a Bachelor's degree in a related field, 5 or more years of related professional experience, 3 or more years of supervisory experience, or equivalent education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in business administration, finance, public administration, or related field.
• Experience with enterprise financial or research administration systems.

Pay Rate

The approved hiring range for this position is $68,299 to $92,205. Salary is commensurate with the selected candidate's education and experience while considering internal equity.

Ohio University is proud to offer a robust healthcare plan that includes maternity care, counseling and mental healthcare, prescription coverage, vision, dental, orthodontia care, and more. Our robust benefits package also includes paid holidays, sick time, personal time, a tuition waiver up to 100% for self and dependents, an excellent retirement plan with up to a 14% employer contribution, a 12-week parental leave program, adoption reimbursement, flextime and flexplace policies, an employee assistance program, access to professional development programs, and additional employee resources. Additional information is available at https://www.ohio.edu/hr/benefits.

Work Schedule

This position is based on the Athens campus and will consider a hybrid work arrangement of up to one remote day per week. The Research Operations Manager is expected to be on site the majority of the workweek to provide in-person leadership, support operations, and engage with campus stakeholders. Remote work is subject to operational needs and must align with university flexible work policies. Specific remote and in-person days may vary based on project schedules, peak service times, and staffing requirements.