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UTHealth Houston · 14 hours ago

Senior Research Administrative Services Specialist (ASG Administrative Operations)

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. The Senior Research Administrative Services Specialist plays a lead role in planning, coordinating, and overseeing complex research administrative activities while ensuring compliance with government and private sponsor requirements.

Health CareMedicalUniversities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Independently works on projects, reporting, and performs analysis on data

Independently assists Principal Investigator with complex pre and/or post award administration and coordinating

Independently reviews grants and contract proposals packets and awards for special conditions/restrictions and follows established controls as needed to ensure full compliance. Produce reports for reporting requirements, Just in Time( JIT) needs, and regulatory award needs

Regularly handles confidential information and sensitive issues. May manage faculty and staff files, as well as weekly time reports, vacations, sick leaves, and time and effort reports. May approve all department/division expenditures. May review and obtain necessary approvals for all personnel action forms regarding appointments, promotions, separations, salary actions, fund source changes, and other types of personnel action. Ensures actions are processed accurately and in a timely manner in the human resources and financial management systems

Provides assistance to Principal Investigators and their staff in reviewing and approving expenditures to ensure allowability and allocability available to them by counseling and/or disseminating information and guidelines of the various granting agencies

Distributes to Principal Investigators pertinent information relating to contractual provisions and obligations

Addresses needs to adjust budgets dependent upon contract requirements

Oversees activities in establishing grant protocol with institutions that may be involved in similar activities as named by the grant. Proposes and implements protocol adjustments to address funding mechanism needs

Oversees the development of progress plans with professional organizations relative to the objective and purpose of grant funding for a particular area of research or training

Compiles and verifies financial and personnel reports for grants and contracts at the departmental or school level

Negotiate with agency regarding renewal of contract/subcontract

Oversees proper close-out of grants and contracts, including final financial reports to grant agency

Oversees and maintains inventory of assets procured under contract and grant accounts

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

SRAI Level UpCertified Research AdministratorSponsored project supportDatabase skillsSpreadsheet skillsEffective communicationNegotiation skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree required May substitute required education with equivalent years of experience beyond the minimum experience requirement

3 years of experience required in sponsored project support and administration required

Effective communication and negotiation skills

Database and spreadsheet skills

SRAI Level Up required

Physical Requirements: Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects

Security Sensitive: This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code 51.215 and Texas Government Code 411.094

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas