Research Administrator II - Boston Children's Hospital

Under the general direction of the Director of the Transfusion Medicine Clinical and Research programs, a candidate would performs pre and/or post-award functions. Prepares grant applications, coordinates required institutional reviews and approval, and works with Principal investigators to ensure timely submission of funding proposals. Processes financial transactions according to established policies and procedures and may advise PI on financial management of portfolio. Utilizes hospital financial systems to process and monitor financial transactions and reports.

May oversee Laboratory Medicine departmental administration of effort reporting and ensures timely submission of completed effort reports. Conduct sub-recipient monitoring as needed. May have signature authority on restricted funds.

Oversight of research training grants for physician scientists in a multi-institutional program. Coordination of meetings and contracts between biotechnology and laboratories.

This Research Administrator will be responsible for:

• Performs pre-award and post-award functions such as allocation of research labor costs across funding sources consistent with level of research effort and approve purchase requisitions
• Coordinates departmental research effort reporting and ensures timely submission of certified effort reports in compliance with sponsor and institutional guidelines. Use institutional resources to maintain department records of grant awards and agreements
• May help research staff identify sources of funding by maintaining knowledge of agency programs and disseminating information to staff
• Works with appropriate institutional central offices (Research Administration, Research Finance, Accounts Payable, etc.) to submit sponsor reports, troubleshoot and resolve matters
• Works with investigators to develop annual research/clinical trial budget; reconciles monthly expenses to budget; forecasts over/under expenditures and provides monthly status reports to the Principal Investigators. Performs other financial analysis as needed
• Ensures timely renewal of grants and subcontracts and/or orderly closeout of completed sponsored activities, including the generation and submission of annual progress reports
• Attends institutional training to keep skills current and knowledge up-to-date on sponsor regulations, Hospital policies, and emerging technologies

To qualify, you must have: 

• A Bachelor’s degree is required
• A minimum of 1 year of research administration or financial experience is required
• Previous experience with grant writing, the grant submission process or IRB submissions is required
• Demonstrated understanding of federal cost allocation principles in order to ensure the proper stewardship of sponsored funds is preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in order to effectively resolve issues and mediate fair solutions
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office and database applications
• The ability to independently seek out answers from the appropriate federal compliance and regulatory resource(s), grant publication, and/or the hospital technical expert(s)

Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork