EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
Company: Clevelcrossing
Location: Silver Spring
Posted on: August 30, 2024
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Job Description:
Executive Director, Grants and Contracts
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The Executive Director, Grants and Contracts will hold primary
responsibility to assure sponsored activities performed at
Children's National with non-profit and for-profit sponsors meet
all institutional, local, federal and sponsor guidelines, rules,
policies and laws. This includes interpreting regulations and rules
of Children's National and sponsors to provide guidance to faculty
and research personnel and resolve problems in the preparation and
submission of sponsored grants and contracts.
The Director will oversee the day-to-day operations of the office
of Grants and Contracts and the Research Business Office and report
to the Vice President, Research Finance and Academic
Administration. The Director will serve as one of the institutional
officials and is responsible for delivering pre-award and
post-award services and managing the day-to-day operations of the
Grants and Contracts and Business Office staff.
The incumbent will assist in planning, coordinating, and
supervising the activities of the Pre-Award, Post Award and
Business Office, to develop and administer procedures designed to
comply with appropriate regulations for the administration of
government, non-profit, corporate and cooperative grants and
contracts, and for the interpretation and application of such
procedures and regulations.
The Director must ensure that each team member exhibits:
The Executive Director will assume signature authority to
accept/execute research grants and contracts, sales and service
agreements, unfunded research/collaboration agreements, and
nondisclosure agreements for the organization. The individual will
assume final accountability for ensuring that all contractual
agreements and financial terms/budgets meet the needs of the
Principal Investigators, protect the interests of the organization,
and are legal and consistent with institutional policy and Federal
regulations.
The Executive Director will represent the department on
Institutional committees as assigned including, but not limited to
Research Compliance, Conflict of Interest, and Policy and Education
committees. In the absence of the Vice President, Research Finance
and Academic Administration, the Executive Director would assume
administrative responsibility for the Grants and Contracts Finance
(GCAF) as delegated.
The Executive Director must be capable of managing multiple tasks
and work in a demanding, deadline-driven environment.
Minimum Education
B.A. Business Administration, Hospital Administration, Public
Administration or other related field. (Required)
Master's Degree Business Administration, JD or other related field
(Preferred)
Minimum Work Experience
Ten (10) years of experience in research administration, including
pre and post-award management experience with NIH and/or federal
grants and contracts, private foundation grants and awards, and
industry-sponsored research and clinical trial agreements.
(Required)
Minimum of five (5) years increasingly responsible supervisory
experience in a complex academic research/healthcare setting,
including directly managing a team. Academic medical center
experience preferred. (Required)
Required Skills/Knowledge
Ability to collect and analyze data, identify trends, and institute
operational changes.
Ability to develop new systems or procedures to resolve problems
and facilitate workflow.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills and proven experience working both
independently and as an effective team member.
Extensive experience interacting effectively with all levels of
employees, including executive staff, junior and senior scientists,
as well as officials from external organizations.
Demonstrated experience making independent decisions, researching,
analyzing, and solving problems.
Working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Register, Office of
Management and Uniform Guidance, IACUC, and IRB guidelines.
Advanced working knowledge of contracting principles. Efficiency,
diplomacy and composure in multi-tasking under pressure of multiple
deadlines.
Demonstrate ethics and professional practices, as well as stimulate
social accountability and community stewardship.
Demonstrate the ability to produce creative and innovative
solutions and approaches to common issues.
Advanced technical competence in a wide range of research
compliance issues; advanced legal knowledge in contract
negotiations as it applies to sponsored research; superior ability
to manage relationships with researchers, staff, sponsors, and
regulatory agencies; experienced and proficient in balancing
regulatory compliance requirements against practical needs and
limitations; highly experienced in program development and
problem-solving techniques.
Required Licenses and Certifications
Certified Research Administrator (CRA) (Required)
Certified in Healthcare Research Compliance (Preferred)
Functional Accountabilities
Responsible Conduct of Research
Consistently demonstrate adherence with the standards for the
responsible conduct of research.
Comply with RCR training requirement.
Ensure the appropriate use of research funds.
Develop and deliver training and education for faculty and all
levels of research staff including Research Coordinators,
Laboratory staff, trainees and research administrators.
Vision and Strategy
Plan, implement, direct and evaluate pre-award office operation
based on a strategic and operational level to ensure the
organization's move to Top Tier and Employer of Choice.
Monitor department processes and seek opportunities to improve
operations.
Participate with CNRI leadership to develop annual strategic
priorities, goals and metrics for GCAF.
Organizational Leadership
Assess and monitor organizational staffing requirements and align
resources to effectively and efficiently meet organizational
needs.
Define, set, and utilize appropriate performance and quality
measures for the department and for individual staff members.
Be seen as a leader of others, from forming a top team that will
possess balanced capabilities to setting the mission, values and
norms, as well as to hold the team members accountable
individually, and as a group for results.
Establish, build, and sustain professional contacts for the purpose
of building networks of people with similar goals that support
similar interests.
Program and Service Administration
Implement strategic plan through management of day-to-day
operations of the department.
Ensure compliance with organizational and departmental policies and
procedures, and regulatory standards.
See the potential in and understand the use of administrative and
fiscal information resources and decision-support tools in process
and performance improvement.
Compile and analyze data to support upper management
decision-making.
Proposal Management
Lead team to assist and advise faculty and staff with the
preparation of budgets and interpretation of sponsors' terms and
conditions; review sponsored project proposals for completeness of
all required documents, full Facilities and Administration rates;
ensure required administrative approvals and timely transmission of
proposals to sponsors.
Provide leadership to ensure budgets are prepared consistent with
acceptable accounting principles, awarding agency guidelines,
Uniform Guidance, and the Cost Accounting Standards.
Provide leadership to ensure the proposed scope of work is
consistent with financial requirements submitted.
Provide leadership to conduct formal negotiations with sponsors and
execute contracts with sponsors; write and negotiate subcontracts
as required.
Work collaboratively with Research IT team to ensure that the
grants management system is updated and monitor the integrity of
data.
Work effectively with CRI Leadership, the legal counsel, the Office
of Innovation Technology Development, the Clinical Trials Office
and Regulatory Affairs to meet institutional goals and metrics.
Obtain necessary internal clearances with regard to legal
interpretation of proposals and contracts.
Improve processes for efficiency and redefine procedures for timely
response to proposals, awards and subcontracts while maintaining a
high level of regulatory compliance.
Disseminate and communicate the regulatory directives in the form
of policy to Pre-Award staff and to research and departmental
administrators as well as principal investigators; provide timely
updates through effective communication.
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