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Senior Research Administrator

Trillium Professional is now seeking a Senior Research Administrator in Boston for a direct-hire placement!

Position Overview
-Senior Research Administrator (RA) to join its research administration team. This full-time hybrid role (3 remote, 2 onsite) will provide comprehensive pre- and post-award support to investigators, helping manage a dynamic portfolio of federal and non-federal funding sources.
-You’ll join a collaborative team of three RAs (this role replaces one who’s been in the role for 2+ years) and be one of several Senior RAs supporting departments across the organization.
-Reporting to the Department’s Research Administration Manager, this role demands ownership, problem-solving, and a proactive approach to working with faculty, labs, and central offices.

Key Responsibilities
Pre-Award Activities
-Assist faculty and labs with proposal submissions, budget development, and administrative components.
-Coordinate with internal stakeholders and sponsors to ensure timely and compliant submissions.
-Respond to JIT requests, prepare biosketches and other documentation.

Post-Award Administration
-Oversee financial and compliance management for assigned research portfolios.
-Approve and monitor purchasing, spending, and payroll allocations.
-Track milestones, generate reports, and coordinate with PIs on financial strategy.

Operational Support
-Review and approve lab orders, procurement requests, and services based on grant appropriateness.
-Liaise regularly with central offices (e.g., Grants & Contracts, -Research Finance, OGC) to ensure seamless administration.
-Support onboarding/offboarding, job postings, and other HR-related processes tied to funding.

Strategic Involvement
-Help define individual performance goals in coordination with your manager.
-Contribute to annual planning and support departmental research objectives.
-Identify process improvements and support lab efficiency and compliance.

Annual salary is $115k/year. Apply now!

Qualifications
-Experience: 5–10 years of experience in research administration, with deep knowledge of pre- and post-award processes.
-Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred.
-Technical Proficiency: Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills and comfort with electronic grant systems and data tools.
-Collaboration & Communication: Demonstrated success working cross-functionally with labs, faculty, and administrative teams.
-Problem Solving & Ownership: Ability to independently resolve issues, drive initiatives forward, and anticipate PI needs.
-Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with NIH and federal funding policies, compliance requirements, and institutional SOPs.

Top 3 Qualities We’re Looking For
-Collaboration: Ability to partner effectively with labs, faculty, and central teams.
-Ownership: Takes initiative and accountability for their portfolio and workload.
-Problem-Solving: Resourceful, detail-oriented, and able to navigate evolving research needs.

 

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Trillium offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes the ability to participate in health insurance and retirement plans, paid holidays, state required leave, and vacation days, if applicable. Trillium’s offerings are dependent on the state in which the assignment is located, length of time worked, and may change depending on assignment. Benefit packages for direct hire placements vary based on the client company.

 

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