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Research Administrator Manager

Trillium Professional is now seeking a Research Administrator Manager for a full-time, direct-hire opportunity in Boston!

This is a hybrid role, 2–3 days onsite per week. Annual salary is $117,200–$133,500/year.

This position oversees complex research grant portfolios, provides financial and administrative support to faculty and researchers, and directly manages Research Administration staff.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in sponsored research administration, pre-award and post-award grant management, research finance, regulatory compliance, and team leadership.

Key Responsibilities
-Manage complex research portfolios involving federal, industry, foundation, donor, institutional and clinical trial funding.
-Oversee pre-award grant preparation, sponsor requirements, proposal budgets, deadlines and submissions.
-Manage post-award finances, budgets, projections, expenditures, reporting and receivables.
-Supervise, coach and develop Research Administration staff, including performance reviews and workload allocation.
-Collaborate with faculty, investigators and institutional departments on research funding and administrative requirements.
-Support procurement, personnel budgeting, onboarding, salary allocations and related HR processes.
-Ensure compliance with NIH requirements, sponsor guidelines, institutional policies and research regulations.
-Oversee financial administration of research cores, centers and chargeback activities.
-Lead process improvements, special projects and cross-departmental initiatives.

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Required Qualifications
-Six years of relevant experience in research administration, sponsored programs, grants management or a closely related field.
-Strong knowledge of pre-award and post-award grant administration.
-Experience managing complex research budgets, financial projections and multiple funding sources.
-Knowledge of NIH and other federal research funding regulations.
-Strong analytical, communication, organizational and problem-solving skills.
-Ability to manage competing deadlines and work independently with faculty and institutional leadership.
-Proficiency with Excel or Google Sheets and research administration systems.

Preferred Qualifications
-Bachelor’s degree.
-At least one year of people management experience.
-Previous experience supervising research administration or grants management staff.
-Experience in an academic medical center, hospital research department or research-intensive institution.

 

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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 other leave, 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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