Senior Research Administration Associate - Post Award

4w4 weeks ago

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, US · Full-time · $85,000 – $115,000

About this role

The Senior Research Administration Associate provides grants administration support to the Department of Pediatrics and Texas Children's Hospital. Primary responsibilities include financial management activities of grants and managing the full award life cycle, from application to award closeout. Focuses on supporting the division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and others as assigned.

Handles cost assessment, budget development, financial set-up, resource allocation, and preparation of quarterly reports for budget accountability. Provides budget input and guidance to principal investigators, creates budget spreadsheets, and completes budget forms for submission and reporting. Assists with complex award submissions involving multi-center or division designs.

Reports through the Pediatrics Center for Research Advancement and Division leadership for key deliverables. Manages communications with BCM Accounting, Grants & Contracts, and collaborating institutions for sub-awards and consultant agreements. Serves as liaison ensuring compliance with federal, sponsor, and institutional policies between faculty, employees, learners, and sponsors.

Employees with CRA certification are eligible for certification pay. The role offers a hybrid work arrangement after completing onboarding and training onsite, typically about 6 months. Hybrid employees may attend in-person meetings and trainings as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or Certified Research Administrator certification through RACC
Four years of relevant experience
At least four years of relevant experience in grant application development, budgeting, and/or grant financial management
Working knowledge of sponsor application submission systems such as ASSIST, Workspace, and Proposal
Wide-depth of knowledge with relevant experience of contracts, subcontracts
Highly comfortable managing multiple projects at one time
Prior experience working in healthcare and/or academic research setting strongly preferred
Strong attention to detail and data quality

Responsibilities

Responsible for the post-award financial management activities of grants, from application to award closeout
Manages data of active, pending, and closed grants for the Pediatrics Center for Research Advancement
Provides budget input and guidance to principal investigators when drafting budget justifications
Assists with complex award submissions that have a multi-center/division design and budget
Communicates with BCM Accounting, Grants & Contracts, and collaborating institutions for sub-awards
Manages Cost/Effort allocations in PEPT/SAP for research faculty, employees, and learners
Manages the Time/Effort certification process in the BCM Effort Reporting System
Ensures compliance with all federal, sponsor, and institutional policies and guidelines

Benefits

Employees with CRA certification are eligible for certification pay
Eligible for hybrid work arrangement after completing onboarding and training onsite (typically 6 months)
Employees working hybrid schedule may attend in-person meetings and trainings