Senior Program Manager, COBRE >>>

New Orleans, LA, United States

Works in partnership with faculty, staff, and students to manage the financial and administrative aspects of Tulane COBRE for Clinical and Translational Research in Cardiometabolic Diseases projects activities. The Tulane COBRE project provides support to several sponsored projects totaling more than $10 million in annual costs. Oversees the daily operations of the project which include but are not limited to: hiring, training, and supervision of staff, organizing meetings and annual reports, processing purchases and invoicing, coordination of internal and external committee meetings; and assistance in evaluation of research programs. Coordinates other sponsored research awards under the project including proactive facilitation and management of awards, drafting and submission of required reports, supporting program governance and instituting processes to guide daily activities, monitoring program progress; identifying risks and issues and implementing corrective measures, coordination of projects and their interdependences, managing the utilizing resources across projects, managing communication, clarifying and communicating program priorities, tracking and facilitating achievement of program deliverables.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to manage reports within required guidelines.

• Knowledge of the sponsored research environment in an academic setting.

• Excellent program evaluation and monitoring skills.

• Ability with budget management and accountability.

• Knowledge of policies and requirements for government agencies and private foundations.

• Highly proficient in grant proposal preparation skills and a strong working knowledge of federal and private foundation grant submission processes and procedures.

• Ability to proficiently use a variety of software applications: MS Office Suite (particularly Excel), Adobe Acrobat, Outlook, and Tulane’s software.

• Ability to prioritize and manage a variety of responsibilities with multiple deadlines.

• Ability to work both autonomously and as a team member.

• Interpersonal skills to work with faculty, staff and students.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to use discretion, judgment, attention to detail, and initiative.

Required Education and/or Experience • Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, accounting, finance, higher education administration, or related field.

Description for Job: IRC30232

Senior Program Manager, COBRE

Epidemiology

Location: New Orleans, LA

Summary

Works in partnership with faculty, staff, and students to manage the financial and administrative aspects of Tulane COBRE for Clinical and Translational Research in Cardiometabolic Diseases projects activities. The Tulane COBRE project provides support to several sponsored projects totaling more than $10 million in annual costs. Oversees the daily operations of the project which include but are not limited to: hiring, training, and supervision of staff, organizing meetings and annual reports, processing purchases and invoicing, coordination of internal and external committee meetings; and assistance in evaluation of research programs. Coordinates other sponsored research awards under the project including proactive facilitation and management of awards, drafting and submission of required reports, supporting program governance and instituting processes to guide daily activities, monitoring program progress; identifying risks and issues and implementing corrective measures, coordination of projects and their interdependences, managing the utilizing resources across projects, managing communication, clarifying and communicating program priorities, tracking and facilitating achievement of program deliverables.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to manage reports within required guidelines.

• Knowledge of the sponsored research environment in an academic setting.

• Excellent program evaluation and monitoring skills.

• Ability with budget management and accountability.

• Knowledge of policies and requirements for government agencies and private foundations.

• Highly proficient in grant proposal preparation skills and a strong working knowledge of federal and private foundation grant submission processes and procedures.

• Ability to proficiently use a variety of software applications: MS Office Suite (particularly Excel), Adobe Acrobat, Outlook, and Tulane’s software.

• Ability to prioritize and manage a variety of responsibilities with multiple deadlines.

• Ability to work both autonomously and as a team member.

• Interpersonal skills to work with faculty, staff and students.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to use discretion, judgment, attention to detail, and initiative.

Required Education and/or Experience • Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, accounting, finance, higher education administration, or related field. • Three years of previous experience in grants and contracts management, research and academic program management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in business administration, accounting, finance, higher education administration, or related field.

• Previous grants and contracts management experience in a health, scientific, research and development, or higher education setting.

Compensation Information

This position is classified as "exempt, salaried" and is assigned to pay grade 26. Tulane offers a variety of options to enhance your health and well-being so thatyou may enjoy more out of life now and in the future. Learn more about Life at Tulane as well as our Benefits and Pay . See ourCandidate Resources

to learn more about our hiring process and what to expect.

How to Apply

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the date it is filled

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