Job Summary
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is seeking a post-award Research Administrator to join our rapidly growing grants management team. The successful candidate will have significant experience in direct post award financial management and analysis, strong attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills. This candidate will apply comprehensive knowledge of the sponsored project lifecycle and independently manage the post-award process, which includes reconciliation, internal and external financial reporting, and monitoring awards received.

We are looking for a candidate who thrives in a team environment, enjoys working closely with faculty, takes initiative, solves problems and excels at financial tracking. Ability to meet deadlines and efficiently multitask is a must.

Mission Statement
Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Responsibilities*
Grants Management

Financial management of federal and non-federal grants, which includes NIH, government sponsored, foundation, clinical trials, and internal grants.
Manages budgets and all other required forms for federal and non-federal grants.
Assists with progress reports, close-out activities, and assist faculty with post award change requests, including re-budgeting and extensions.
Analyze and categorize department funded research expenditures.
Independently prepare sponsor reports and ensure all documents meet agency and University guidelines.
Advise Principal Investigator on best practices to achieve effective post-award management (e.g., forecasting).
Assemble materials for post-award compliance applications (e.g., human subjects, animals).
Review complex sponsor guidelines and to accurately interpret solicitation requirements for application with University policies.
Responsible for recognizing and/or interpreting complex agreement characteristics and manage them as needed (e.g., FAR clauses, industry restrictions, agreement acceptance requests).
Analyze faculty effort and advise/educate faculty on distribution and funding sources based on clinical, academic, and research activities.
Ensure appropriate payments are received through outside contracts.
Review/Approve expense reports and advise administrative staff on best practices.
Financial

Provide accounting support (e.g., journal entries, vouchers, non-pod's).
Provide Principal Investigator with monitoring reconciliation of grants and contracts to ensure expenses are being paid according to contract.
Prepare monthly and yearly budget projections and plans for management approval for a moderate number of project grants.
Review and reconcile monthly activity resolving issues and reporting areas of concern.
Create, maintain and reconcile detailed budgets and take corrective action when necessary.
Review transactions and resolve issues that requires a more complex level of financial understanding such as cost-sharing and/or effort reporting knowledge.
Develop complex project budget per sponsor requirements/guidelines.
Create multi-year budgets for complex projects.
Administrative

Review and approve expenditures for materials, equipment, support staff and travel.
Assist in developing and implementing administrative procedures.
Conduct studies of and prepare recommendations for the purchase of major equipment.
Able to describe the deadline policy and purpose for Sponsors, ORSP, and units and how they relate.
Compliance

Ensure compliance with all appropriate policies and procedures.
Identify potential compliance-related issues and offer suggestions for handling before escalating.
Participate in the development and implementation of departmental policies.