Senior Research Administrator

Required

• Bachelo'rs degree and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate information in a timely, professional manner
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with various stakeholders
• Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, with frequent interruptions, to meet programmatic and financial needs
• Close attention to detail in a fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment
• Organizational skills to create and maintain administrative and financial files effectively
• Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel
• Strong writing skills in a variety of styles to draft persuasive text for diverse audiences while ensuring adherence to funding sponsor guidelines
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective grant funding processes, procedures, and techniques
• Ability to perform complex financial analysis and customized reporting
• Demonstrated ability to communicate medical, policy, and administrative information in  English
• Minimum 5 years of research administration experience

Preferred

• Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize job functions, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously across multiple proposal submission systems
• Experience preparing, managing, and projecting budgets
• Mathematical skills for preparing complex calculations and forecasts and identifying and resolving complicated financial scenarios
• Knowledge of and experience working with a variety of external sponsors, including federal and state agencies, private foundations, and industry sponsors