Preaward Manager Sponsored Programs

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Pre-Award Manager, Sponsored Programs
The candidate will provide duties include: Works independently and proactively with decision-making responsibility under the general consultative direction of the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Sponsored Programs. Responsible for managing the proposal review and submission activities of a team of Research Administrators in Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA), who provide support, advice, and sponsored programs services to the firm research community. Responsible for performing advanced analyses of exceptional award terms and negotiates sensitive and complex sponsored programs matters and agreements. The duties include, but are not limited to: providing guidance to, and responding to questions from, Research Administrators in SPA, other campus departments, and researchers with regard to all aspects of the proposal process; tracking all proposals received in SPA via the electronic Campus Approval Form (e-CAF), and re-assigning the e-CAFs amongst the Research Administrators in SPA to accommodate absences, workload, and competing proposal deadlines, to ensure timely proposal submissions to sponsors; and providing training to newly hired or less experienced Research Administrators in SPA to enable such individual(s) to become proficient in conducting proposal reviews and submissions independently. Serve as the lead contract and grant officer for all sponsored programs administration activities associated with firm's School of Medicine and other departments as may be assigned. Such duties include, but are not limited to, providing contracting services for extramural-funded clinical research projects and other highly complex agreements requiring advanced analysis; reviewing, endorsing and submitting proposals to sponsors; reviewing required prior approvals for research projects; conducting comprehensive analysis of a variety of highly complex agreements; drafting, negotiating, and executing such agreements with industry (e.g., pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations), non-profit, state, and Federal sponsors, on behalf of The Regents, in compliance with University policies and applicable Federal and state laws; providing on-going administrative management services during the term of the award (e.g. negotiating and executing award modifications); and interacting with a variety of campus and University of California system-wide offices to facilitate the management, administration and conduct of clinical and other sponsored research. Provides advice to deans, department chairs, center directors, faculty, and staff regarding sensitive, critical and/or highly complex issues, and interprets a broad range of sponsor policies and government regulations. Assists the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Sponsored Programs and the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research in the development and implementation of short and long-range pre-award administration plans for SPA.

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