Executive Director - Research Administration

Job description

Responsibilities This Executive Director of Research Administration position is responsible for the administrative oversight of New York Blood Center enterprises research and sponsored programs. He/she will provide comprehensive support to maximize productive use of time by the investigators. He/she will coordinate and expedite the administrative, budgetary, and clerical requirements to support research.In this role he/she will oversee pre/ post awards, overall grant administration sub-awards supported by a variety of sponsors. These sponsors include local, federal, national, international, private, non-profit, public and for-profit organizations. He/she will assume the role of institutional officer (IO) and authorize Signing Official (SO) for all awards including in NIH’s electronic systems (eRA Commons). The Executive Director reports to the Executive Vice President/ Chief Financial Officer with a dotted-line to the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) and SVP/Executive Director of Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute.(LFKRI) Core Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership: - Provide vision and direction for the Office of Sponsored Programs, aligning its operations with NYBCe's research...