Senior Grant Administrator - (Telecommute/Telework position)
Summary:

The Senior Grant Administrator manages all phases of research grant and contract administration at the highest level. Radiology is one of the largest research areas at MGH. Fiscal research activity for Year End FY20 was approximately $130 million across all Radiology Chief of Service Codes which includes approximately 800 active funds, 6 Partners Fee-for-Service Cores and approximately 1,000 research staff including 217 PIs.

This position will support the work of various clinical and research programs within the Department of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital with primary responsibilities including: preparing administrative material and financial budget of grant submissions; financial management and monitoring of awarded sponsored projects, sundry, ECOR and Core funds; budget forecasting including monitoring budgetary performance; resolution of accounting problems/errors; functioning as a liaison to federal and non-federal grantor agencies and subcontracting institutions; and assisting principal investigators (PIs) and program staff in submitting their semi-annual effort certification forms.

This position provides guidance and support to a wide variety of investigators and administrators regarding all aspects of pre-award and post award policies and procedures.

Duties & Responsibilities

Work closely with the Administrative Director of Research in the development and streamlining of the departments business practices - developing management reports, assisting in process improvements, providing analysis of fund activity, creating best practices in sponsored project Radiology Research policy and procedures and assisting with Brown Bags for the community and staff.
Assist Radiology Research leadership in identifying opportunities to streamline and improve processes, providing input for automating processes, and actively implementing changes, as needed.
Serve as the primary interface with MGH Office of Research Management/Finance for pre-award and post-award activity.
Participate in department, Hospital, or system-wide groups and task forces as requested and appropriate.
Attend monthly Research Administrators Discussion Group (RADG) meetings; keep current with federal (NIH in particular), state and other requirements, timelines and policy issues.
Provide guidance on allowable and allocable expenses, fringe benefits and indirect cost rates for on- and off-site research.
Assisting with overseeing Departmental personnel issues as it relates to research personnel
On boarding for new PI's, Research Fellows and new Research Professional Staff
Addressing research fellow issues related to professional staff appointments, salary, benefits, etc
Provide training to New Hires managing sponsored projects on all aspects of Radiology Research functions, Partners Research Management policies, and Professional New Hire process.
Mentor physicians, administrative staff, and study coordinators regarding online scan ordering process, compliance, and patient scan billing issues.
Other duties as assigned.

If interested, please contact Joyce Ferland ~ Administrative Director of Research Operations, Department of Radiology

To apply online or to learn more about this position, please go to https://www.massgeneral.org/careers/jobsearch.aspx and enter job number 3139530.

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Joyce H. Ferland, MBA, CRA

Administrative Director of Research Operations

Department of Radiology, Mass General Hospital

175 Cambridge Street, Suite 200 Boston, MA 02114

Office: 617-643-2029 Mobile: 401-225-6459 xxxxxx@partners.org

Visit our website at http://radresearch.mgh.harvard.edu/

I will be working remotely until further notice - please contact me by email or Mobile phone