Partners Healthcare located in Boston, MA, is searching for a Director in the
Research Management department at  Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

Partners HealthCare, is an integrated health system founded by Brigham and
Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital in 1994. In addition to its
two academic medical centers, the Partners system also includes community
hospitals, specialty hospitals, community health centers, a physician network,
home health and long-term care services, and other health-related entities.

Director, Grants and Contracts, MGH
Research Management department

Responsibilities include:
Responsible for the overall daily operations of the Partners Healthcare Grants
and Contracts office that provides services to the research community at
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

Develop, lead, mentor and manage a staff of approximately 20-25 professional
grants administers, from entry level through officers, and including subcontract
specialists, administrative staff, data entry and other personnel supporting
research grants and contracts requirements for the Partners/MGH research
program.

Screen, interview, negotiate, hire and oversee the on boarding process for new
staff.

Responsible for an annual operating budget of approximately $3m.  Oversees a
grants and contracts portfolio of approximately $500m.

Review all grant and contract proposals for administrators who have not been
delegated signature authority.  Provide feedback regarding ways to improve
application, comply with proposal and adhere to sponsor guidelines and federal
regulations.  Upon re-reviewing, sign when complete.

Execute all electronic submissions of proposals, Just In Time submissions, and
No Cost Extensions for administrators who do not have delegated signature
authority.

Assist the Contract/Subcontract Specialist with review and negotiation of
in-coming contracts and subcontracts.

Respond to questions and provide technical guidance to staff, department
administrators, Principle Investigators and others in hospital research
community regarding interpretation of federal, foundation and institutional
research administration policies.

Monitor departmental workflow and staff workloads in an effort to ensure timely
processing of all grant actions and equitable distribution of workloads.

Work with staff and leadership to develop and standardize research management
policies and procedures for MGH and across the Partners system.

Prepare and deliver trainings at hospital meeting (e.g. ECOR), department staff
meetings and other forums as needed on research administration issues and policy
changes.

Prepare agenda for and facilitate weekly G&C staff meetings.

Maintain and update all MGH institutional profiles, certifications, assurances
and representations as needed.

Hire and supervise temps to undertake special projects.

Support and work on special initiatives (e.g. InfoEd) with other Partners/MGH
departments who are also involved in providing services to the MGH research
community.

Develop and maintain positive relations with hospital departmental
administrators for training and mentoring new staff on policies, procedures, and
problem solving.

Work directly with specific senior investigators who are developing unusually
complex grant or contract applications, or are encountering unusually complex
issues in current interactions with sponsors or with inter-institutional
collaborative efforts.

Advise the Partners Research Management leadership and MGH Sr. VP of Research on
issues as needed, involving strategies for support services, compliance
challenges, conflict-of-interest management, investigation of specific incidents
of concern, solving unusual grant problems, etc.

Maintain a strong working relationship with the research finance staff serving
MGH to ensure proper accounting and financial stewardship of grant accounts, and
to ensure clear roles and responsibilities between research finance and grants &
contracts staff.

Participate in the National Council for University Research Administrators
(NCURA), Society of Research Administrators (SRA) and the Council on Government
Regulations (COGR) meetings.  Attend Federal Demonstration Partnership meetings,
participating when MGH becomes a member.

Participate in the annual operating budget process.  Monitor monthly expense
variances.

Responsible for space assignments within the department.

Cover departments when short staffed.

Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree required, Master's degree preferred.

8 - 10 years of Research Administration experience in a university or academic
medical center environment with a broad understanding of the institutional and
sponsor policies related to research administration.

Experience in managing a large office in a University or Academic Medical
Center.

Must possess functional working knowledge of pertinent federal and non-profit
sponsor regulations including OMB Circulars, the NIH and PHS Grants Policy
Statements, Federal Acquisition Regulation, patent and copyright law, and
cost-accounting standards.

Functional working knowledge in the areas of fiscal management, human/animal
subject compliance, export control, intellectual property, conflict of interest
procurement, property management, environmental health and safety, and human
resources (for academic and staff positions).

Contact information:
All interested candidates should send their confidential resume to
xxxxxx@partners.org or visit our website at www.partners.org/jobs.

Heather McBrinn
Contract Recruiter, MGH & BWH
Partners Healthcare
P: 617-954-9724
F: 617-954-9680
E: xxxxxx@partners.org
http://www.partners.org.

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