--Senior Director of Research Services--Georgetown University--

The Senior Director of Research Services has oversight of the Office
of Research Services (ORS) on the main campus and implements
initiatives of the Vice Provost for Research. /He  manages staff who
handle all pre- and post-award activities, including proposal
development, grant and contract management, compliance, and reporting;
and works with center and institute directors, Office of Sponsored
Accounting staff, Main Campus Finance Office (MCFO), Tax Department,
Office of the General Counsel, Office of Regulatory Affairs, deans,
department chairs, governmental and non-governmental funding agencies
and others to ensure institutional compliance with all required
guidelines, policies, applicable laws and regulations. The Senior
Director implements initiatives aimed at growing the research
portfolio at Georgetown including - for example, implementing
mechanisms to enhance collaboration between Main Campus, the Medical
Campus and Law Center, improving upon and building research
infrastructure, and promoting research.  Reporting to the Vice Provost
for Research, the Senior Director has duties that include but are not
limited to:

Program Direction
-Organizes and directs the University's program of grants and
sponsored research, in collaboration with the Vice Provost of
Research.
-Creates and fosters an environment of support for the University
research community.
-Sets goals, develops strategic plans, and implements programs and
practices to increase external grant and contract awards supporting
research, training and instruction.
-Participates with senior administration in the development of
policies to promote grants and contracts that furthers and supports
the University's strategic research goals and objectives.
-Establishes and maintains effective communication and cooperative
working relationships with University administrators, faculty, staff,
government and private agencies.
-Serves as the Senior Business Manager for the Office of Research Services.
-Hires, trains and supervises pre-award and post-award administrators
to work with faculty to prepare and submits proposals and help faculty
to effectively manage sponsored grant and contract awards.
-Administers and interprets institutional and applicable federal
and/or state laws and regulations governing the administration and
management of sponsored awards.
-Liaises with the IRB Regulatory Compliance Director as necessary to
ensure compliance with regulations regarding the protection of human
subjects in research.
-Oversees the preparation of complex grant proposals to fund major
University initiatives.

Initiatives Support
Supports initiatives of the Vice Provost of Research that further the
research mission of the Main Campus – to include:
-Staffing faculty task forces, developing supporting materials (e.g.,
data on campus research, benchmarking research on practices at other
universities);
-Developing and implementing new policies; projects aimed at building
research infrastructure (e.g., equipment and facilities support),
research communication (internally and externally); and
-Other activities essential to the promotion of research at Georgetown
University.

Performance Tracking
Tracks performance and customer services metrics such as:
-Resolutions: number of inquiries resolved (how many cases is the team
and each team member able to resolve in a week or month).
-Time to Resolution: average amount of time it takes to resolve an inquiry.
-First Response Time: the average amount of time it takes to respond
to an inquiry after it's been submitted.
-Backlog Inflow/Outflow: the number of inquiries submitted and
in-progress compared to number of inquiries closed (is backlog
shrinking or growing).

University Representation
-Represents the University at professional meetings and forums - e.g.,
Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) meetings, Council on
Governmental Relations (COGR), in liaison with funding agencies.
-Participates in professional conferences and meetings -e.g., NCURA
(National Council of University Research Administrators), Society of
Research Administrators International (SRA).
-Serves on appropriate University committees as required and directed
by the Vice Provost for Research.
-Directs the establishment and maintenance of essentials records and
files of all proposal and sponsored grant and contract awards.
-Identifies and funds professional development for staff.

Requirements
-Master’s degree – preference for PhD
-At least 10 years of experience in pre- and post- award activity
-Familiarity with issues of research compliance and knowledge of
federal agency practices regulations and policies
-Evidence of leadership in similar management positions, the ability
to supervise, hire and train staff; and to provide and instill high
quality customer service practices
-Capability of producing creative and innovative solutions and
approaches to common and complex problems and issues
-Understanding of federal regulations for grants management and
sponsored research, including National Science Foundation (NSF), US
Department of Education (US DOE), Health & Human Services (HHS),
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and National Endowment for the
Humanities (NEH).
-Evidence of financial management and the ability to manage budgets effectively
-An entrepreneurial mindset and customer service driven attitude in
order to lead a team that will identify research opportunities,
stimulate grant getting among faculty and staff, conduct workshops,
and develop and maintain relationships with faculty, funding agencies
and foundations and manage awards effectively
-Highly developed verbal and written communications and interpersonal
skills, and the ability to conduct daily, fast-paced, face-to-face,
phone and email interaction with all stakeholders
-Ability to work effectively, collaboratively, and diplomatically with
faculty and offices of senior level administration: grants accounting,
procurement, and other university administrators, as well as with
program officers at State and federal agencies; and to act as an
effective liaison between faculty and funding agencies
-Active in one or more related professional organizations – preference
for Certified Research Administrator

For more information and to apply, please go to
https://georgetown.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Georgetown_Admin_Careers/job/Main-Campus/Senior-Director-of-Research-Services---Office-of-the-Vice-Provost-for-Research_JR01380

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