Director, Sponsored Research and Programs (SRP)

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Full/Part Time
Schedule
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31323108 Full Time 8AM - 5PM $132,200 - $157,200

The UC Riverside School of Medicine is seeking an experienced Director of Sponsored Research and Programs. Reporting to the School of Medicine (SOM) Associate Dean/Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, and in collaboration with the Senior Associate Dean of Research, the Director of the SOM Sponsored Research and Programs Department provides leadership, management, and development in support of the school's strategic plan to promote and grow sponsor-funded programs and research. The incumbent is responsible for a variety of complex managerial, operational, financial, and outreach functions in support of the greater SOM research enterprise, which includes the management of both extramural and intramural initiatives. Serves as the overarching resource and authority for the Clinical and Research Departments to ensure that all grants managed, regardless of whether they are housed in the Research, Clinical, or in Sponsored Research Departments, are managed consistently at a School of Medicine-wide level and that reporting to central campus and the grant sponsors is uniform. Duties include analysis and interpretation of federal, state, and university policies and procedures; oversight of specialized research administrative functions; process development to ensure consistency and compliance in the management of all sponsored funds across the school; financial management and reporting; development and delivery of training workshops and meetings; and deployment of staff resources. Additionally, the Director is responsible for a broad range of non-sponsored, intramural funding encompassing multiple funding sources including Endowment, Gifts, Sales & Service, and University and school-state allocations, including those for faculty start-up, residual funding, and student and research fellowships. The Director leverages their strong background in fund accounting administration in order to adequately advise and teach the team, while ensuring a high level of financial data integrity on the Department's managed funds, currently totaling over $32 million in annual allocations. The incumbent participates directly with leadership in strategic and tactical planning in the pursuit of extramural funds and provides expert consultation in the highly complex regulatory and business operations of sponsored funding to SOM senior leadership, department heads, staff, and campus constituents, as well as external partners as needed.The Director leads and directs a team of employees providing services in the areas of research development, pre-award activities, writing and editing, and extramural and intramural award management to the SOM community, including the Dean's Office, the Division of Biomedical Sciences, the Division of Clinical Sciences, the Department of Research, the Center for Healthy Communities, Student Affairs, Undergraduate Medical Education, and Graduate Medical Education.

The full salary range for this position is $107,200 - $207,200 annually. However, the expected pay scale for this position is $107,200 up to $157,200 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.

Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.

Selected candidates will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time.  Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Advanced knowledge of the organization's operational, personnel, and financial transactions and financial systems related to administration of contracts and grants.
Sophisticated service orientation, strong management skills, leadership skills, sound judgment and decision-making, critical thinking, and creative problem solving.
Strong knowledge of industry best practices. Advanced ability to implement and mange broad-based grant funding best practices and procedures.
Strong and effective verbal and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively across the organization at all levels.
Thorough knowledge of finance, accounting, business and systems operations and regulatory compliance requirements.
Advanced ability to develop grant writing skills/development programs.
Strong skills using common desktop/web applications; understanding of research enterprise databases.

In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.

• UC Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
  


• UC Riverside is the top university in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020
  


• UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.
  


• Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. - Business Insider 2019
  


• Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for World University Rankings
  


• UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.
  

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview