Sponsored Programs Information Systems Manager

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students.  Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

The Sponsored Programs Information Systems Manager is directly involved in and oversees all operational, functional, and administrative aspects of the PeopleSoft Financial system, specifically, PeopleSoft’s contracts, grants, and billing/accounts receivables modules. This position has primary responsibility for assisting OSP Sponsored Programs Administration Teams with OSP software needs and pertinent technology applications (e.g. NIH Commons, NSF Fastlane, InfoOffice’s Sponsored Programs modules), and a variety of electronic applications available from federal and state agencies, foundations, and corporations.

This position provides direction on analysis, scheduling, testing and implementation of all OSP software application fixes, upgrades, new releases or additional PeopleSoft modules. The Sponsored Programs Information Systems Manager assists OSP Sponsored Programs Administration Teams and departmental staff, as needed, in determining and planning resources and priorities related to the implementation of new technology projects.

As part of an OSP cross-functional team, the Sponsored Programs Information Systems Manager participates in implementation partnerships for all OSP technology projects. This position will be OSP’s direct contact person with the Boston College Financial Management Services Department and work closely with the Boston College Information Technology Department.

Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $80,850 to $101,050; salary commensurate with relevant experience.

Requirements

Knowledge and Skills:

* BA/BS or advance degree in computer science or information systems or other relevant discipline required

* Minimum 6 years experience with People Soft Financial Systems particularly PeopleSoft Grants Module and Billing/AR

* Experience working with Financial Management Services and Information Technology Services in an academic setting

* Experience in project management and application development

* Experience in Website development and maintenance and report development, configuration and distribution (utilizing Vista, Crystal and other reporting software) and advanced level skills with Excel.

* Understanding of technical applications required for the operation of University research administration

* Knowledge of 2 CFR Part 200 a plus.

* Ability to manage a diverse workload and competing priorities

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills

* Ability to work well in a team environment

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .