Research Project Manager
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Job Description
Job Title
Research Project ManagerAgency
Texas A&M University Health Science CenterDepartment
Health BehaviorProposed Minimum Salary
CommensurateJob Location
College Station TexasJob Type
StaffJob Description
Our Commitment
Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect Excellence Leadership Loyalty Integrity and Selfless Service.
Who we are
As one of the fastestgrowing academic health centers in the nation Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education innovative research and teambased health care delivery.
What we want
The Project Manager III position will serve on the Center for Community Health and Aging operational team coordinating the centers partnership engagement activities and serving as the research
administrator for the centers healthy aging research projects
What you need to know
Salary: Compensation will be commensurate to the selected hires experience.
Schedule/Location: Located in College Station TX this position has a typical schedule of Monday Friday 8am to 5pm. Persons in this position should be flexible to work beyond typical schedule as needed.
Cover Letter/Resume: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended and will help in our review. You may upload them on the application under the CV/Resume section.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
Seven years of experience working in an academic research setting with pre and postaward support on grants and contracts or related areas
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in the following: academic/research setting; financial oversight; pre and postaward; knowledge of TAMU SRS policies and procedures; federal and state grant application requirements; TAMU financial and travel policies; Maestro FAMIS/Canopy AggieBuy Concur and iPaymentCashiering
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of SRS policies and procedures; federal and state grant application requirements; TAMU financial and travel policies; Maestro FAMIS/Canopy AggieBuy Concur and iPaymentCashiering
Knowledge of word processing spreadsheet and database applications
Oral and written communication skills
Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others
Responsibilities
Research Project Administration and Management:Serves as primary liaison between center and both SPH Office of Research and SRS for pre and postaward for the centers healthy aging proposals and projects. Supports community health and/or adolescent health research administrators with pre and postaward activities as needed. Performs other duties as assigned.
Preaward:Assists in identifying appropriate funding opportunities for center faculty and staff. Serves as liaison between PI and SRS Proposal Administrator. Coordinates the proposal submission process and provides proposal development support to PIs including grant matrix development budget development proposal component/document tracking document formatting and compliance check. Supports grant writing activities and ensures proposals comply with funding opportunity guidelines. Ensures all required proposal documents are received by proposal team and submitted to SRS. Assists SRS with and/or completes the proposal submission to the funder.
Postaward:Assists with contract/agreement upon funding. Assists with subaward and consultant paperwork as needed. Coordinates project hiring of staff and students. Periodically conducts meetings with stakeholders to discuss contractual or fiscal information. Supports submission of project deliverables and reports and ensures deliverables comply with grant or contract guidelines. Maintains project financials. Monitors project budget expenditures and completes corrections when appropriate. Monitors annual spending and meets with PI to review account spending needs. Assists with project purchasing and travel. Prepares vouchers purchase orders and requisitions and coordinates with accounting personnel. Prepares and submits PI travel requests and expense reports in Concur. Ensures project financial activities are compliant with TAMU policies including procurement financial management and operations contracts administration and travel. Completes monthly costing allocation submission (PEGs) of staff and students on projects. Reviews payroll monthly to ensure personnel effort is charging correctly. Completes payroll corrections (PCTs) as needed. Reviews biannual Time & Effort with project PIs. Assists with no cost extension requests and contract amendment . Assists PI and SRS with project close out. Assists PI with submission of lapsing requests for fixed price projects
Partnership Engagement:Plans coordinates and hosts center engagement events. Manages center affiliate activities including recruitment enrollment and supporting activities. Completes affiliation paperwork including initial affiliation and renewals when appropriate. Maintains center affiliation records including core faculty affiliated faculty external collaborators community partners etc.
Why Texas A&M University
We are a prestigious university with strong traditions Core Values and a community of caring and collaboration. Amenities associated with a major university such as sporting and cultural events stateoftheart recreation facilities the Bush Library and Museum and much more await you. Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable costofliving and no long commutes.
Medical prescription drug dental vision life and AD&D flexible spending accounts and longterm disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
Up to eight hours of paid sick leaveand at leasteight hours of paid vacationeach month
Automatic enrollment in theTeacher Retirement System of Texas
Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
Professional Development: All employees have access to freeLinkedIn Learningtraining webinars and limited financial support to attend conferences workshops and more
Educational release time and tuition assistancefor completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
Living Well a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees for employees
Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.
All positions are securitysensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and employment is contingent upon the institutions verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institutions procedures including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
