Research Administrator 1 - Stanford, United States - Stanford University

Stanford University

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Stanford, United States

2 weeks ago

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Description

Stanford University is seeking a Research Administrator 1 to work under guidance to manage the proposal preparation and/or post award activities on less complex sponsored projects, such as federal grants, foundation grants, and simple industrial contracts.

You will be working with an unparalleled leading-edge community of faculty and staff that are fundamentally changing the world of health care.

You will have the opportunity to influence and drive change with your innovative ideas, the ability to make a difference and participate in human advancements.

Our culture is fast-paced, energetic, and growing all of the time.

We offer a variety of benefits beyond traditional medical, dental, retirement, and savings options:

Events and program for children, sports camps, tuition options
Worldclass intellectual stimulation through learning and development classes, workshops, and onsite conferences from leadingedge speakers and faculty
Work/life and familyfriendly policies and reimbursement
Participation in Stanford's social responsibility and sustainable programs for a better world
A vibrant university culture that values the uniqueness of each individual

About the Department of Pathology:

The Department of Pathology is a founding department of the Stanford School of Medicine and one of the leading departments in the United States.

Our preeminent faculty spans from emerging leaders to highly accomplished physicians and scientists, including a Nobel laureate and members of the National Academy.

Our mission is to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and basic understanding of the human disease. This is done through discovery (research), education, and clinical care.

Comprised of extraordinary faculty and staff, our mission is to improve the ability to diagnose, treat and understand the origin and manifestation of human disease, and to care for those who have or are at risk to develop disease.

We accomplish this through our clinical services (in all fields of anatomic and clinical pathology, including molecular and genomic pathology, histocompatibility testing and transfusion medicine) and be research (which includes basic, translational and clinical research into the origins and manifestations of disease, including efforts to improve disease prediction and prevention as part of the goal of achieving precision medicine and health), and also by educating future leaders in pathology and related fields.

Everything we do is to achieve the goals of providing the highest quality of clinical services to the patients for whom we passionately care, to advance our ability to understand, diagnose, monitor and ultimately to cure disease or to prevent or delay its occurrence, and to provide outstanding education and career development opportunities to those who share these goals.

About the Position:

As a Research Administrator in the Department of Pathology at Stanford University, you will review and reconcile accounting transactions and supporting documents for accuracy, authorizations and compliance.

You will prepare accurate reports to the Department's faculty and staff members in a dynamic work environment.

In addition, you will collaborate in a team environment to contribute to the Department in ways to effectively streamline processes and assist with testing and implementing the procedures.

You will be working with a Team of Research Administrators and attend weekly team meetings to discuss and share processes and any updates to sponsor policies.

You will work under the supervision of a manager to maintain adherence to deadlines and compliance procedures.

You should be highly organized, proactive, extremely detail oriented and be able to multi-task with ease in a fast-paced environment.

Regardless of your assignment, you will be expected to demonstrate strong business judgement, professional etiquette and exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.

In addition to having a "can-do" attitude and pleasant demeanor, you must have extraordinary communication skills that allow you to interact with a diverse group of people.

Duties include:

Assist in the preparation of routine proposals within parameters of sponsored and nonsponsored research guidelines. Coordinate and communicate submission process, both paper and electronic; review documents for completeness and compliance.
Develop, prepare, and finalize project budgets, and provide budget justification
Serve as liaison and active partner between principal investigators, Office of Sponsored Research, research groups, and other departments; respond to sponsor inquiries.
Collaborate with Office of Sponsored Research to ensure awards are set up properly, including costsharing awards if applicable.
Review and understand the terms and conditions of sponsored projects administered, including linked/footnoted terms and conditions not provided in hard copy or electronic copy.
Initiate expenditures; monitor post award spending and