Sr. Manager, Sponsored Programs
- Miami, FL
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Identifies potential donors or sources of funding and plans outreach strategies.
- Participates in the development of grants applications and proposals.
- Schedules and oversees planning for special events that publicize the organization and its programs to the community.
- Trains, mentors, and supervises sponsored programs staff members, and prepares performance reports.
- Negotiates contractual provisions with potential partners.
- Develops and provides reports or documentation needed to secure and maintain funding and grants.
- Ensures that grants and contracts adhere to organizational standards.
- Acts as department expert and primary point of contact on funding issues and disputes.
- Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures. Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures.
- Supports proposal development and submission for large, complex, and highly diversified research portfolios within Dept. of Medicine totaling $40M+ annually
- Oversees the submission of 40+ proposals annually from more than 20+ faculty and researchers and over 35+ sponsors, including federal, state, industry, foundation, and educational funding
- Serves as primary point of contact for faculty and investigators; develops budgets and justifications; collaborates with department finance team on cost-sharing, effort commitments, and resource planning
- Coordinates preparation and review of all required proposal components, including: abstracts, project descriptions, and specific aims; NIH Biosketches and other support documentation; facilities & other Resources descriptions; letters of support and institutional letters; and subrecipient documentation (e.g., SOWs, budgets, letters of intent)
- Interacts with various federal, state, foundation, and industry sponsors
- Manages complex submissions including multi-PI, multi-site, and multi-project grants such as NIH Us, Ps, and Ts
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
- Minimum 7 years of relevant experience
- Knowledge of business and management principles.
- Ability to direct, manage, implement, and evaluate department operations.
- Ability to establish department goals, and objectives that support the strategic plan.
- Ability to effectively plan, delegate and/or supervise the work of others.
- Ability to lead, motivate, develop, and train others.