Job Profile:
Research Administration Specialist 3
Job Family:
Research Administration
Time Type:
Full time
Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Job Profile Summary:
Responsible for collaborating with faculty and researchers in managing intermediate to complex aspects of proposal development, development of financial resources and programs, and ensuring compliance with university policies.
Job Description:
Position Salary Range: $80,000 - $98,000 per year; DOE
Job Description:
Under general supervision and reporting to the Vice President of Research, the Capture Manager develops and executes capture strategies for priority opportunities aligned with ASU's strategic initiatives, research capabilities, and programmatic strengths. This role focuses on Defense, DARPA, Space Force, and commercial space opportunities, with responsibility for shaping pursuits early, developing win strategies, coordinating cross-ASU teams, and building external partnerships that improve competitiveness through transition to proposal development.
Essential Duties:
Networking
Lead capture for priority Department of Defense, Space Force, DARPA, and commercial space opportunities, including large and strategic pursuits aligned with ASU capabilities.
Develop pursuit-specific partnerships with industry, defense, space, national laboratory, and academic partners for current and emerging opportunities.
Work in partnership with other Capture Managers and the Research Development Office to maintain sponsor, competitor, pipeline, and ASU capability intelligence that informs defense and space portfolio positioning.
Work directly with ASU's Research Engagement Office (REO) to assess federal funding priorities and strategies, with emphasis on early positioning for DoD, DARPA, Space Force, and space-related opportunities.
Mobilize Knowledge Enterprise capabilities in support of activities with ASU’s Advanced Capabilities for National Security Initiative (ACNSI), the Instrument and Mission Development Lab (IMDL), the ASU-led Irregular Warfare Center, and other relevant units around priority pursuits to enhance interdisciplinary competitiveness.
Counsel and advise ASU leadership regarding defense, space, federal research, and award strategies.
Positioning
Create gap, SWOT, competitor, partner, and sponsor analyses to inform competitive pursuits and strengthen opportunity positioning.
Shape opportunities early, develop win strategies and win themes, and coordinate early actions for pursuit activities for complex, large, and/or high-profile proposals.
Coordinate pre-RFP activities, including requests for information (RFIs), sources sought notices, white papers, industry days, and early sponsor engagement activities.
Develop and support opportunity PWin, go/no-go strategies, and other decision gates to inform pursuit prioritization and resource allocation.
Lead Capture Plan development, engage potential collaborators early, and coordinate proposal team formation.
Maintain knowledge of ASU faculty expertise, departmental strengths, institutional priorities, and sponsor opportunities to support strategic teaming and pursuit development.
Connect faculty across disciplines and align their interests with institutional priorities and sponsor needs to build competitive teams.
Support proposal reviews, quality assurance, and recommendations for improvement, including alignment with win themes, evaluation criteria, and sponsor expectations.
Best Practice
Leverages technology to optimize and increase efficiencies in the pursuit of funding opportunities.
Maintains research capacity documents and faculty expertise and interest data.
Develop capture workflows and processes that convert enterprise…