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The University of Miami/UHealth Department of SCCC has an exciting opportunity for a Full-Time Senior Manager, Sponsored Programs to work at UHealth in Miami, Florida.
CORE JOB SUMMARY
The Senior Manager, Sponsored Programs directs and oversees all administrative and financial aspects of the Sponsored Programs division at the assigned facilities. The Senior Manager, Sponsored Programs operates with the goals of increasing sponsored funding levels and the output of funding proposal, as well as maximizing the use and efficacy of existing research funding dollars. Further, the incumbent develops and implements policies and methods that further these goals.
CORE JOB FUNCTIONS
1. Identifies potential donors or sources of funding and plans outreach strategies.
2. Participates in the development of grants applications and proposals.
3. Schedules and oversees planning for special events that publicize the organization and its programs to the community.
4. Trains, mentors, and supervises sponsored programs staff members, and prepares performance reports.
5. Negotiates contractual provisions with potential partners.
6. Develops and provides reports or documentation needed to secure and maintain funding and grants.
7. Ensures that grants and contracts adhere to organizational standards.
8. Acts as department expert and primary point of contact on funding issues and disputes.
9. Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures.
10. Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on university policy and procedures.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
Experience:
Minimum 7 years of relevant experience
Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:
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.
Department Specifics:
Research Data Strategy, Governance, and Reporting
· Leads the strategic planning, development, and oversight of Sylvester research data initiatives supporting CCSG, institutional reporting requirements, and cancer center leadership priorities.
· Directs the collection, integration, validation, governance, and presentation of research data from multiple institutional systems to promote accuracy, consistency, transparency, and compliance with sponsor and institutional requirements.
· Serves as a primary subject matter expert for CCSG data management, coordinating data collection, quality assurance, analysis, and presentation for grant submissions, competitive renewals, progress reports, external reviews, and site visits.
· Establishes data governance standards, business rules, data definitions, internal controls, policies, and procedures across research data functions; routinely evaluates effectiveness and implements corrective actions.
· Oversees centralized repositories, dashboards, scorecards, performance metrics, and automated reporting processes used by Sylvester leadership, program leaders, shared resources, and administrative teams.
· Leads preparation and presentation of executive summaries, analytical reports, benchmarking materials, and strategic recommendations for leadership, committees, and external stakeholders.
· Supports data needs for proposal…