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Job Category:
Academic Staff
Employment Type:
Regular
Job Profile:
Sponsored Programs, Grants & Contracts Compliance Manager
Job Summary:
The Grants & Contracts Compliance Manager will address increasing research compliance demands, including resolving outstanding effort certifications and establishing agreement development processes and templates. This role would provide oversight of compliance activities, ensure adherence to institutional and sponsor requirements, and develop the policies and procedures necessary to reduce risk and support efficient research administration operations.
Key Job Responsibilities:
Serves as a key resource to campus regarding research administration compliance areas and may supervise staff
Develops, implements, and evaluates policies and procedures related to compliance with federal, state, local, and/or university regulations
Assists principal investigators, researchers, administrative staff, leadership, and others to ensure institutional compliance with applicable regulations
Ensures institutional compliance related, but not limited to: audit coordination, conflict of interest, intellectual property, and institutional review boards, export controls, effort, or other policies
Department:
UW-Madison, College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Research Administration
Compensation:
The minimum salary is $74,154, depending on qualifications and experience.
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as:
Generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off
Competitive insurances and savings accounts
Retirement benefits
More Benefits information can be found here.
Required Qualifications:
Minimum of three years of experience in research administration, sponsored programs, grants and contracts administration, research compliance, research security, or a related area.
Experience interpreting and applying federal, state, sponsor, and institutional regulations governing sponsored research.
Knowledge of applicable regulations and compliance requirements, including Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), research security requirements, export controls, cybersecurity requirements, intellectual property, data management and sharing requirements, and other regulations associated with federally and industry-sponsored research.
Experience supporting sponsored projects funded by federal agencies, including NSF, NIH, DOE, and DOD, and/or industry sponsors.
Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, assess, and monitor policies, procedures, internal controls, and compliance programs.
Experience providing guidance and support throughout the proposal, award, and post-award lifecycle.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex regulatory requirements to diverse audiences.
Excellent analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and relationship management skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Five or more years of experience in research administration or research compliance within a higher education, academic medical center, or research-intensive environment.
Experience managing compliance requirements associated with federal and industry-sponsored awards and agreements, including those from NSF, NIH, DOE, and DOD.
Experience in one or more research compliance areas, including conflict of interest, research security, export controls, effort reporting, audit coordination, intellectual property, responsible conduct of research, and data management and sharing.
Experience developing and delivering compliance training, outreach, and educational programs for faculty, researchers, and staff.
Experience partnering with investigators, leadership, and administrative stakeholders to identify, assess, and mitigate compliance risks.
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