Location: Boston-MA
Site: The General Hospital Corporation
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
The Administrative Director is responsible for setting administrative direction (i.e., policies and procedures, systems, etc.) and coordinating the research aspects of the organization. Drawing on a broad understanding of Hospital and sponsor policies and requirements, and displaying a high degree of initiative and independent judgment, the incumbent will collaborate closely with physicians, scientists and leadership to continually assess and direct a wide range of research issues, including financial, personnel, operational, regulatory, facilities, systems, programmatic development, long-range planning and project development for the organization.
Does this position require Patient Care? No
Essential Functions
-Assist in establishing and operationalizing the strategic priorities which include, research, faculty recruitment/retention, education and fundraising.
-Supervise the budgetary process, including review and approval of funding requests, as well as serve as liaison to the Development Office in providing strategic guidance and involvement with fund raising.
-Performs funding analyses, including forecasting anticipated deficits/surpluses.
-Oversee management of symposia and visits/lectures by outside researchers in the areas relevant to stem cell research to benefit the research community.
-Develops and implements tools, systems and resources to support and facilitate proposal and award activities and to improve coordination of grant activities among principal investigators and Research Management.
-Works in concert with Research Management and principal investigators to ensure the continuity of the overall research effort.
-Manages all phases of research grant and contract administration, including personnel management and staff training/development.
-Oversees and approves research financial transactional activities (payroll, travel requests, MSS employee changes, journal entries, check requests, etc.) as appropriate; Oversees research expense (telephones, staffing, etc.) management issues; Oversees these activities as they occur at the Divisional and laboratory level; Performs comparative analyses; Develops and implements policies and procedures and strategies for cost containment.
Education
Bachelor’s degree required in management, finance or related discipline; Master’s degree preferred.
Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No
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