Works in partnership with faculty, staff, and students to manage the financial and administrative aspects of Tulane COBRE for Clinical and Translational Research in Cardiometabolic Diseases projects activities. The Tulane COBRE project provides support to several sponsored projects totaling more than $10 million in annual costs.

Oversees the daily operations of the project which include but are not limited to: hiring, training, and supervision of staff, organizing meetings and annual reports, processing purchases and invoicing, coordination of internal and external committee meetings; and assistance in evaluation of research programs.

Coordinates other sponsored research awards under the project including proactive facilitation and management of awards, drafting and submission of required reports, supporting program governance and instituting processes to guide daily activities, monitoring program progress; identifying risks and issues and implementing corrective measures, coordination of projects and their interdependences, managing the utilizing resources across projects, managing communication, clarifying and communicating program priorities, tracking and facilitating achievement of program deliverables.

Minimum Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, accounting, finance, higher education administration, or related field.
• Three years of previous experience in grants and contracts management, research and academic program management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in business administration, accounting, finance, higher education administration, or related field.
• Previous grants and contracts management experience in a health, scientific, research and development, or higher education setting.