Job Description

Overview:

Job Description Summary:

Manages specialized research personnel and trainee appointment programs to support compliant, accurate, and timely engagement in research activities. Provides operational leadership, financial and administrative oversight, and risk-based guidance to ensure appointment requirements meet organizational and regulatory standards.

Job Description:

Essential Job Functions

• Directs specialized appointment processes throughout the engagement lifecycle and ensures timely, accurate status administration.
• Oversees financial and administrative requirements and provides guidance that supports appropriate funding, compensation, and institutional decision-making.
• Leads onboarding and offboarding processes and ensures required reviews, documentation, training, and authorization are completed.
• Develops, interprets, and maintains program policies, procedures, standards, and educational resources.
• Evaluates complex engagements for organizational risk and coordinates appropriate review, safeguards, escalation, and resolution.
• Supervises program staff, establishes service expectations, and supports performance, development, and accountability.
• Leads process improvement, quality, and monitoring efforts to strengthen compliance, reduce risk, and improve service delivery.

Education Requirement

• Bachelor’s Degree, required.
• Master’s Degree, preferred.

Skills

Demonstrated ability to manage confidential and sensitive personnel, financial, and compliance information.

Experience

• Five years of progressively responsible experience in research administration, human resources, academic or trainee appointments, regulatory compliance, sponsored programs, or a related field, including at least two years of experience leading staff, programs, or complex cross-functional processes.
• Experience interpreting and applying policies, regulations, contracts, or institutional requirements to complex individual circumstances.
• Experience managing appointments, onboarding, credentialing, or personnel processes that fall outside standard employment workflows.
• Experience coordinating complex matters involving multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience identifying risk, escalating high-risk matters, and documenting decisions and required controls.
• Experience supervising staff or providing formal program leadership.

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"