Overview In this role you will oversee the Office of Research operations at Yale School of Nursing, ensuring efficient research administration and compliance. You'll support faculty, staff, and students across grants lifecycle, research programs, and data reporting, driving process improvements and high-quality services. You will collaborate with university offices to align policies and sponsor requirements, contributing to a growing research enterprise. This is a hands-on position with a strong emphasis on operational excellence and stakeholder service.
Responsibilities- Oversee day-to-day Office of Research operations and staff
- Manage grant proposal lifecycle and sponsor compliance
- Ensure regulatory compliance for sponsored research
- Foster collaboration with university offices and compliance units
- Coordinate administrative support for the PhD program
- Manage data collection, analysis, and reporting for research metrics
- Drive process improvements and standardized administrative workflows
- Deliver responsive, high-quality customer service to faculty, staff, and students
Key requirements- Knowledge of grant and contract pre-award process and federal regulations
- Strong management, communication, and multitasking skills in an academic setting
- Ability to interpret institutional policies and provide guidance for submissions
- Collaborative ability across schools, departments, and central offices
- Proficiency with PC-based tools including Excel; experience with electronic proposal systems; familiarity with research administration systems
- Bachelor's Degree in related field and six years of relevant experience
- excellent communication (written and verbal)
- customer service orientation
- attention to detail
- Microsoft Excel
- database administration
- electronic proposal systems
