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Description The Office of Research and Graduate Education at West Virginia University Research Corporation is currently accepting applications for a (Hybrid) Associate Director of HSC Pre Award. About the Opportunity The primary responsibility of the position is to serve as the Associate Director for HSC Pre/Post-Award, Office of Research and Graduate Education. The Associate Director is the leader of the pre-award sub-department and is responsible for routine to complex sub-department decision making. The Associate Director will provide supervisory and day-to-day recommendations to the Director and Assistant Director of HSC Pre-/Post-Award. This position will hold the primary role as the HSC administrative approver (on behalf of executive leadership in the HSC) for all grant submissions to extramural sponsors in conjunction with the HSC Director, Pre-/Post-Award. This position will be a primary liaison with the WVU Office of Sponsored Programs. This position is responsible to oversee, plan, direct, and coordinate organizational activities including policy formulation, management of daily operations, and resource stewardship consistent with business objectives. It may oversee pre- or post-award functions such as procurement, human resources, communications, finance, general operations, and/or office support. Provides operational leadership; requires creativity, and interpretive abilities to effectively resolve complex problems. Work effort has significant impact on personnel, budget and operations, producing major organizational, legal and financial results and/or liability. At WVU Research Corporation, we strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU Research Corporation offers a comprehensive benefits package with a variety of options to suit your needs: 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar) Paid Time off (PTO) 403(b) retirement savings with a fully vested 3% employee contribution match, (Employees have the option of contributing an additional 1-3% of their earnings to the plan, which is also matched by the WVURC) A range of health insurance and other benefits Dependent Education Scholarship WVU Perks What You'll Do Supports executive HSC leadership in developing maintaining a proactive grant management environment, which supports principle investigator needs and meets sponsor, university, state and federal requirements. Engage in strategic planning processes, including long-term planning of the strategic direction of research administration operating processes. Independently oversees the review and approval for all special request considerations at the HSC level such as special F&A rate requests, Cost Share considerations, institutional support/letters, etc. Participate in the management and direction of training processes for new employees supporting research administration in the HSC. Oversees the HSC "Tweak My Aims" initiative in support of enhancing proposal development. Engage and/or connect team in professional and leadership development activities as appropriate to maximize office efficiency and effectiveness. Oversee the development and maintenance of standard operating procedures in collaboration with the Director of HSC Pre-/Post-Award. Oversee management of personnel matters for direct reports, including but not limited to, work assignments, professional development, leave approvals, development and delivery of performance... For full info follow application link.

West Virginia University Research Corporation is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. West Virginia University Research Corporation values diversity among its employees and invites applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, nationality, genetics, disability, or Veteran status.