Boston College

Boston College Introduction

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.

Job Description

The (Sr) Assistant Director, Pre-Award Administration will provide guidance to a broad spectrum of constituencies, advising faculty, administrators, department chairs, deans, and institutional leadership of compliance mandates, policy, Federal initiatives, and funding opportunities. Externally this position will interact directly with the policy and program offices of more than 40 external sponsors. These contacts include representatives from Federal agencies, institutions of higher education, foreign entities, corporations and foundations, state agencies and subcontractors.

The (Sr) Assistant Director, Pre-Award Administration is authorized to sign certifications and assurances on behalf of the institution; approve proposals; update certifications and assurances on behalf of the institution; and interpret sponsor guidelines and regulations. Mature independence to make decisions in consultation with the Associate Director, Pre-Award are key components. Mentor and may supervise students and/or other junior level staff. Manages workload with independence. Works more on policies and procedures relevant to OSP.

Essential Functions:

• Pre-Award Administration
• Proposal development
• Proposal review and submissions
• Approve University level certifications
• Just In Time (JIT) management and submission
• Proposal tracking
• Progress report submission, as needed
• Participate in training workshops and offering self-training documents that will assist researchers in finding funding for their projects

Training & Policy Development

• Participate in formal University Training Program, conduct training sessions with individual departments, assist in the development of up-to-date training manuals, enhance OSP website and attend off campus training conferences.
• Participate in Internal Policy and Procedures Development
• Participate in various research committees (internal and external)

Supervision of students/staff

• Participate in Departmental Divisional staff meetings, as assigned
• Manages student team members (pre-employment screening, interviews, scheduling, work assignments, etc.)
• All other duties as assigned

Title and salary commensurate with relevant experience based on the following hiring range: 

Sr Assistant Director: 5+ years of applicable experience: $87,900 - $109,900

Assistant Director: 3-5 years of applicable experience: $79,600 - $99,550

Pre-Award Administrator: 0-3 years of applicable experience: $70,500 - $88,150

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

This position requires the ability to communicate clearly, effectively and in a professional manner. This position must have the capacity to educate and train individuals with varying levels of experience in sponsored program administration. This position must be capable of managing multiple tasks and working in a demanding, deadline-driven environment.

Overall, the candidate for this position must exhibit the following:

• A thorough knowledge and high level of functional and technical competency of electronic research administration tools such as Grants.gov, Research.gov; eRA Commons; Fed Connect; (2
• Professional competence in interpreting Federal regulations, 2CFR200 and FAR;
• Confidence and competency in training departmental administrators;
• Functional and technical competency in university administrative and financial management tools including all the various modules of PeopleSoft, InfoEd, and e-recruit; and
• A host of other functional and technical competencies that frame the professional duties of a research administrator.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 7 years’ professional experience in a central OSP environment or equivalent, demonstrating mastery of federal regulations for managing higher education research administration.

Closing Statement

Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is an equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity.

Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination.