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Sr. Manager, Sponsored Programs

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The University of Miami/UHealth Department of SCCC has an exciting opportunity for a Full-Time Senior Manager, Sponsored Programs to work at UHealth in Miami, Florida.

CORE JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Manager, Sponsored Programs directs and oversees all administrative and financial aspects of the Sponsored Programs division at the assigned facilities. The Senior Manager, Sponsored Programs operates with the goals of increasing sponsored funding levels and the output of funding proposal, as well as maximizing the use and efficacy of existing research funding dollars. Further, the incumbent develops and implements policies and methods that further these goals.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Identifies potential donors or sources of funding and plans outreach strategies.

2. Participates in the development of grants applications and proposals.

3. Schedules and oversees planning for special events that publicize the organization and its programs to the community.

4. Trains, mentors, and supervises sponsored programs staff members, and prepares performance reports.

5. Negotiates contractual provisions with potential partners.

6. Develops and provides reports or documentation needed to secure and maintain funding and grants.

7. Ensures that grants and contracts adhere to organizational standards.

8. Acts as department expert and primary point of contact on funding issues and disputes.

9. Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures.

10. Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on university policy and procedures.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Experience:

Minimum 7 years of relevant experience

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

  • Knowledge of business and management principles.
  • Ability to direct, manage, implement, and evaluate department operations.
  • Ability to establish department goals, and objectives that support the strategic plan.
  • Ability to effectively plan, delegate and/or supervise the work of others.
  • Ability to lead, motivate, develop, and train others.

Department Specifics:

Research Data Strategy, Governance, and Reporting

· Leads the strategic planning, development, and oversight of Sylvester research data initiatives supporting CCSG, institutional reporting requirements, and cancer center leadership priorities.

· Directs the collection, integration, validation, governance, and presentation of research data from multiple institutional systems to promote accuracy, consistency, transparency, and compliance with sponsor and institutional requirements.

· Serves as a primary subject matter expert for CCSG data management, coordinating data collection, quality assurance, analysis, and presentation for grant submissions, competitive renewals, progress reports, external reviews, and site visits.

· Establishes data governance standards, business rules, data definitions, internal controls, policies, and procedures across research data functions; routinely evaluates effectiveness and implements corrective actions.

· Oversees centralized repositories, dashboards, scorecards, performance metrics, and automated reporting processes used by Sylvester leadership, program leaders, shared resources, and administrative teams.

· Leads preparation and presentation of executive summaries, analytical reports, benchmarking materials, and strategic recommendations for leadership, committees, and external stakeholders.

· Supports data needs for proposal development, including training grants and related submissions such as T32s, by coordinating, validating, and presenting research data in alignment with sponsor requirements and institutional priorities.

Membership, Publications, and Funding Data Oversight

· Provides strategic and operational oversight for membership, publication, and research funding data functions that support CCSG, institutional reporting, leadership review, proposal development, and other Sylvester priorities.

· Oversees membership data governance and related CCSG Data Tables (DT) 1A-C, including application review, presentation, decision communication, record maintenance, policy updates, and periodic membership reviews.

· Ensures publication data workflows are in place to identify and import publications, validate authorship and affiliations, assess cancer relevance and collaborating institutions, obtain program leader feedback, and maintain accurate publication records.

· Provides leadership oversight for research funding data operations, oversees the production of DT 2A-B reporting, controls, business rules, documentation, and service delivery for day-to-day funding data management.

· Coordinates membership, publication, and funding data requirements across program leaders, program coordinators, research administration, finance, shared resources, office of education & training, recruitment/HR, communications teams, and other stakeholders.

· Ensures timely and accurate reporting for CCSG, FACCA, leadership requests, institutional submissions, strategic planning, and recurring or ad hoc data needs.

· Develops policies, review standards, training materials, system integrations, reconciliation processes, automation opportunities, and process improvements that strengthen data quality, consistency, usability, and accountability.

Systems, Process Improvement, and Service Delivery

· Directs complex research data projects and process improvement initiatives using structured project management approaches to improve operational efficiency, reporting capability, and stakeholder engagement.

· Leads the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of centralized data repositories, business intelligence tools, dashboards, and automated workflows supporting research operations.

· Oversees research data request intake, prioritization, assignment, service standards, and stakeholder communications to promote timely and effective support.

· Develops data quality monitoring frameworks and routine audit processes to identify discrepancies, document root causes, implement corrective actions, and improve overall reliability.

· Partners with informatics, institutional compliance, regulatory, and research administration teams on data warehouse, integration, governance, and reporting initiatives.

· Leads development and maintenance of standard operating procedures, data dictionaries, process maps, training materials, and other documentation supporting sustainable research data operations.

· Supports data and reporting needs for institutional initiatives, leadership presentations, grants, external advisory activities, strategic planning, retreats, and other Sylvester priorities.

Leadership and Stakeholder Partnership

· Supervises, mentors, trains, and develops research data personnel; delegates work, establishes expectations, supports professional growth, and promotes accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, and service excellence.

· Establishes department goals, priorities, and performance measures aligned with the Sylvester strategic plan and reporting commitments.

· Serves as a liaison among operational, scientific, financial, technical, and administrative stakeholders, translating complex data needs into clear requirements and actionable solutions.

· Builds collaborative relationships with faculty, program leaders, program coordinators, shared resource directors, finance teams, research administrators, information technology, communications, and executive leadership.

· Assesses staffing, workflows, controls, and training needs across team members and recommends changes to strengthen capacity, continuity, and performance.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff

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