Experience in sponsored research or post-award administration preferred
People-management or supervisory experience preferred
Familiarity with academic medical centers or complex research environments preferred
Responsibilities
Lead and support a team of financial and administrative professionals
Oversee post-award research financial activities
Partner with leadership on annual budget and financial performance
Support financial administration for faculty research portfolios
Coordinate with institutional partners on award requirements and reporting
Maintain training-grant activity and complex research portfolios
Provide oversight of business operations and human resource administration
Benefits
Full-time schedule with 40 weekly hours
Regular employee status
Opportunity to work in a research-intensive environment
Collaboration with faculty and research teams
Potential for additional pay based on experience and qualifications
Full Job Description
Primary Location Burnet Campus Department Infectious Diseases Shift Day (United States of America) Schedule Full time Weekly Hours 40 FTE 1 Employee Status Regular
*Expected Starting Pay Range $83,969.60 - $107,224.00 *Starting pay is based on experience, skills, and equity; exceptions may apply for highly qualified candidates. Additional pay (e.g., shift, on-call, or weekend differentials) and benefits may apply. Annual pay may vary based on FTE status.
Business Manager - Infectious Diseases
Join the Division of Infectious Diseases in a business leadership role supporting a large, research-intensive portfolio. You will guide a team that helps faculty and research programs understand financial performance, manage sponsored award activity, and make informed operational decisions. This role brings together people leadership, research financial management, and close partnership with division leaders and investigators.
What You Will Do
Lead and support a team of financial and administrative professionals, setting clear priorities, balancing workload, and reinforcing accountability.
Oversee post-award research financial activities, including regular financial reporting, expenditure review, forecasting, issue resolution, and sponsor-compliant award management.
Partner with the Senior Business Director and division leadership on the annual fiscal-year budget and ongoing financial performance.
Support financial administration for faculty research portfolios, including monthly or quarterly reporting based on investigator needs.
Coordinate with Sponsored Programs and other institutional partners on award requirements, subawards, invoicing, reporting, and deliverables.
Help maintain training-grant activity and other complex sponsored research portfolios.
Provide day-to-day oversight of business operations and human resource administration for multiple programs or cost centers.
Build productive working relationships with faculty, research teams, business partners, and institutional offices.
What Will Help You Be Successful
Clear, confident people leadership and the ability to help experienced staff make sound decisions.
Ability to organize competing priorities and keep complex work moving across multiple stakeholders.
Strong communication, collaboration, and practical problem-solving with partners who may have urgent or highly detailed needs.
Comfort learning the nuances of specialized research programs and adapting to different faculty portfolios.
Financial judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to explain financial information in a useful way.
Job Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a related field.
3+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting sponsored research, grants, post-award administration, or research finance.
People-management, team-lead, or supervisory experience.
Experience in an academic medical center, hospital, university, research foundation, or similarly complex research environment.
Knowledge of institutional research systems and processes; internal institutional knowledge is helpful but not required.
Experience supporting high-volume or complex research portfolios and partnering with principal investigators.
Comprehensive job description provided upon request.
About Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is a pediatric hospital that provides comprehensive clinical services, from treatments for rare and complex conditions to well-child care. The hospital is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and is consistently ranked as one of the top pediatric hospitals in the United States.
