University of Miami

Sr. Manager, Research Support

University of Miami$95K — $115K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in relevant field required
  • Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
  • Knowledge of business and management principles
  • Ability to manage and evaluate department operations
  • Strong capability to lead and develop team members

Responsibilities

  • Conduct meetings with research staff for coordinated functions
  • Provide technical support and resolve operational issues
  • Oversee departmental budget and identify cost-saving opportunities
  • Assist in manuscript preparation and publication
  • Recruit, train, and evaluate research staff performance
  • Analyze reports for new topic modules
  • Define indicators for data visualization platform
  • Assess internal controls and ensure compliance with University policies

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical and dental
  • Tuition remission for employees
  • Support for career growth and development
  • Opportunities for resource optimization within teams
  • Engagement in expanding research capabilities
Full Job Description
CORE SUMMARY

The Senior Manager, Research Support leads the research program teams to ensure successful system implementation and upgrades. Specifically, the Senior Manager, Research Support oversees the day-to-day operations and resources of research staff and supports programs for their growth and development.

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Conducts meetings with research staff and ensures functions are coordinated in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Provides technical support and resolves operational problems.
  • Oversees department budget and identifies areas of opportunity for cost reduction.
  • Assists in the preparation and publication of manuscripts.
  • Recruits and trains research staff and prepares performance reports and disciplinary recommendations for the leadership team.
  • Analyzes reports, data briefs, and auxiliary publications for new topic modules.
  • Defines and produces indicators for a data visualization platform.
  • Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures.
  • 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 required

Experience:

Minimum 5 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.


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

Job Status:
Full time

Employee Type:
Staff

About University of Miami

The University of Miami is a private research university in Coral Gables, Florida. The university offers 132 undergraduate, 148 master's, and 67 doctoral degree programs, of which 63 are research/scholarship and four professional areas of study. The university's research expenditures in the 2018–2019 fiscal year were $358.9 million, the highest of any university in Florida and 45th in the nation. The university comprises 11 schools and colleges, including the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in Miami's Health District, a law school on the main campus, and the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science focused on the study of oceanography and atmospheric sciences on Virginia Key, with research facilities at the Richmond Facility in southern Miami-Dade County.
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