Lead Research Administrator (Cancer Research)

Location: Boston, MA, US; hybrid schedule with 2–3 days onsite per week

Salary: $94,900–$115,400 per year

Company

hirify.global conducts cancer and HIV/AIDS research, provides patient care, educates physician-researchers, and advances public health in partnership with Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.

What you will do

• Manage complex research administration portfolios for multiple laboratories in Molecular and Cellular Oncology and Solid Tumors.
• Coordinate sponsored research applications, including eligibility reviews, non-scientific proposal materials, institutional approvals, submissions, deadlines, and just-in-time responses.
• Manage post-award financial activities, sponsor reports, projections, budgets, receivables, clinical trial billing, and industry agreement milestones.
• Approve procurement requests, purchase orders, PCard expenses, core and center service bills, and chargeback activity.
• Support onboarding, salary allocations, promotions, visa application processing, and offboarding in accordance with funding requirements.
• Advise researchers on compliance, NIH policies, conflicts of interest, foreign influence, agreements, time and effort certification, and special projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, with at least 6 years of relevant experience.
• Extensive experience analyzing grant data and applying NIH, federal, state, foundation, and institutional regulations.
• Expertise in budgeting, financial projections, complex awards, project periods, and sponsored research portfolio management.
• Strong written and verbal communication, client service, prioritization, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Ability to lead and influence projects across departments and independently troubleshoot complex issues.
• Ability to work onsite in Boston 2–3 days per week as part of the hybrid schedule.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, diverse, and equitable work environment.
• Collaboration with research finance, grants and contracts, clinical trials, legal, innovation, and other central offices.
• Opportunity to represent the department on institutional committees and workgroups.
• Work focused on cancer research, patient care, public health, and education.