Senior Advisor for Research Administration and Transition
Core
Provide strategic counsel, institutional knowledge, and transition support to ensure seamless leadership transfer and continuity of research administration operations during the onboarding of a new Associate Dean.
Role type
Senior IC research administration advisor (transition & mentorship)
Builds
Continuity of research administration operations and leadership transition
Domain
Higher education research administration
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
strategic counsel, institutional knowledge transfer, leadership mentoring, stakeholder relationship management, research compliance expertise, research operations guidance, initiative prioritization, organizational development
Preferred skills
prior Associate Dean for Research Administration experience, deep knowledge of Penn State College of Medicine research enterprise, expertise in external funding environments
Technologies
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Responsibilities
Provide onboarding and mentoring support to the incoming Associate Dean; Facilitate transfer of institutional knowledge and best practices; Ensure uninterrupted support for research faculty and trainees; Advise on stakeholder relationships and partnerships; Provide guidance on complex research administration matters; Assist with evaluation and prioritization of ongoing initiatives; Serve as Institutional Official for the IACUC
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight