Associate Director of Electronic Research Administration

Job Description

It takes a team of extraordinary talent to propel a university on the rise. When you work at Stevens you join a talented diverse and inclusive community of employees who work together to support the education research and innovation mission of the University.

POSITION SUMMARY

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role for the Vice Provost of Research Innovation as s / he :

Manages the latter stages of implementation of InfoEd eRA including validating troubleshooting and prioritizing issues for multiple modules.

Ensures the vital integration between InfoEd eRA and Workday Finance is functional efficient and successful.

Supports the Research Administration offices with adaptation to and use of the InfoEd eRA system including technical support and training.

Develops and provides a solid understanding of InfoEd eRA modules from a technical and functional perspective.

Develops maintains and delivers System End User training material.

Manages the process of configuring and establishing workflow logic routing and custom forms within the InfoEd eRA application including HTML java scripting and complex system design.

Supports the Research Administration offices with adaptation to and use of the InfoEd eRA system including technical support and training.

Creates test scripts test strategies and execute system and regression tests for new fixes and regression testing for upgrades and patch maintenance cycles.

Provides communication to campus regarding system issues upgrades and maintenance.

Records and tracks all issues that arise during implementation or post-production and facilitates discussions with the vendor to work out resolutions to issues that cannot be addressed through system configuration or business process.

Contributes to project planning efforts by providing estimates and input into tasks.

Works with business owners to define document and prioritize functional requirements.

Develops a broad understanding of the both the Workday Finance and InfoEd eRA application and underlying technical architecture.

Participates in multi-function technical meetings regarding all InfoEd eRA modules being deployed.

Participates in meetings for Workday Finance involving Sponsored Research as a subject matter expert.

Assists as appropriate with the deployment of Enterprise and other modules

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Qualifications :

A bachelors degree in computer science management / computer information systems computer engineering information technology or a directly related field from an accredited institution.

5 years of professional level experience with application support / troubleshooting enterprises software configurations end user training and / or technical testing.

5 years experience with research administration especially sponsored projects and / or research compliance & integrity.

NOTE : A combination of education and related technical / paraprofessional experience may be substituted for the bachelors degree on a year for year basis.

Preferred Qualifications :

Masters Degree in Business Information Technology or related field.

Experience in a Higher Education setting.

Testing enterprise level software.

Experience with relational database design structure and maintenance.

Experience with InfoEd or another Sponsored Research management software suite.

Additional Competencies :

Ability to communicate effectively both in writing and orally.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution.

Demonstrated commitment and leadership ability to advance diversity and inclusion.

Strong customer service and the ability to be flexible and highly organized

Ability to manage time effectively and work under tight deadlines

Ability to troubleshoot systems with documentation and beyond documentation persisting until a fix is complete

Ability to implement and support complex software applications

Ability to coordinate with multiple groups (business and technical) to find working solutions

Knowledge of project management

Self-motivated and proactive taking initiative to solve problems and recruit assistance for those solutions quickly

Ability to test enterprise level software

Reliable attendance during business hours

The successful candidate must be a U.S. Person

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Compensation Range

In compliance with the New Jersey Wage Transparency Act the annual base salary range for this position is $147000.00 - $200933.33. This range represents the Universitys good faith estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting. Stevens Institute of Technology determines compensation based on factors including the positions scope and responsibilities the candidates experience education skills internal equity market data and organizational considerations. The final salary will be set considering departmental budget qualifications and relevant credentials. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes additional forms of compensation such as incentives stipends or other applicable pay components. For a full overview of our benefits offerings please refer to the Stevens Institute of Technology Benefits Guidebook available at :

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EEO Statement :

Stevens Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Accordingly Stevens adheres to an employment policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against candidates or employees based on legally impermissible factor(s) including but not necessarily limited to race color religion creed sex national origin nationality citizenship status age ancestry marital or domestic partnership or civil union status familial status affectional or sexual orientation gender identity or expression atypical cellular or blood trait genetic information pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions disability or any protected military or veteran status.

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Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

Crisis Management,Marketing,Public Relations,Fundraising,Media Relations,Constant Contact,Strategic Planning,Social Media Management,Team Management,Public Speaking,Wordpress,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 147000 - 200933