Analyst, Research Administration Technology

Position Summary

The position is responsible for developing and upgrading the in-house grant management application and supporting other research administration applications.

Job Responsibilities

• Conducts user requirement gathering for research administration applications and supports in developing and documenting project scope.

• Conducts the maintenance and smooth operations of research administration applications and ensures protection and integrity of all operational data.

• Implements changes and release management policies for the maintenance of the research administration applications.

• Develops and codes the research administration applications and maintains the application architecture documentation ensuring adherence to industry standards.

• Conducts UAT for new applications and improvements ensuring that anticipated business efficiencies are realized.

• Provides timely support to research administration staff in resolving bugs or performance issues in the in-house grant management applications and provides user access.

• Develops and produces operational reports using data from all operational platforms available.

• Coordinates with the ITS team for research applications and acts as a first point of contact.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science preferred. 5 - 6 years of related experience.

• Knowledge of Power BI, SQL and other data extraction tools and techniques.

• Knowledge of programming languages.

Skills

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of software development and systems analysis.

• Knowledge of project management tools, methods, and best practices.

• Understanding of research terminologies and processes.

• Ability to design and develop reports and create visualization dashboards etc.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to think through solutions.

• Attention to detail, strong organization skills, and ability to multi-task within demanding timeframes.

• Proficient in MS Office Suite of products Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.