at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 50483
Department: MED-Gastroenterology
Salary/Grade: EXS/8
Job Summary:
Reporting to a senior administrative position, provides leadership in reviewing & recommending management policies & procedures designed to enhance research and/or clinical operations. Ensures the effective, compliant, & efficient implementation and management of all operations, finance, reporting & research functions in support of the business area's mission & in coordination with central offices such as HR, Budget, Facilities, IT, & Provost.
Specific Responsibilities:
Work Complexity:
- EE uses judgment & an extensive amount of experience to adapt an advanced knowledge of skills, methods, practices, policies & procedures & a moderate degree of innovation, analysis, & reasoning to plan & prioritize work that is primarily project oriented & involves some extremely difficult problems &/or decisions.
- EE interprets policy.
Budget & Financial:
- Serves a primary role in the development & implementation of annual budget including fiscal resource allocation of appropriated, discretionary, endowment & gift revenues.
- Typically involved in the budget management of numerous research grants.
- Responsible for payroll, purchasing, travel & entertainment (T&E) transactions & requesting new chartstrings using NU protocol.
- Prepares faculty salary recovery & summer salary.