Executive Director-Sponsored Programs

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

The Executive Director - Sponsored Programs role will provide leadership, develop and implement policies and procedures, establish team priorities, set employee and team goals, and assess employee and team performance. The role will lead teams that are responsible for non-financial administration for all grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other agreements supporting research within the institute. The Government and Not-for Profit Contracting Teams for GTRI/RI teams includes a variety of professionals, responsible for proposal and award, exchange agreement, and subaward administration for sponsored projects across the institute. Will serve as a subject matter expert on research administration topics including intellectual property rights, corporate contracting norms and the Federal Acquisition Regulations.

Job Duty 1 -
Lead team responsible for: timely administration of sponsored research agreements, which may include gift award letters, research support agreements (including but not limited to TAs, CRADA, ACAs, ITA,EPA, OTA, and related consulting agreements including identification and review of relevant sponsor requirements and Institute policies; proposal review and submission; negotiation of terms and conditions, and coordination with departments responsible for compliance with laws, rules, and regulations, such as research integrity, export control and research security.

Job Duty 2 -
Set goals and determine priorities for the team and its directors and managers.

Job Duty 3 -
Create and implement new programs and/or departments that effectively meet the needs of research faculty and staff.

Job Duty 4 -
Serve as subject matter expert on research administration including compliance requirements, Institute policies and state and federal regulations.

Job Duty 5 -
Participate in and/or lead strategic planning for sponsored programs. Ability to engage in complex problem solving and advise leaders on such matters.

Job Duty 6 -
Develop, implement, assess and maintain the sponsored programs policies and procedures for effective and efficient administration of gifts, grants, contracts, sub-awards and other sponsored agreements.

Job Duty 7 -
Represent the Institute via participation on national association boards and committees.

Job Duty 8 -
Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Master's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Eight or more years of job-related experience with three years of supervisory experience

Additional Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Certifications, Licenses or Permits:
Certified Research Administrator, Registered Technology Transfer Professional, Certified Pre-Award Financial Administrator and/or Certified Financial Research Administrator.

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Doctoral degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred Experience
Ten years managing within an institution of higher education's research administration office. Ten years of experience negotiating intellectual property rights clauses in various agreements. Ten years of experience with an institution of higher education or other not-for-profit institution receiving
sponsored research awards. Ten or more years of experience negotiating complex contracts with corporate and international sponsors.

ABILITIES
o May require obtaining national security clearance
o Ability to maintain current working knowledge of relevant federal and state regulations and sponsor
requirements.

KNOWLEDGE
This job requires in-depth knowledge of grants and contracts administration regulations, intellectual property laws, international contracting norms, and policies and practices including the Federal Acquisition Regulations; excellent negotiation and communications skills; proven leadership skills including the ability to plan, develop and implement new programs and/or departments; effective management in a complex, compliance-driven environment; ability to identify practical solutions to challenging situations; and proficiency in making fact-based, timely decisions. Knowledge of intellectual property laws, international contracting practices and norms, and affiliated supporting organizations in a higher education environment.

SKILLS
Leadership management, and customer service skills to excel in a complex, compliance driven, high pressure environment. Exemplary reading comprehension and logical reasoning skills. Excellent negotiation and communications skills, both verbal and written. Proactive decision-making and problem-solving skills to respond to high-pressure situations. Skills related to the use of office equipment and specialized computer applications and systems.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

This is a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position may require obtaining national security clearance

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening