Duties Responsibilities Research Administration: Facilitate communication among CABBI scientists across scientific disciplines, CABBI administrative team, and other on-campus and external stakeholders. Work with CABBI scientists to prepare technical reports, presentations, and intellectual property filings. Independently monitor and evaluate progress toward CABBI scientific objectives; identify scientific and operational risks and recommend strategies to mitigate those risks; and advise CABBI leadership regarding the effective allocation and utilization of research resources. Support data-management practices across CABBI research themes to facilitate integration, accessibility, and effective use of research data across interdisciplinary scientific teams. Provide guidance to CABBI investigators regarding campus, sponsor, and governmental requirements affecting research activities; coordinate implementation of necessary approvals and agreements. Coordinate and facilitate regular meetings to assess progress, disseminate meeting notes, and follow up with any task assignments. Proposal Development: Assist with developing new research initiatives with external sponsors. Provide coordination of interdisciplinary proposals with faculty teams through creating timelines, supporting administrative documents, and providing edits to technical and non-technical sections of proposals. Coordinate interaction with business office, academic units, other institutes and offices involved in proposal submissions to ensure timely and well-executed proposals. Budget Administration: Monitor budgets and oversee appropriate purchases of supplies and materials based on contract allowability to maintain operational effectiveness. Help prepare annual research budgets and review monthly account statements.