Research Operations Specialist - Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

Join a dynamic team at the forefront of life sciences research and innovation! The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Research Operations Specialist to support research operations, specifically related to human resources, finance, and core facilities operations across a diverse and interdisciplinary research and education landscape.

Requirements

• Daily management of Huck operating budget and post award management of grants at the unit level.
• Serve as point of contact for Finance OST hub staff as unit level representative to process labor distribution plans, journal entries, travel and expense reconciliation, account and other master data management, Purchasing, non-PO invoice payments and any other financial transactions.
• Approve all financial transactions in SIMBA under $15,000 and approve all goods and services expenses under $15,000 in SAP Concur.
• Approve Travel Reports in SAP Concur
• Serve as back up to approve transactions over $15,000 for the Managing Director.
• Monitor account balances and budget committed funds in institute IOs as needed.
• Manage entries in the commitments and needs database to track committed funding for Huck co-hires, chairs, seed grants, etc...
• Enter supplemental payments and appointments as needed into Workday and approve appointments and HR changes as needed in Workday as the unit level approver.
• Prepare monthly routine and ad hoc reports for the Director and other stakeholders using data from both SIMBA and Workday.
• Serve as point of contact for Huck faculty and staff and PIs for all research operations and financial questions.
• Work with OSVPR central internal/external billing team to ensure monthly core facility usage charges are posted correctly.

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement