Location: Cambridge, MA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
**Classification:** Exempt **Job Family:** Research Support **Reports to:** Member **Job Description Summary:** This is a hybrid position (3 days on site, after training period). Candidates must live in MA, RI or NH. OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES Exercising autonomy and discretion, the Administrative Lab Manager (ALM) will support all professional activities of the Principal Investigator (PI) and their research group in a manner consistent with Institute policies and procedures. Primary responsibilities fall broadly into one of two categories: (1) Grant & Lab Administration (grants management, budget development and management, and regulatory and reporting duties, etc.); and (2) Administrative Support (serving as the administrative assistant to the PI in a limited capacity). The ALM will interact frequently with all lab members and will liaise with administrative offices at the Whitehead Institute and MIT, as well representatives from Federal and Non-Federal funding agencies, vendors, and regulators. **Grants & Lab Administration** - Support researchers by coordinating all aspects of new funding proposal development and submission including: - Liaise with Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) on proposal application opportunities, application planning, development and submission including identifying and meeting all internal review and submission deadlines - Manage grant submission process; aid researchers in preparation of grant/fellowship applications. - Prepare administrative and financial components of proposals including administrative cover pages, multi-year budgets, budget justification, letters of support, regulatory and conflict of interest documents, personnel information, biographical sketches, other support pages, and equipment and space descriptions. Work with researchers to be sure scientific elements of proposal meet guidelines (ie page limits/formatting etc.). - Enter elements of new proposals into tracking system (Cayuse). Coordinate corrective feedback fro