Manager ( JP-273)

Ziauddin University · India

Job Requirements

Qualification

• Master’s, MPhil, or PhD in Health Sciences, Clinical Research, Public Health, Biological Sciences, Medicine, or a closely related medical discipline with substantial experience in research operations and grant management.

Experience

• Demonstrated proficiency and proven track record in grant proposal development, technical proposal writing, and pre-/post-award lifecycle management.
• Proven capability to liaison effectively with doctors, medical consultants, allied health sciences professionals, and multidisciplinary academic faculty.
• Strong working knowledge and familiarization with Higher Education Commission HEC scorecard standards, research indicators, and ethical compliance.
• Experience in managing or supporting clinical trial grants within an academic or clinical setting will be considered a strong advantage.
• Strong project management, financial management, leadership, analytical skills, and technical writing capability.

Job Description

• Proactively identify, evaluate, and track national and international research grant opportunities for university faculty, clinicians, and health researchers.
• Lead and demonstrate high proficiency in grant proposal development, providing end-to-end guidance to Principal Investigators PIs on technical proposal writing, budgeting, compliance, submission, financial monitoring, reporting, and close-out.
• Manage and execute the end-to-end research grant lifecycle, ensuring regulatory, ethical, and institutional compliance alongside strict budgetary management.
• Act as the primary liaison between doctors, clinicians, allied health sciences departments, and multidisciplinary faculty to facilitate collaborative clinical research and grant initiatives.
• Demonstrate high mobility with a willingness to travel regularly across Ziauddin University campuses Clifton, Korangi, North Nazimabad, and Education City to support research teams, monitor grant activities, and conduct review meetings.
• Monitor institutional research metrics and maintain comprehensive documentation aligned with Higher Education Commission HEC scorecard requirements.
• Coordinate with relevant internal departments, institutional ethics committees, external funding agencies, and research partners to ensure timely approvals, compliance, financial management, reporting, and seamless execution of research projects.
• Maintain complete records of ongoing grants, clinical trial data, research publications, and funding outcomes for internal and external audits.
• Perform other administrative, strategic, and research development duties as assigned by leadership.