Oversees and approves research financial transactional activities (payroll, travel requests, MSS employee changes, journal entries, check requests, etc.) as appropriate; Oversees research expense (telephones, staffing, etc.) management issues; Oversees these activities as they occur at the Divisional and laboratory level; Performs comparative analyses; Develops and implements policies and procedures and strategies for cost containment. Drawing on a broad understanding of Hospital and sponsor policies and requirements, and displaying a high degree of initiative and independent judgment, the incumbent will collaborate closely with physicians, scientists and leadership to continually assess and direct a wide range of research issues, including financial, personnel, operational, regulatory, facilities, systems, programmatic development, long-range planning and project development for the organization.