ORS organizes and gives strategic direction to the research program, manages the institutional signature process for the Authorized Organizational Representatives (AORs), provides faculty/staff/student support by reviewing and interpreting sponsor guidelines and regulations, prepares budget documents, reviews proposal packages for conformity to sponsor requirements, and submits and tracks proposals. Responsible for writing, reviewing, and negotiating complex agreements, providing negotiation documentation and support to Principal Investigators, training and mentoring less experienced staff, and assisting the assistant directors with policy and procedure development and strategic planning.