Ruowen Pei

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Compiles and ensures accurate regulatory compliance of necessary data collected from various sources.
• Works with PI to develop, compile and submit the entire grant according to established agency/university guidelines. Enters budget online, obtains signatures, etc.
• Serves as internal liaison and grant content representative with grants office to ensure that all funds are set up in a timely manner; prepare any necessary project advances, no-cost extensions and ensure that funds are carried forward as appropriate.
• Supervises the purchasing function, ensuring maximum utilization of funds.
• Approves purchasing documents and provides guidance to purchasing staff on appropriate expenditures according to specific grant policies.
• Prepares and analyzes monthly financial reports on all research accounts and distributes/discusses with Principal Investigators.
• Coordinates the necessary support with internal and external requests for grant-related information (i.e. current biosketches, trainee information and human/animal protocol approvals, other support).
• Creates, addresses and processes correspondence of moderate complexity with granting agencies (i.e. inquiries, carry forward requests, change in effort requests, no cost extensions, equipment purchase and budget reallocation requests).
• Works with PIs to provide fund management and make any necessary budgetary changes.
• Tracks and maintains online database of grants submitted, awarded, rejected, etc.
• Prepares, analyzes, monitors and manages grant budgets and ensures appropriate and timely expenditures and reconciliation of funds.
• Works with OSRS to ensure timely implementation of contracts and subcontracts.
• Transfers PI grant files into Wash U and to new institutions or new departments.
• Assists PIs with internal and external requests for grant-related information.
• Creates, addresses and processes correspondence with granting agencies.
• Organizes and maintains grant files.
• Responsible for the oversight and day-to-day management of research administration.
• Serves as liaison between faculty/staff in communicating policies and procedures.
• Implements and maintains procedures to ensure efficient work flow; responsible for the proper training of staff.
• Reviews and screens job applications and applicants; conducts interviews, hire and/or make recommendations for hiring new personnel.

Psychological & Brain Science Faculty Assignments

• Abrams
• Bugg
• Carpenter
• Cox
• Decker
• Dobbins
• Hill
• Jackson
• Kool
• Lambert
• Leath
• McDaniel
• Oltmanns, J. 
• Osborne
• Reagh
• Sommers
• Strube
• Sun
• Van Engen
• Willroth