Office for Research

Animal Care works closely with the Rutgers Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees to provide the highest quality animal care and veterinary oversight of our research animals in support of a shared commitment to humane animal research.

The Finance and Administration team manages the overall business administration and ensures the fiscal responsibility of the Research office, supporting the financial and strategic objectives of the Office for Research and its respective units. The unit also includes:

• Human Resources - Responsible for managing the employee life cycle, including onboarding, development, and performance management. The HR team provides consultation to management on strategic staffing plans in accordance with the goals and mission of the unit, career paths, job design and compensation, and labor relations.
• Research Analytics & Systems - The central source of research-related data focusing on data integrity, metrics that support data-driven decisions, developing dashboards, and assisting and/or leading the construction, upgrading and integration of research-servicing systems.
• Research IT - Develops and manages systems, networks, and processes for research operations, and provides desktop support for the Research office. 

The research commercialization arm of the office, Innovation Ventures aims to partner with the Rutgers community to encourage deliberate innovation, protect and leverage Rutgers intellectual property, foster collaboration with industry, and enable entrepreneurship.

The Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC) is the university’s centralized research computing and data science resource, providing the Office for Research and Rutgers researchers with essential computing, networking, storage, and data-handling capabilities. Reporting to both Rutgers IT and the Office for Research, OARC also provides students with necessary exposure and training through centralized resources, services, and education. 

Research Administration consists of the following units: 

• Research and Sponsored Programs - The Research and Sponsored Programs team provides a range of services to faculty and staff seeking funding from public and private not-for-profit sponsors, navigating through the proposal review, submission and award setup process, issuing subawards, and providing educational programs for faculty and staff. 
• Research Contract Services - Research Contract Services supports the research community with expert contract management services to grow the University’s research enterprise and establish and strengthen strategic alliances with its sponsors. The team reviews, drafts and negotiates all research-related material transfer agreements, data use agreements, nondisclosure agreements (NDAs, CDAs), and all research contracts.
• Research Financial Services - Research Financial Services performs central financial accounting for sponsored research, and provides post-award administration support services for the university’s sponsored programs and other restricted funds, including the coordination of effort certification processes.
• Research Regulatory Affairs - Research Regulatory Affairs helps research faculty, administrators and staff comply with local, state and national laws and regulations, and promotes the responsible conduct of research and the integrity of the scientific record through education, training and certification. 

Research Communications aims to raise the visibility and profile of Rutgers research and bring its impact to life for key audiences through internal and external communications, media relations, digital channels, advertising and marketing. The team also partners with thousands of investigators across the university to shine light on their brilliant and innovative ideas across campus and beyond. 

The Research Development team designs programming and training opportunities for researchers across the institution to identify funding for new research ideas, engage with new collaborators, and strengthen external proposal submissions.

The Core Services team supports, builds and coordinates universitywide specialized laboratories which offer state-of-the-art equipment, unique instrumentation and shared services managed by scientists with the technical expertise and experience to help other researchers at Rutgers and beyond. The Rutgers University Biomedical Research Innovation Cores (RUBRIC), managed by the Office for Research, bridge the gap between basic and interdisciplinary pre-clinical research for Rutgers faculty. Professional staff at RUBRIC help faculty create translational data for more competitive biomedical grant submissions, and increase collaboration with the private sector.