Grant Proposal Manager, Clinical

Responsibilities

• Draft proposals for retrospective studies, prospective clinical trials and implementation studies.
• Create proposal budgets.
• Collaborate with experts to develop high-value proposals that address critical research questions.
• Collaborate with the QORA team, Corporate Relations, and Mission Advancement to secure consensus on final proposals for submission.
• Support the Sr. Director in ongoing reporting for existing funded projects.
• Provide structure and ongoing improvements for the proposal development process.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for standard funding opportunity proposals, providing regular information updates and promptly answering questions from a variety of stakeholders in support of revenue development for the American Heart Association.
• Compile, write, and/or regularly update boilerplate content and frequently used attachments for use in a variety of proposals.
• Adapt easily to shifting priorities and unexpected deadlines.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree Required, PhD preferred.
• Five (5) years of relevant experience.
• Experience in clinical grant writing and clinical research.
• Experience in proposal writing, including serving as lead writer and managing the proposal development life cycle.
• Writing samples of personally-written proposals will be required.
• Experience as a clinician or working in healthcare settings.
• Strong verbal and excellent business writing communications skills, including strong presentation skills.
• Superior attention to detail; outstanding organization and prioritization skills.
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite applications (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Project).
• Flexibility in adapting to deadlines, changing schedules, priorities, and unpredictable events.