Grants Administrator Analyst - Pediatrics

About the role

Department 35102 Wake Forest University Health Sciences - Pediatrics. Benefits Eligible Yes. Hours Per Week 40. Schedule Details/Additional Information M-F. Pay Range $30.70 - $46.05.

Essential Functions

• Assists in preparing, editing and proofreading final proposals.
• Provides expertise in developing budgets and preparing forms for the appropriate funding agencies.
• Provides technical advice regarding administrative and financial aspects of proposals, budget, budget justification, subcontracting, indirect cost rates, fringe rates, etc. to investigators.
• Maintains a thorough understanding of guidelines of NIH, DOD, and numerous agencies. Provides direction to investigators, collaborators, subcontractors, and others regarding requirements for proposals.
• Serves as liaison with contract representatives to ensure all guidelines are met.
• Counsels with the Office of Research and others as necessary to complete accurate COI information and to ensure all guidelines and policies are followed.
• Develops resources to assist multiple investigators in the preparation and submission of complex proposals and administration of awards.
• Identifies potential sponsors and programs for funding. Communicates funding opportunity information to faculty. Contacts appropriate personnel for coordinating funding.
• Maintains a database of divisional bio sketches, departmental, divisional, center, and institutional resource pages and environment and training information to assist in preparation of training grants, contracts, program projects and other multi-departmental initiatives.
• Maintains the preparation of progress reports.
• Functions as liaison with study sponsors; coordinate updates of grant information.
• Affords assistance to administration regarding the scientific and financial growth of research activities and funding.
• Oversees transactions for grant accounts. Tracks research time and effort of study personnel.

Skills/Qualifications

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organization skills.
• Prominent ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to be a team player with focus on customer satisfaction.
• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Work Environment

• Clean, comfortable, office environment.

Physical Requirements

• Standing: 35%
• Walking: 35%
• Sitting: 65%
• Bending: 65%
• Reaching with arms: 100%
• Finger and hand dexterity: 100%
• Talking: 100%
• Hearing: 100%
• Seeing: 100%
• Lifting, carrying, pushing and or pulling: 20 lbs. maximum

Benefits and More

• Paid Time Off programs.
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
• Education Assistance Program.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.