Sr. Grants and Contracts Analyst (Office of the Vice Provost for Research)

Preaward

• Provide instruction, preparation assistance and support related to grant application procedures.
• Understand and utilize institutional policies for pre-award grant process and sponsor guidelines.
• Manage all assigned grant submissions to ensure timeliness and accuracy.
• Review budgets and related justification for appropriateness and completeness of content.
• Partner with and act as final point of contact with faculty and/or budgetary staff and the research administration offices (JHRASP) toward the planning and development of application submissions to various federal offices, private agencies/foundations and commercial companies.
• Provide excellent customer service to all faculty.

Postaward

• Manage post-award processes, including award setup, review, account setup verification, and ensuring that staff is setup appropriately.
• Aid in the transfer of awards for incoming BDPs to Hopkins.
• Maintain ongoing updates and communications related to current grants and contracts, including regular auditing and reporting to principal investigators on financial status of grants, contracts and discretionary accounts.
• Ensure that post-award responsibilities are completed, including budget distribution, account reconciliation, e-form processing, effort reporting, cost transfers, paying invoices and paperwork finalization related to subcontract setup.
• Oversee and direct all aspects of complex award management activities and provide oversight to other employees, including monitoring and managing accounts, audits, evaluations and reporting.
• Provide information and direct assistance required to complete contract and grant closeouts, as needed.
• Serve as liaison between research units, central offices and funding agencies.
• Support PI with administrative assistance for all IRB and ACUC protocols.
• Ensure compliance in all other areas related to grant and contract management, including sponsoring organization guidelines, internal protocols, accurate protocol information within grant documents, conflicts of interest, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Four years of related experience in sponsored research and/or financial positions, preferably in an academic or medical setting.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
• Successful completion of the Research Administration Training Program (15 months) is equivalent to two years of relevant experience for this position.
• If an employee does not successfully complete the program, no additional experience will be applied.
• Knowledge of accounting and budgeting theory and practices required.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of The Johns Hopkins University accounting system and related fiscal offices preferred.
• Ability to make independent judgments and to act on decisions on a daily basis.
• Ability to work with flexibility on several tasks simultaneously and to meet various concurrent deadlines.
• Thorough knowledge of external Federal guidelines/procedures for grants and contracts, including NIH, NSF and DOD.
• CRA certification preferred.