Sr. Grants & Contracts Analyst, Pre-Award

About the role

The organization operates within the academic medical research sector, focusing on radiology. It manages a complex portfolio of sponsored research funding, including federal, private foundation, and commercial grants, to support investigator‑initiated projects, consortiums, and clinical trials. The program addresses the challenge of coordinating and overseeing multifaceted grant and contract processes to ensure compliance and efficient fund management within medical research.

The Sr. Grants & Contracts Analyst, Pre‑Award role is responsible for managing pre‑award and post‑award sponsored funds activities. This position ensures timely and effective management of complex grants and contracts, contributing to the organization’s research mission by facilitating accurate proposal preparation, budget development, compliance monitoring, and financial oversight.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex award activities including monitoring accounts, audits, evaluations, and reporting.
• Serve as primary contact for faculty and budget staff during application submission planning.
• Ensure compliance with institutional policies and sponsor guidelines in pre‑award processes.
• Review sponsored project proposals for accuracy and guideline adherence.
• Prepare timely budgets for principal investigator review.
• Act as liaison between research units, central offices, and funding agencies.
• Review budgets and justifications for completeness and appropriateness.
• Support subcontract negotiations.
• Maintain compliance with grant and contract management requirements.
• Provide regular financial status updates to principal investigators and department leadership.
• Manage post‑award processes including award setup, account verification, and staff setup.
• Complete post‑award responsibilities such as budget distribution, account reconciliation, effort reporting, cost transfers, invoice payments, and subcontract finalization.
• Assist with award closeouts.
• Perform other assigned duties.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Four years of related experience in sponsored research or financial positions.
• Completion of a Research Administration Training Program or equivalent experience is preferred.

Pay

Starting Salary Range: $62,900 – $110,100 annually (targeted $95,000).