Sr Grants & Contracts Spec

About the role

Kids Are Our Everything. The Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist (Sr. GCS) will provide comprehensive support for proposal review, submission, and post-submission activities.

Responsibilities

• Serves as expert advisor to faculty, and other departments for general inquiries and concerns.
• Provides official proposal review to check for errors, missing or incomplete information according to sponsor requirements and proposal guidelines.
• Coordinates timeline for proposal submissions.
• Submits the final approved proposal to the funding agency or sponsor.
• Negotiates legal terms and conditions for the industry sponsored clinical trial agreement.
• Forwards requests for patient-care budgets to the Clinical Trial Office (CTO) as needed.
• Reviews and contract negotiations for industry sponsored clinical trial agreements.
• Responsible for award analysis and account set-up.
• Reviews and submits scientific progress reports, JIT requests, and other similar requests.
• Reviews and submits administrative requests such as change in scope or key personnel, no-cost extensions, supplemental requests, etc.
• Updates department information systems and official records to keep information accurate, complete and up-to-date at all times.

Requirements

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business, Health Care, Public Administration or related field.
• Preferred Education: Master's Degree in similar fields.
• Minimum Work Experience: 3 years of progressive experience in grants or contracts related to biomedical research, and/or healthcare/medical programs and services.

Preferred Skills

• Working Knowledge: NIH Grants Policy Statement (12/03), FAR and DFAR clauses, OMB Circulars A-110, A-122 and A-133 in addition to 45 CFR Part 74, Appendix E.
• Math Ability Level: Basic Algebra and Statistics.
• Human Relations Skill Level: Critical.
• Computer Skill Requirements: Critical. Hardware: PC compatible. Software: MS Office including Word and Excel are critical. MS Access and PowerPoint are a plus. HBOC Trendstar is a plus.
• Ability to use formatting commands and higher level commands and functions are a plus.
• Willingness to achieve credentialing as Certified Research Administrator (CRA) within three years of employment.

Benefits

Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more.

Pay

$65,124.80 - $108,555.20

Schedule

Not specified